Thanks, Terry, for the info. It sounds interesting. I found the website (re: other message) and have downloaded the technical specs for this. I then understand that you do not require the Acrobat Add-on for each client to do this? I seem to have gotten that impression as I scanned the doc. Please let me know.
For output control we have tried this activex tool, scriptx, which self-installs at the user's request. www.meadroid.com/scriptx There is a free version with basic output control, and then another paid version with greater option ranges. -alan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 3:01 PM Subject: RE: [CFTALKTor] PDF's > We need to be able to print contracts, but cannot trust HTML not to > incorrectly format, misplace page breaks, etc. > > That's where PDF's come in, PDF's are portable, guaranteed to look the same > everywhere (kind of like PostScript). > > But the contracts have dynamic data in them. In Adobe 5, you can use an FDF > file, which is basically a complex CSV to get it done. > > CFSERVER passes the FDF to the browser, the browser opens the FDF in Acrobat > Reader, Reader then looks in the FDF for which PDF to overlay the FDF on, > and Reader opens the PDF, overlays the FDF data into the PDF's fields, and > then presto magic we have a contract, formatted correctly, dynamicaly > created, but READONLY for the user. > > Terry Fielder > Network Engineer > Great Gulf Homes / Ashton Woods Homes > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Alan Goldberg > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 2:57 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [CFTALKTor] PDF's > > > > > > OK. Now you got me. Enquiring minds want to know. What is an fdf? > > Populating pdf's sounds like fun. Care to write a little more > > about this? > > -alan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: CFTALK (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 1:58 PM > > Subject: [CFTALKTor] PDF's > > > > > > > I currently use fdf's to dynamically populate pdf's with > > fields to give > > > dynamic reports (in fact contracts). > > > > > > This works fine when passed back through the browser. > > > > > > Now, the users want the system to email the contract from > > the system, > > hence > > > the system needs to overlay the fdf onto the pdf and then > > send the pdf. > > > > > > Does anyone have any insight into doing this, or doing > > something similar > > to > > > this? > > > > > > Terry Fielder > > > Network Engineer > > > Great Gulf Homes / Ashton Woods Homes > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > - > > > You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. > > > This message has been posted by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to > http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > > Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > > This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. > > (http://www.infopreneur.net) > > > > > > - > You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. > This message has been posted by: "Alan Goldberg" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. > (http://www.infopreneur.net) > > - > You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. > This message has been posted by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. > (http://www.infopreneur.net) > > - You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. This message has been posted by: "Alan Goldberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. (http://www.infopreneur.net)
