Re: PDF on the fly - how to?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2005
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62400
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texte = There is another open source project - HTML_to_PDF -- php files etc that handle the css better, but they have image stretching issues... Requires integration work obviously... I have done a lot with both that and HTMLDOC... FYI - my java solution will place any element on top of PDF source documents -- not just form data -- but thanks for the compliments that is looks great... On Jun 29, 2005, at 12:07 AM, Thierry Almy wrote: > Thanks for all your mails! > > It makes me a little bit "cleverer" about this topic but I'm also > discouraged, cause it doesn't look like I'm finding a good solution > for my problem. > > - Jays solution looks great but it only passes form data to an > existing PDF > - HTMLDOC would be my choice, if it would be able to handle CSS > - Appligents software is very professional, but only works with PDFs > as source documents > - Adobes online processing could be a solution, but I'd rather love to > have the engine on MY OWN server > - ... > > But none of these tools are able to build PDFs from data as XML or > HTML/CSS. Because it's not only a single page which has to be signed > but kind of an individual catalog with products > (images/descriptions/tables/prices) chosen by the user, it's not > possible to solve it with form based PDF editing. > > I guess that Adobes Document Server could handle my needs, but I think > it's far too expensive and only runs on Solaris or Windows and not on > OS X. > > Does anybody have experience with Adobes Document Server? With it's > functions and prices? > > Thierry > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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There is another open source project - HTML_to_PDF -- php files etc that handle the css better, but they have image stretching issues... Requires integration work obviously... I have done a lot with both that and HTMLDOC... FYI - my java solution will place any element on top of PDF source documents -- not just form data -- but thanks for the compliments that is looks great... On Jun 29, 2005, at 12:07 AM, Thierry Almy wrote: > Thanks for all your mails! > > It makes me a little bit "cleverer" about this topic but I'm also > discouraged, cause it doesn't look like I'm finding a good solution > for my problem. > > - Jays solution looks great but it only passes form data to an > existing PDF > - HTMLDOC would be my choice, if it would be able to handle CSS > - Appligents software is very professional, but only works with PDFs > as source documents > - Adobes online processing could be a solution, but I'd rather love to > have the engine on MY OWN server > - ... > > But none of these tools are able to build PDFs from data as XML or > HTML/CSS. Because it's not only a single page which has to be signed > but kind of an individual catalog with products > (images/descriptions/tables/prices) chosen by the user, it's not > possible to solve it with form based PDF editing. > > I guess that Adobes Document Server could handle my needs, but I think > it's far too expensive and only runs on Solaris or Windows and not on > OS X. > > Does anybody have experience with Adobes Document Server? With it's > functions and prices? > > Thierry > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > Jay Van Vark 'Guiding Positive Change in High-Tech Companies' voice (858) 229-3102 efax (801) 659-7952 http://www.vanvark.net ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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