Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160)

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2010


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 105049
interpreted = N
texte = --Apple-Mail-33-554510638 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, for anyone looking to play with the samples on the webdna site as I have been: I did manage to get the avery template pdf to stop truncating by simply swapping out the null chars found in that file with the correspondingly-positioned chars in the sample resultant (written) avery.pdf. Now it works as advertised.. (with a couple file-path corrections/typos). Now if I only knew how to tweak it to be n-number of pages in length.. more below: > Hi all, > > My difficulty was always generating the ASCII based PDF files in the > first place. I have never been able to figure out how to do it on > a Mac. I have Acrobat 6 but can't find an option to output in ASCII. > > - Tom Tom, yeah, same here. I even have InDesign (CS3) and I do not see anywhere an option to 'export pdf as ascii'. That would do it, I think.. then I could hack the rest. (at least for multiple page-length, but static-in-terms-of-page-length, files.) Meanwhile.. Brain, Bob, the things you guys mention I assume work great, ... BUT we do need it for address labels so I assume I am just asking for pain if I try to format html/css that precisely, especially across multiple (n) page breaks.. (multiple n num of pages of avery labels on the fly). ..or Bob, when you say, "for form integration with pdf we use pdftk, this lets you plug values into an existing pdf form. " .. then are you suggesting I can use a precisely formatted *template* pdf of n pages in length? I'll look into "pdftk", and "Adobe's Form Data Format" too (Thank you too, Marc). Donovan, your suggestion of: http://www.tecnick.com/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=tcpdf ...how do you think it would fare with our needs? ([n] pages of precisely-formatted snail-mail address labels.. across multiple page breaks)? ----- -Govinda --Apple-Mail-33-554510638 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi all,
for anyone = looking to play with the samples on the webdna site as I have = been:
I did manage to get the avery template pdf to stop = truncating by simply swapping out the null chars found in that file with = the correspondingly-positioned chars in the sample resultant (written) = avery.pdf.  Now it works as advertised..  (with a couple = file-path corrections/typos).  Now if I only knew how to tweak it = to be n-number of pages in length.. 
<= /span>

more = below:

Hi all,

My = difficulty was always generating the ASCII based PDF files in the first = place.   I have never been able to figure out how to do it on a = Mac.   I have Acrobat 6 but can't find an option to output in = ASCII.

- = Tom


Tom,
yeah, same here.  I even have InDesign = (CS3) and I do not see anywhere an option to 'export pdf as = ascii'.
That would do it, I think..  then I = could hack the rest.  (at least for multiple page-length, but = static-in-terms-of-page-length, files.)

Meanwhile..

Brain, Bob,

the things you guys mention I assume work = great, ... BUT we do need it for address labels so I assume I am just = asking for pain if I try to format html/css that precisely, especially = across multiple (n) page breaks..  (multiple n num of pages of = avery labels on the fly).

..or Bob, when you = say, 
"for form integration with pdf we use = pdftk, this lets you plug values into an existing pdf form. = "

..  then are you suggesting I can use = a precisely formatted *template* pdf of n pages in = length?

I'll look into = "pdftk", 
and "Adobe's Form Data Format" too (Thank = you too, Marc).

Donovan,
your suggestion of:
...how do you think it would fare with our needs?  ([n] = pages of precisely-formatted snail-mail address labels.. across multiple = page breaks)?


-----
-Govinda
= --Apple-Mail-33-554510638-- Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Govinda 2010)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Govinda 2010)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Grant Hulbert 2010)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Patrick McCormick 2010)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Grant Hulbert 2010)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Donovan Brooke 2010)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Govinda 2010)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Bob Minor 2010)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Marc Thompson 2010)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Bob Minor 2010)
  11. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Tom Duke 2010)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Marc Thompson 2010)
  13. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Brian Fries 2010)
  14. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Donovan Brooke 2010)
  15. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Govinda 2010)
  16. Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Marc Thompson 2010)
  17. [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160) (Govinda 2010)
--Apple-Mail-33-554510638 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, for anyone looking to play with the samples on the webdna site as I have been: I did manage to get the avery template pdf to stop truncating by simply swapping out the null chars found in that file with the correspondingly-positioned chars in the sample resultant (written) avery.pdf. Now it works as advertised.. (with a couple file-path corrections/typos). Now if I only knew how to tweak it to be n-number of pages in length.. more below: > Hi all, > > My difficulty was always generating the ASCII based PDF files in the > first place. I have never been able to figure out how to do it on > a Mac. I have Acrobat 6 but can't find an option to output in ASCII. > > - Tom Tom, yeah, same here. I even have InDesign (CS3) and I do not see anywhere an option to 'export pdf as ascii'. That would do it, I think.. then I could hack the rest. (at least for multiple page-length, but static-in-terms-of-page-length, files.) Meanwhile.. Brain, Bob, the things you guys mention I assume work great, ... BUT we do need it for address labels so I assume I am just asking for pain if I try to format html/css that precisely, especially across multiple (n) page breaks.. (multiple n num of pages of avery labels on the fly). ..or Bob, when you say, "for form integration with pdf we use pdftk, this lets you plug values into an existing pdf form. " .. then are you suggesting I can use a precisely formatted *template* pdf of n pages in length? I'll look into "pdftk", and "Adobe's Form Data Format" too (Thank you too, Marc). Donovan, your suggestion of: http://www.tecnick.com/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=tcpdf ...how do you think it would fare with our needs? ([n] pages of precisely-formatted snail-mail address labels.. across multiple page breaks)? ----- -Govinda --Apple-Mail-33-554510638 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi all,
for anyone = looking to play with the samples on the webdna site as I have = been:
I did manage to get the avery template pdf to stop = truncating by simply swapping out the null chars found in that file with = the correspondingly-positioned chars in the sample resultant (written) = avery.pdf.  Now it works as advertised..  (with a couple = file-path corrections/typos).  Now if I only knew how to tweak it = to be n-number of pages in length.. 
<= /span>

more = below:

Hi all,

My = difficulty was always generating the ASCII based PDF files in the first = place.   I have never been able to figure out how to do it on a = Mac.   I have Acrobat 6 but can't find an option to output in = ASCII.

- = Tom


Tom,
yeah, same here.  I even have InDesign = (CS3) and I do not see anywhere an option to 'export pdf as = ascii'.
That would do it, I think..  then I = could hack the rest.  (at least for multiple page-length, but = static-in-terms-of-page-length, files.)

Meanwhile..

Brain, Bob,

the things you guys mention I assume work = great, ... BUT we do need it for address labels so I assume I am just = asking for pain if I try to format html/css that precisely, especially = across multiple (n) page breaks..  (multiple n num of pages of = avery labels on the fly).

..or Bob, when you = say, 
"for form integration with pdf we use = pdftk, this lets you plug values into an existing pdf form. = "

..  then are you suggesting I can use = a precisely formatted *template* pdf of n pages in = length?

I'll look into = "pdftk", 
and "Adobe's Form Data Format" too (Thank = you too, Marc).

Donovan,
your suggestion of:
...how do you think it would fare with our needs?  ([n] = pages of precisely-formatted snail-mail address labels.. across multiple = page breaks)?


-----
-Govinda
= --Apple-Mail-33-554510638-- Govinda

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