Re: pdf files?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 37235
interpreted = N
texte = On 7/16/01 2:54 PM, Tony Frenzel offered the following:> a client of mine wanted to know if webcat can create a pdf file (based on > text input that a user enters) and then send it via e-mail - text only .pdf > file - but with a particuilar font. > > possible?Tony, Saw this recently on the WebStar list but I haven't tried it....> Anthony, > > Depending on how complicated your PDF files need to be, you can code > something to create them with most server side tools. I know it can be > done (within the limits of your Postscript knowledge) with WebCatalog > and I am sure tools like WebSiphion (spelling?) and probably MGI etc. > can be made to do the same. > > Basically to do it with WebCatalog, you create a pdf file formatted the > way you want, then save it as a text file and edit the text version > (exposing the Postscript code) to place the variable names of the > text/content you wish to replace. > > And then use that as your online template. If you need something more > complex to do it with a tool like this it would take a lot of work. > > If you go to the Avery website and do one of their on the fly PDF files, > then view the resulting file in a text editor you can get the URL of the > tool they use. It is a commercial tool I just forget the name. I believe > it is about $500.00 and is a Unix product (should work on Mac OS X as > well). > > DaleHope it helps.../david -- David Ellsworth Plank Road Publishing, Inc. Publishers of Music K-8 Magazine http://www.musick8.com Phone: 414-462-5160 Fax: 414-462-5693 david@musick8.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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On 7/16/01 2:54 PM, Tony Frenzel offered the following:> a client of mine wanted to know if webcat can create a pdf file (based on > text input that a user enters) and then send it via e-mail - text only .pdf > file - but with a particuilar font. > > possible?Tony, Saw this recently on the WebStar list but I haven't tried it....> Anthony, > > Depending on how complicated your PDF files need to be, you can code > something to create them with most server side tools. I know it can be > done (within the limits of your Postscript knowledge) with WebCatalog > and I am sure tools like WebSiphion (spelling?) and probably MGI etc. > can be made to do the same. > > Basically to do it with WebCatalog, you create a pdf file formatted the > way you want, then save it as a text file and edit the text version > (exposing the Postscript code) to place the variable names of the > text/content you wish to replace. > > And then use that as your online template. If you need something more > complex to do it with a tool like this it would take a lot of work. > > If you go to the Avery website and do one of their on the fly PDF files, > then view the resulting file in a text editor you can get the URL of the > tool they use. It is a commercial tool I just forget the name. I believe > it is about $500.00 and is a Unix product (should work on Mac OS X as > well). > > DaleHope it helps.../david -- David Ellsworth Plank Road Publishing, Inc. Publishers of Music K-8 Magazine http://www.musick8.com Phone: 414-462-5160 Fax: 414-462-5693 david@musick8.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/
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