> Dynamic Document generation is a bit bigger than a rearview > mirror...It can be major selling point. You must realize in this > situation the main reason for a PDF is for a uniform print format. Why > generate a PDF at all why not make a Flash Paper instead? See by just > going with a custom tag or open source solution you are missing out on > an excellent alternative. I agree, at my place, upgrading just for > this feature is a bit extreme but if this is an important feature it > could be just as rediculous to not upgrade. In my opinion flash paper > is a heck of a lot better than PDF...it loads faster, it can be > embedded in the page, and it uses something thats on about 98% of > computer outs there today, a higher rate than Acrobat read is > installed on. Ontop of that the download for flash is about 10x's > smaller than adobe's reader.
Agreed...but the original poster was having issues with background images not printing....best tool for the job and all that ;-) Trust me...I know how hard it CAN be if your document is complex (like my base doc which is 16 pages when empty...and 100% data driven)...I've used iText...it's a PITA, but it works like a champ ;-) Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Haskell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 10:23 AM Subject: Re: dynamic pdf creation >> It's like buying a new car because you like the rearview mirror better >> than >> you current car ;-) > > Dynamic Document generation is a bit bigger than a rearview > mirror...It can be major selling point. You must realize in this > situation the main reason for a PDF is for a uniform print format. Why > generate a PDF at all why not make a Flash Paper instead? See by just > going with a custom tag or open source solution you are missing out on > an excellent alternative. I agree, at my place, upgrading just for > this feature is a bit extreme but if this is an important feature it > could be just as rediculous to not upgrade. In my opinion flash paper > is a heck of a lot better than PDF...it loads faster, it can be > embedded in the page, and it uses something thats on about 98% of > computer outs there today, a higher rate than Acrobat read is > installed on. Ontop of that the download for flash is about 10x's > smaller than adobe's reader. > > > Adam H > > > On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:23:43 -0800, Bryan Stevenson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> OK...not sure why a server upgrade is being suggested over a simple >> custom >> tag solution...but I sure wouldn't go that far unless there was no other >> way >> !! >> >> It's like buying a new car because you like the rearview mirror better >> than >> you current car ;-) >> >> Cheers >> >> Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. >> VP & Director of E-Commerce Development >> Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. >> phone: 250.480.0642 >> fax: 250.480.1264 >> cell: 250.920.8830 >> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> web: www.electricedgesystems.com >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:200527 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
