pdf-generation

How can I create a PDF file in classic ASP?

Is there any way to generate PDF files from classic ASP? I have a bunch of user-entered data that needs to be turned into a PDF that the user can download. How can I do this? OpenOffice allows exporting documents to PDF, so could this somehow be leveraged? ...

PDF Generation library supporting gradient fills

Are there any libraries out there (python, .net, c++, anything...) that can generate PDF libraries that also includes features like gradient shading? ...

How I can decrease time response from Open Office Service using JOD Coverter to Print to PDF?

We are currently using JOD Converter to send a word document to an open office service running in a different machine. The open office service is being hosted in a facility were they guarantee 100 Mbps bandwidth, we have three servers that print to this server hosting the open office service. 1. Amazon Cloud server (staging) takes abou...

Howto open a link in a pdf-file in a new window?

I have a link in a pdf-document (PDF1), which is embedded in a browser instance. Or let's say the Adobe Reader is embedded in a browser window. In this pdf-document (PDF2) is a link to a servlet, which view opens another pdf-file. Now the new pdf-document is opened in a embedded Adobe Reader in the same browser window. How can this doc...

How can I convert an Acrobat XML Form to a "real" PDF

I am currently using DynamicPDF Merger for .NET to fill out the fields in an XML Form produced by Adobe Designer (PDF version 1.6 Acrobat 7) The XML Form PDF is big (1.5 MB) because each word is a seperate object. We do not want to rebuild the PDF from scratch if possible. If I use "Print to PDF" then the file is turned into a "real" P...

How do I print a set of sheets to PDF in Excel 2002?

I've tried CutePDF, but programmatic access needs to happen via registry entries, which isn't thread safe. I've also tried PDF Writer, but program has serious problems when multiple users are logged into the same machine trying to print at the same time. I'm looking for an easy C# or VBA command to which i can say -- print this .xls, a...

How do I force formatting and calculations in a PDF when filling other fields using iTextSharp?

I have a PDF form with a number of text fields. The values entered in these fields are used to calculate values in other fields (the calculated fields are read-only). When I open the form in Adobe Reader and fill in a field, the calculated fields automatically re-calculate. However, I am using iTextSharp to fill in the fields, flatten ...

Delphi PDF generation

We're using Fast Reports to create reports but we're not very happy with the quality of the PDFs it creates. I know we can plug in other PDF components instead of the one that comes with FastReports so my question is What good PDF components are there out there (Free or Commercial) for Delphi? Ideally it should not require any dlls. Ed...

PDF creation software available?

I'm investigating the possiblity of creating PDF files from an embedded system, specifially an ARM9 using the IAR tools. Open-souce or licensing is fine - I'm finding it difficult to search for online, and I'm hoping someone here has used a package. C or C++ is preferred, we will be creating fairly simple reports with only a little text ...

How can I combine two PDF pages show up on the same page?

Hello, I am looking for a free tool that allows re-arranging pages of a PDF document and combining multiple pages per sheet. The first part (re-arranging) is easily solved by many tools (I use PyPDF). The problem is with the second requirement: to combine two (or more) pages into single page. For example, take two pages (A and B), ro...

Hijack output from aspx

Hello I want to convert an aspx page to PDF using a component that can convert Html to PDF. Is it possible to, during post back, redirect the output from the aspx-page and send it as a stream or string to a HtmlToPdf method? ...

Which is the best PDF library for PHP?

I'm wondering which is the best PDF creation library for PHP, mainly for creating PDFs from scratch (not as much HTML to PDF)? I have worked with FPDF for quite a while now, but it's getting quite old and hasn't had much for updates. I found TCPDF the other day (thanks you another question on SO). It seems very good and is based on FPDF...

Using PHP to create a PDF from a mix of plain text and HTML text

I have a form with 5 fields, two of which are textboxes extended with tinyMCE, the rest are simple inputs of type text. I need to generate a PDF from this input. I understand that I can use Zend_Pdf to generate the PDF and include the plain text data. But how, for example, can I include a bulleted list from the tinyMCE fields? Would ...

ASP.Net Converting and Merging documents into single PDF.

I need to have the ability to convert and merge various documents into a single Pdf. The documents could be of varying types, such as Word, Open Office, Images, Text, Web pages (by URL) and the PDF would usually consist of 2-3 documents. At the moment, we are using BCL Technologies easyPDF with Microsoft Office installed onto the Serve...

jpeg to pdf java library

Do you know of any jpeg to pdf, open source if possible, library for Java? ...

Saving a photoshop document as a .pdf results in blurry / pixelated images

Hi All, I am using Photoshop CS2 to design a leaflet which is intended for distribution by email as a .pdf. My document is 72 dpi, which i believe is a suitable default for non-printing use. There is one image in the document, a logo, and this is always appearing pixelated in Acrobat reader when i save the doc as .pdf. It looks fine in...

ImageMagick/Imagick convert PDF to JPG using native PHP API

I’m attempting to convert PDF files into PNGs. It works great from the command line (I do have GhostScript 8.64 installed). But from PHP I’m having a problem: code: $im = new Imagick($pdf_file); // this is where it throws the exception below output: Fatal error: Uncaught exception ‘ImagickException’ with message ‘Postscript delegate...

fo:data-cell overflow

Hi, I am using XSLT -> FO to generate the PDF. When the text in a column exceeds the size of the column and there are no spaces in the text - then the text runs over into the next cell or outside the table. I want the text to be occupied within the same cell. Thanx in Advance, Swetha ...

Generation PDF from HTML (component for .NET)

Can you please point me to open source or a reasonably priced comercial product capable of generating PDF from HTML? ...

Interactive PDF Creation Alternatives to Acrobat?

Are there any good alternatives to Adobe Acrobat for creating interactive PDFs? The terminology is a little fuzzy here - by interactive, I mean "able to be filled in", and not necessarily "scriptable". So this form would be for data collection, rather than report generation which seems to be the common scenario for pdf-related questions ...