When I started that project I wanted to use some template (HTML preferebly) so the graphic guru's could change to look of the invoices themselves. I tried various modules for this matter (HTML->PDF) and sadly, not one of them could do everything I wanted it to; some (most of them) didn't handle tables, others couldnt handle pictures, or didn't understand CSS, etc. etc.
Therefore I gave up the idea of using templates (that the graphic'ers could understand) and dived (literally) into PDF::API2. Sometimes I had to read through the code just to find out what I could to and how to do it. Nevertheless I think it's a great package (framework is probably the right word).
For simple PDF creation I recommend PDF::API2::Lite.
Gretar Mar
Lawrence Statton wrote:
I would like to hear opinions (pros/cons) about the two apparently available methods for realatively easy PDF output creation - PDF::Create and PDF::API2. I figured I might listen to people that have used them with or without luck, before figuring out which one (or neither) would give me better mileage.
I use PDF::API2 every day and love it.
The documentation is horribly lacking (Track down the example files - that is the best doco there is), but the library can do it all.
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