pdf-generation

i want to produce a pdf from some api in .net, in which i must have an option for text rotation

i need text rotation option in pdf creation, is it somehow possible? does any such api exists? ...

what is the fastest pdf creation engine ?

hi i need to create pdf lots of then in short times , its going to be invoice kind of pdf's what is the best pdf creation engine today ( that is freeware/open source none GPL) i know fop,itext,libhuro what else ? basically i will have xml's coming in i will need to attache to the xml rull's of formatting and send it to the engine . ( so...

Searching for free PHP chart library with PNG, SVG or PDF output (under LGPL or similar)

Is there a free (LGPL or similar) PHP library that draws line, bar, ... and pie charts to PNG / SVG graphics or PDF files? I need that charts for a PDF output module. As it will be used in a commercial product, it needs to be under LGPL or any similar license. Already searched a lot, but found nothing that is really usable, so far. ...

Convert HTML to PDF in python on Google App Engine

I have had a look at this thread: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/327700/how-to-dynamically-generate-a-pdf-from-googles-appengine I know we can use ReportLab, however, I am not sure how i can give it a HTML file and get a PDF. Basically, HTML in and PDF out ...

Create pdf inapp iPad

Hi, I'm looking to create a pdf document in my iPad app, and email it after creation. The document will always have different size (also many pages size), because it should contain a set of table rows, every time in a different number. Any ideas on how to do this? Thanks in advance, And ...

How can I make simple TABLE in ReportLab? Pythono! PDF!

How can I make simple TABLE in ReportLab? I need to make simple table 2x20 and put i avery table some data. Can someone point me on example? ...

How to get rid of spacing in SimpleDocTemplate(). Python. ReportLab

Do someone know if it possible to delete default spancing when i'm making PDF document with SimpleDocTemplate(). I want it to print from corner to corner. response = HttpResponse(mimetype='application/pdf') response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=somefilename.pdf' # Our container for 'Flowable' objects ...

Coverting DOC to PDF programmatically

I'm looking for a library to help me convert DOC files to PDF using PHP. I'm also open to using an external website if this functionality already exists elsewhere, as long as this website has a programmatic API and is free. Any suggestions how to approach this? ...

Problem generating pdfs with acts_as_flying_saucer

hi all. I'm using the rails plugin acts_as_flying_saucer to generate a pdf, but the pdf doesn't work: i can save it ok, but when i try to open it i get this error message: Unable to open document File type SOR File (text/plain) is not supported Here's my set up. I'm using rails 2.3.4 and the latest version of the acts_as_flying_sau...

Prawn PDF and empty database cells?

Hi Everyone, I am using Prawn PDF to create PDF files on the fly in my Rails application. I recently came across the rails cell.blank? function, which has proved to be really handy, I can hide any <li> rows I want if there is nothing to display - something I have been wondering about for a while! Is it possible to do the same in Praw...

Approaches to embedded vector images/charts into PDF

How have people from the Linux world embedded vector images into PDF? I am attempting to create automated reports from data that I currently render as SVG images. Ideally, I would like to use the same XML in PostScript, PDF or DjVu format. To what degree are those formats able to handle SVG natively? More broadly, what have people's ex...

how to handle open/save dialog in browser when download a pdf file in C#

hii,, I have a mail list where i can select many mails and download (with/without opening the mail). During the download process i update the mail status(download/open) and show the content in pdf. In normal browser dialog opens where user can save open or cancel options exits. But if the user cancel then the update process done on th...

How to create product catalogue in pdf

In this case I have XML data source and external images files whole together representing products catalogue. The basic structure of XML document is following: categories subcategories products I'm looking for a tool to convert described data source to pdf document, preferably with basic navigation functionality and hierarchical stru...

How do I convert Word files to PDF using Word 2007 programmatically?

I used to convert Word documents to PDF via Word Automation: Enumerate the CommandBars until one containing "PDFmaker" was found, enumerating its controls and executing it. With Word 2007 this no longer works - although the PdfMaker Com Addin is installed and accessible via the Acrobat menu. PDFmaker is required for quality reasons. T...

Generating pdf file using java, Itext

Hi, My requirement is to generate pdf where data retrieved from the database should be splitted between pages if data is more rather than creating entire data in new page. For instance sometimes when a table has to be splitted on another page, some cells of the splitted row should appear on the preceding page while the others appear on...

PDFcrowd: html to pdf conversion service API?

Has anyone used a service that offers an API to render PDFs? Would you recommend it? PDFcrowd renders superb pdfs, and I'd love to integrate it to my codeigniter project. Any advice? If somebody has done this, would you mind sharing some helpful hints/code? ...

MS-Office Document Conversion to .PDF Format

I am looking for a MS-Office document to .PDF 3rd party software that does not create the need for my code to manipulate the COM directly. I am looking for a package that is native to .net. I have already looked at the following: http://www.cete.com/ http://www.pdfonline.com Are there any other SDK packages that you are aware of that ...

iTextSharp add pre-existing PDF as a layer to another PDF

I have reports that are being converted into PDFs. Some of these reports have information missing simply because we don't track it. I have created another PDF with the shell of the report and placed input fields controls on it. I would like to know if there is a way to apply the shell PDF to the converted PDF so users can enter informati...

PDFCreator will print TIFF instead of PDF

Hello, I am trying to convert a RTF document to PDF. I have this code: // TestCOMPDF.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application. // #include <windows.h> #include <tchar.h> #include <objbase.h> #include <atlbase.h> #import "MSVBVM60.DLL" rename ( "EOF", "VBEOF" ), rename ( "RGB", "VBRGB" ) //if you don't use this you wi...

What's needed to handle annotation viewing in a PDF?

Hey everyone, I am working on parsing the PDF content stream to be able to read and handle annotation operators and also to add these. Can anyone shed some light on how to go about doing this, without using a prebuilt library? I understand it is a daunting exercise, but any pointers would be appreciated. Note: I've read a fair amount of...