Download the beta of CF8 and have it read the PDF in for you. You should then be able to spit it back out, manipulate it etc. I don't know this for a fact, but you may even be able to look at the DDX code (I think that's what it's called if memory serves from Ben's talk at my local CFUG).
How about something like that? Chris Bobby Hartsfield wrote: > So I finally have to create/modify a PDF from CF after all these years. And > wouldn't you know it. it's the biggest scholarship application known to man. > The PDF has to look exactly like the sample that the client sent over (which > doesn't allow editing haha). Is it possible to just insert the info into an > existing template when doing this or do I have to generate a new PDF and > painstakingly adjust every little detail until it looks like the original? > > > > Hopefully, on-the-fly PDF generation/modification has come a long way since > I last looked. > > > > I've generated DOCs, RTFs and such but those are simple, You just put a > marker in the place of the content and use replace() on the file content. It > doesn't look like that's going to work with a PDF. Any starting points and > suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. > > Bobby Hartsfield > > http://acoderslife.com > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion 8 beta â Build next generation applications today. Free beta download on Labs http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_adobecf8_beta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:281453 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
