pdf-generation

How to save text in php as a pdf file?

I have textarea in my site(link shortening site) i want to user enter some kind of text and as a return i will give(shorten link) a pdf file which user can download.How can i do that with php do i need extra library or default php libraries are capable of doing that?(i am working on windows machine by the way)(site using php mysql apache...

Using FOP to generate french PDF document, having problem with œ character.

I am using iso-8859-15 encoding both in xml data and in the xslt style sheet. But when I try convert XML doc to FO document 'œ' does'nt show up it shows up as '?' Below is the example of the problem I am facing. The xml data is as follows: Nous sommes sous l'emprise du Divin cœur de Celui que mon fils vénère par-dessus in the fo fil...

html to pdf (not pdf to html) in php

I am a php web developer and in my one project i need to convert some html document (of 30 to 50 pages) into pdf . For this I got following some solutions, among them some are php libraries and some are command line applications. But each has their own advantage and disadvantage. php libraries: Followings are some php libraries i trie...

Silent Printing of PDF From Within Java

We are looking into silent printing of PDF documents from within Java. The printing will be invoked from the desktop and not through a browser so we cannot use JavaScript. PDF Renderer is an operational solution but their rendering quality is not acceptable. iText does not seem to be pluggable with the Java print service. There are s...

command line tool for generating pdfs from various document types?

I'm looking for ways to generate pdfs on-the-fly preferably using a command line tool as this will be done from a web-based system. My requirements include must work on Windows and Linux, should be able to convert Microsoft Word, Excel and HTML into PDF. Also the ability to concatenate or merge various documents into one PDF output ...

create pdf files in sql server

All of our correspondence is done via database mail in sql server. The data for document generation and the rules to trigger the generation are all on sql server. We now have to create a pdf file. I was planning on using pdfsharp/migradoc to do it, but then we'd have to create document and time its readiness with sql server data state...

ABCpdf copying document properties

I'm trying to copy a PDF using ABCpdf's AddImageDoc. Doesn't look like any document properties (like "/Rotate") get copied along. It looks like I have to copy these properties manually from old document to new using SetInfo method. Like so: foreach page...{ newPdfDoc.Page = newPdfDoc.AddPage(); newPdfDoc.AddImageDoc(existingPdfD...

How do I create (and display) a pdf page from a Silverlight application

I am trying to decide if I can cope with the fact that Silverlight does not support printing. One option is to create a pdf page that the user can then print. How practical is this? (I don’t know match about Siverlight yet, I am trying to decide if it is an option for the application before I start learning it in detail) ...

Adding Rich Text to an AcroField in iTextSharp

I need to add some formatted text to a PDF form field using iTextSharp and I can't seem to figure it out. This is how I'm currently setting the fields, but certain portions of the inserted text will need to be bold or have other formatting. stamper.AcroFields.SetField("fieldName", "fieldValue") stamper.FormFlattening = True I've seen ...

what are the leading XSL-FO implementations? How do I decide among them?

I'm evaluating PDF rendering technologies. XSL-FO is our chosen path because its an open standard and our source data is XML. What experiences have people had with the various implementations of XSL-FO? The implementations I've found so far are: renderX ecrion Antenna House Apache FOP The criteria I'm using to evaluate are: perfor...

itextsharp - PDF's - What version of Adobe Reader are these supposed to be compatible with?

I've generated some PDFs with iTextSharp. I've had some end-users complain about compatibility issues. Is there specific version that iTextSharp targets for PDF compatibility? Trying to figure out what to do about this issue with some end-users not being about to view the PDFs. Thanks in advance for your time. ...

Create Individualized PDFs with VB.Net and Crystal Reports

I'd like to be able to create, name and store individualized reports (school report cards, actually) with VB.Net and Crystal Reports using data from our SQL database. It would be even better to be able to automatically generate individualized e-mails using e-mail addresses stored in the database, attaching the aforementioned PDF reports...

itextsharp pdfpcell header

Hi, I'd like to have a table of cells of class PdfPCell each with a tiny header, main string and tiny footer. I can't find a way to insert them since HeaderandFooter is not allowed element to add to the cell, one paragraph overwrites another and so on. Any ideas? Thanks in advance ...

Convert Maven Site Software Documentation to PDF

I am currently working on a project written in Java and I am using Maven and the maven-site-plugin to generate a website containing all the relevant JavaDoc, reports, etc. I am needing at the same time to be able to convert the same documentation into a readable, book-like format. Are there any scripts or tools out there designed to ta...

Use Standard Acrobat to programmatically combine PDF file?

There are lots of suggestions on SO and elsewhere for using non-Adobe products to programmatically combine PDF files. Is there no way to (fairly easily) use my paid copy of Adobe Acrobat Standard (not Reader) to programmatically combine two or more PDF files into a new PDF file (I know it can be done manually with combine -> multiple ...

Why are there unexpected spaces on my PDF using FPDF with PHP?

Here is an example of my problem: http://idea-palette.com/pdf/ I'm using FPDF to write some text on a PDF. I'm displaying 8 different cells of text. The Cells are being displayed, but after two cells, it puts the next cell onto a new page as If I had asked for a new PDF page to be made, but I did not. I'm guessing it is somehow pushing ...

How to create pdf reports using PL/SQl

Is there pl/sql package or engine avalable which would enable the creation of PDF reports from stored procedures? ...

Page breaks with whole sections on one page

I have a document with a few sections and each section can be very varied as its very dynamic. The requirement is that each section if started on a particular page say for e.g. section 1 appears on page 1 and section 2 starts on this page below section 1 should appear on the same page if it can fit completely else it needs to go onto the...

Library for doc/xls to pdf/tiff conversion

I am looking for a library that will allow the following conversions: MS Word -> PDF or TIFF MS Excel -> PDF or TIFF PDF -> TIFF TIFF -> PDF I am using .net 3.5. I'll be using asp most likely, but this could end up being a winform app. The library does not have to be free. ...

Is there a way to output a .eps or vector file using FPDF?

I'm trying to layout a business card on a PDF with the FPDF class using a form field that the user fills out. I have been able to create the text needed for the card, but I have a logo that I want to output as well. The problem I am facing is that I can only find a way to add an Image as a JPEG and it looks pixelated when the user zooms...