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2007-04-02 10:55:03
Bazewouelle
Registered: Apr 2 2007
Posts: 4

first Post! :)
 
Hi, I need to find out what my technology map will look like when I see that my boss wants me to write a server app (w2k3 std en) that will take parameters from a web front end and create a pdf out of it.
 
What do I need to look into? Should I write in native c++ or in C# for stability? Is there code samples somewhere?
 
HElp! ;)
 
Thank you, kindly,
 
Antoine Dubuc

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2007-04-04 11:53:36
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thomp
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Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
To generate PDFs on the Sever side you will need a PDF Creation tool or Library. The cheapest option, and also the most work for you is to write Java App with the free iText Library (http://www.lowagie.com/). Other options that are easier because they handle the low level PDF details, but cost money are tools from [url=http://www.appligent.com]www.appligent.com[/url], [url=http://www.apago.com]www.apago.com[/url], and [url=http://www.activepdf.com.]www.activepdf.com.[/url] Some of these are command line programs and some are ActiveX modules that can be scripted with C#.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script

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2007-04-04 12:07:55
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Bazewouelle
Registered: Apr 2 2007
Posts: 4
Hi Thom,

Thank you for your answer. :)

I was looking at pdf-tools.com prep suite. This any good? I wanted to know if iText is stable... do you know anything about this?

Best regards,

Antoine Dubuc

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