Re: WebCat and PDF

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 34004
interpreted = N
texte = On 6/29/00 7:53 pm, Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. so noted...>Has anyone ever done more with generating PDFs from WebCatalog than the >simple templates SM provided to generate fax cover sheets and address >labels? More specifically, I would like to be able to output the >contents of an html page (minus the html code) into a PDF file, while >preserving the layout (there are no graphics involved). Has anyone done >anything like this before? I downloaded the PDF reference manual from >Adobe, but it is 500+ pages in length, and is like deciphering >hieroglyphs. I would like to incorporate in into a project I currently >have underway, but don't have time to learn it myself. I was wondering >if anyone had done something like this before, could point me in the >right direction, or might be willing to do it for a fee (last resort).I had given an overview of a project I did for a client last fall that generated PDF invoices on the fly and then sent them off as an email attachment.Go to the archives and do a Word And search in the subject for Writing PDF's from webcat -- hopefully will give you a base to start from : )Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: WebCat and PDF (Rob Marquardt 2000)
  2. Re: WebCat and PDF (adam@inos.com (Adam O'Connor) 2000)
  3. Re: WebCat and PDF (Robert McPeak 2000)
  4. WebCat and PDF (Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. 2000)
On 6/29/00 7:53 pm, Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. so noted...>Has anyone ever done more with generating PDFs from WebCatalog than the >simple templates SM provided to generate fax cover sheets and address >labels? More specifically, I would like to be able to output the >contents of an html page (minus the html code) into a PDF file, while >preserving the layout (there are no graphics involved). Has anyone done >anything like this before? I downloaded the PDF reference manual from >Adobe, but it is 500+ pages in length, and is like deciphering >hieroglyphs. I would like to incorporate in into a project I currently >have underway, but don't have time to learn it myself. I was wondering >if anyone had done something like this before, could point me in the >right direction, or might be willing to do it for a fee (last resort).I had given an overview of a project I did for a client last fall that generated PDF invoices on the fly and then sent them off as an email attachment.Go to the archives and do a Word And search in the subject for Writing PDF's from webcat -- hopefully will give you a base to start from : )Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Rob Marquardt

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