Pdf creation/manipulation from classic asp?

Question

I'd like to do the following tasks on pdf files from classic asp

1. get page count
2. split pages
3. save splitted pdf

Is there a nice and easy library available?

-Vivek

Answer 1

Try searching for "ActiveX PDF". In Classic ASP you can create any ActiveX object like so:

Set o = Server.CreateObject("PDF.ClassName")
o.DoSomething

So if you find a control that is an ActiveX control, you'll be able to use it.

Answer 2

I've used ABCpdf with great success.

Answer 3

If you have no problems to use a commandline tool with server.CreateObject ("WScript.Shell") then I would recommend PDFTK - The PDF Toolkit. I used it in a project with PDFs up to 500 MB without any problems.

This is what PDFTK can do for you:

• Merge PDF Documents
• Split PDF Pages into a New Document
• Rotate PDF Pages or Documents
• Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)
• Encrypt Output as Desired
• Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data or XFDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
• Apply a Background Watermark or a Foreground Stamp
• Report on PDF Metrics such as Metadata, Bookmarks, and Page Labels
• Update PDF Metadata
• Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
• Unpack PDF Attachments
• Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages
• Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams
• Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible)