pdf-generation

Can JasperReports include a pdf in a report?

Is it possible to include an existing pdf file in a JasperReport? We really want to append new data to an existing report with out regenerating the existing report. We will be exporting back to pdf. I'm looking at using iText's PdfCopy to merge two pdfs, but was hoping JasperReports might have an easier way... ...

Cant Find Font When Editing pdf. Is there an alternative.

Hi, Cant edit pdf file. I want to add textfields on a pdf file but cant edit text in its place, cause dont have font on system. Was going to add white box to hide text, but textfields are hidden underneath white box when I use itext fields.SetField and stamper. Ive tried to find the font, but its not happening. I dont think that they ar...

Adobe Flex pdf functionality

I have a task of getting the snapshot of Adobe Flex application (imagine graphs, charts and tables) and produce the PDF file of it from inside of that same Flex application. Imagine having a button that would do the screenshot and dump it into PDF file. Does anybody know the framework and/or component that would have such functionalit...

SQl RS 2005 - Automate export to pdf after user parameter entered

Hey, I have a report that requires the user to enter their ticket number, then they click view, and it generates. Pretty standard. What I would like to do is have the report automatically export to a pdf when they click view. Does anyone know if this is possible and how I would approach the matter? Thanks for any input. ...

iText - inserting overlay text on top of all elements

Using the iText PDF library, is it possible to freely (like "position: absolute" in CSS) insert overlay text or other elements on page, so that it gets rendered on top of all existing elements? Thanks for all the help and tips in advance. ...

Changing/Replacing text inside a PDF using Java

Any clue about a good library to programmatically produce a PDF in Java, using a PDF as a template? ...

DOMPDF problem with Cyrillic characters

I am using the DOMPDF library to create an invoice in PDF. This document can be in French, Russian or English, but I am having trouble printing Russian characters. First, I tried to use UTF-8 encoding and placed the meta tag in the head of the HTML page to be converted: <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf...

.NET WinForms Editor Control that supports RTL\Hebrew and export to OOXML\PDF?

I'm interested in replacing an aging control we use in our project that is a simple HTML WYSIWYG editor. The main requirements i'm looking for are as follows: Support for RTL/Hebrew input. Support for custom numbering styles (not just 1. 2. 3., A. B. C., etc). Support fo exporting the content to OOXML (for Word 2007 inclusion) and PDF....

Best ways to convert XPS to PDF (and vice-versa)?

I have XPS documents being generated from XAML User Controls that act as templates. I want to convert the XPS documents into alternative formats, mainly PDF, programmatically with a .NET based API. What is the best way to do this? ...

How would you programmatically embed a SWF in a PDF?

Is it possible to programmatically embed a SWF in a PDF from a C# application? ...

Convert/Export C# datalist control/(html page) as a pdf

I want create a button option that takes the entire datalist and converts it to a pdf file. As anyone done this in asp.net ? Please can you show an example or direct me in the right way, thanks. God Speed ...

How to programmatically convert SVG to PDF on Windows?

I'm looking to programmatically convert SVG to PDF documents on a server. What are my options for doing that on Windows? I've seen links to Inkscape, Batik, and svg2pdf, but I'm not sure if these can easily be automated to perform the conversion on a Windows server. There's an unusual solution here which involves automating OpenOffice ...

NonComVisibleBaseClass was detected; How do I fix this?

My class derives from System.Web.Security.MembershipUser I am getting this error when submitting the form. The popup form uses ASPPDFand the application did not have this problem before implementing the custom MembershipProvider goodies. Note this is a debugging error only. It seems to work when I am not debugging. Does anyone know how I...

Create PDF from word document from desktop application using C++ or C#?

Any easy way to create a PDF document of a word file from desktop application using C++ or C#? any best practices, please share. list all possible APIs free/paid so that this thread helps C++/C# programmers. ...

Document Management (best strategy to implement)

I have a situation where users have a primary document (a purchase order) that will, throughout its life, have various other documents added to it. The documents could be email messages, word documents or anything else. Right now the (clunky) solution is to print the document to PDF and then append the document to the Purchase order s...

Generate PDF - how to create paged HTML content beforehand?

My task is to create ready-to-print invoices from a .NET web app. I am already generating the printer-friendly HTML for an invoice - it consists of an invoice header (that will actually need to appear on each printed page) and invoice positions (that may span multiple printed pages). Now, my task is to generate a PDF server-side, popu...

Can iTextSharp open an RTF document, manipulate it, and export the document to PDF?

Using iTextSharp (and c#/ASP.NET) is it possible to open an RTF document, manipulate it by replacing some text, insert an image (WMF or PNG), and the export that manipulated document to a PDF document that retains the formatting of the original RTF document? Essentially I'm hoping to create a simple mail merge solution with the template...

Flex problem in saving PDF at server

Hi All. I am a new bee to flex. What i am trying to do is to generate and save the layout design which nothing but canvas to a pdf format at the server. Currently i am able to display the pdf in browser (see the function below:) but cannot save the file at the server. private function continueToPdf():void{ myPDF = new PDF( Orienta...

Generating PDF in .NET using XSL-FO

I need to generate a pdf in .NET using XSL-FO. There are no shortage of libraries to do this. What library would you suggest that I use and why? ...

Tables and charts using PDFSharp

Hello! I just started with a project that requires me to write to PDF file. After some googling I decided on using PDFSharp which looks simple enough, however I have a few questions regarding drawing tables and charts. Is PDFSharp a good choice for writing pdf files that contain tables and charts? If no, can you recommend a better alte...