pdf-generation

Update attribute in XSL for-each

At work I've been given the fun task of generating PDFs with XSL. The XML structure I'm working with is similar to <records> <topLevel> <topLevelID></topLevelID> <secondLevel> <secondLevelID></secondLevelID> <thirdLevel> </thirdLevel> <thirdLevel> </thirdLev...

Generating and Displaying PDF file in Flex/Java

We have Flex on the front end and Java on the back end. When a user will request for a PDF file, request will go to the Java backend, where a PDF file will be generated using Jasper Reports. What we dont know is how to display this PDF file in browser; since we dont want to use JSP/Servlets etc - It has to be flex only. Any suggestions? ...

Optimize ABCpdf file size

We've got a web system that generates dynamic pdf files with ABCpdf. While it works... okay, the file sizes are a little large. For example, this morning as a test I generated a 140+ page file with lots of little graphics (actually, the same six little images repeated over and over.) The total file size was 12 megs and change. Taking...

.eml to .pdf API

Does anyone know of an .eml to .pdf C# API? ...

PDF file in VB.NET (upgrade problem from VB 6)

I have upgraded my project from vb6 to VB.NET. The project is used to generate pdf files.. while upgrading I'm getting following problem. Code: 'UPGRADE_ISSUE: Constant vbUnicode was not upgraded. Click for more: 'ms-help://MS.VSCC.2003/commoner/redir/redirect.htm?keyword="vbup2070"' 'taptisColor = IIf(mvarEncodeASCII85, ToA...

Converting HTML Files to PDF

I need to automatically generate a PDF file from an exisiting (X)HTML-document. The input files (reports) use a rather simple, table-based layout, so support for really fancy javascript/css stuff is probably not needed. As I am used to working in Java, a solution that can easily be used in a java-project is preferable. It only needs to ...

Delete dynamically generated PDF file immediately after it has been displayed to user

I'm creating a PDF file on the fly using ITextSharp and ASP.NET 1.1. My process is as follows - Create file on server Redirect browser to newly created PDF file so it is displayed to user What I'd like to do is delete the PDF from the server as soon it is displayed in the users browser. The PDF file is large so it is not an option t...

How to include page in PDF in PDF document in Python

I am using reportlab toolkit in Python to generate some reports in PDF format. I want to use some predefined parts of documents already published in PDF format to be included in generated PDF file. Is it possible (and how) to accomplish this in reportlab or in python library? I know I can use some other tools like PDF Toolkit (pdftk) bu...

How to dynamically create high-res pdf based on template

Trying to figure out the best way to have a templated brochure that creates to PDF. If there is a template that has a text area and an image area, that template is defined already, then at publish time, get the user values, and plug them into the areas and publish as either high-res or low-res. Is this a InDesign server implementation on...

Looking how to Implement Document Conversion in MOSS 2007

We've been tasked with creating a MOSS workflow that on it's final step will convert a document (most likely from word 2003 or 2007) to PDF and watermark it with the current date. So far I haven't seen a definitive way to do this. Have looked at using the MS Word Interop dlls, but we will not be installing Word (or Office) onto the ser...

Generate HTML To PDF Control for the .NET application

Has anyone used any open source or paid .NET Control which does the conversion job from html to pdf file? At the moment, i am using Winnovative convertor control. But it has a performance limitation during the generation of bulk pages (like more than 1000) in the pdf. The limitation comes when we use bigger images in the html content. Fr...

How does PS/PDF store and compress bitmaps?

I am experimenting with a system to scan letters and convert the scanned bitmaps to PDF with the goal to have a high resolution and a small PDF file size. I am prototyping with scanner, GIMP for bitmap manipulation and ImageMagick for bitmap-to-PDF conversion. My process looks as follows: Scan in 3x8bit color, 600 DPI, LZW-compressed...

HTML to PDF Keeping Look and Feel

So I have been using iTextSharp to do a HTML -> PDF conversion, overall it works fairly well, but it doesn't seem to be liking most of the formatting. Bold, Italic, and Underline are all working, however, none of the font sizes, styles or other information is being followed, therefore the export doesn't look much at all like the HTML th...

Converting HTML to PDF using PHP?

Is it possible to convert a HTML page to PDF using PHP, and if so, how can it be done? Specifically, the page is an invoice generated dynamically. So I would like it loaded using: http://site.com/invoices/3333 And the HTML output would have to be converted to PDF. Any good libraries that do this will be fine. ...

Why would PDF::FromHTML behave differently when called from my web app?

I'm using PDF::FromHTML to generate a PDF from HTML(as the name of the module would imply) :) I'm able to run it from the command line fine and receive my expected output - however when I use the exact same code in my web app, the output doesn't look correct at all - text is appearing in the wrong places and not all of it is appearing. ...

Asp.Net Sending PDF to browser

I've been trying to get this aspx page to serve up a pdf. It works correctly in Firefox, but IE gives Internet Explorer cannot download getform.aspx from SERVER_NAME Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. This is the general functionality of my co...

What is the FileType number for PDF in Excel 2007 that is needed to save a file as PDF through the API?

I need to call a function in order to save an Excel workbook. I installed the PDF save addon for Excel 2007 but now I need to know what the number code is for the file format for when I save the excel file. An example of the excel file format numbers can be found here. http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2006/10/29/saveas-in-excel...

Author in wiki, generate PDF documents, CHM files or embedded help

Anyone know of a wiki or wiki plugin that generates a PDF file or CHM file that spans the entire wiki? I would like to have control of the table of contents. I would like the internal and external links to work. Ideally allow for tweaking the output template, but that is not a deal-breaker. I want to generate content using WIKI synt...

Generating PDF files with Javascript

I'm trying to convert XML data into PDF files from a web page and I was hoping I could do this entirely within Javascript. I need to be able to draw text, images and simple shapes. I would love to be able to do this entirely in the browser. ...

Generate PDF with digital signature

Is it possible to generate PDF file in PHP with digital signature? An open-source solution is preferred. ...