Foot note: Not sure if this has come up yet ..
Here is a command line util that produces pdf from HTML. Looks very promising and versitile and appears to be in a stable release under GPL. Info: http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc/htmldoc.html Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Coulter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2004 2:49 p.m. Subject: RE: [DUG] PDF's and form filling. > > Coupel of things that went thru my mind was, could you not use a > reportiing tool like say ReportBuilder that exports to PDF, and let > report app do the mailmerge then export it to PDF. > > OR, there used to be on sourcesafe or somewhere (I think I have them > somehwere) some controls that let you make a PDF using Delphi controls, > and I am SURE it had a mailmerge demo. > > Jeremy > > -----Original Message----- > From: "David Brennan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:05:46 +1200 > Subject: RE: [DUG] PDF's and form filling. > > > Afraid I just had nothing useful to add... maybe you asked a question > > which > > no one knew the answer to? > > > > David. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Myles Penlington > > Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2004 1:00 PM > > To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' > > Subject: RE: [DUG] PDF's and form filling. > > > > > > I noticed there was no replies ... Has everybody left this list for > > the > > dotnet lists instead? > > > > I just the last hour I have found this site - > > http://www.sedtech.com/isedquickpdf/ > > > > which appears to be exactly what I need - actually found it through > > http://forum.planetpdf.com/wb/default.asp > > which has lots of useful info on PDF's. > > > > Myles > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul A Norman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2004 12:26 > > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > > Subject: Re: [DUG] PDF's and form filling. > > > > > > Well as nothing else seems to have surfaced so far .. > > > > Not so sure on genreally blindly reediting an existing PDF > > unmonitored, > > on the fly, unless you could be very very sure of field data lengths, > > page > > shapes could change drasitically etc .. or if you truncated data > > lengths you > > might end up with nonsensical additions. > > > > I have been looking at these components > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- > > > > PDF N MORE for for COM > > AND > > PDF N MORE for .NET is a .NET > > > > library for generating digital documents on the fly from any .NET > > application. You can use PDF N MORE for .NET to create virtually any > > document in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), Extensible Markup > > Language(XML), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Microsoft Word Format > > (Doc), Microsoft Excel Format (XLS), BMP, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, EMF, > > WMF or > > Exif, complete with fonts and graphics. Other users can view your work > > on > > Microsoft� Windows, Mac� OS, LINUX, and UNIX� platforms. > > PDF N MORE for .NET does not require any additional software > > other > > than the .NET runtime. PDF N MORE for .NET follows the GDI+ model, > > thus > > reducing the learning time and increasing productivity. PDF N MORE for > > .NET > > can be used both from WinForms and WebForms (ASP.NET) applications > > without > > any restrictions. > > Using PDF N MORE for .NET you can now give Save As option in > > your > > application to create digital documents in PDF, XML, HTML, Doc, Excel, > > BMP, > > JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, EMF, EMF or Exif format. > > PDF N MORE for .NET source code is available at extra cost. > > http://www.rarefind.com > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- > > > > Also > > > > http://www.gnostice.com/edoc_engine_x.asp say that they support ASp > > and > > .net asp Pdf generation. > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- > > > > And > > > > http://www.pdftron.com/net/ > > > > PDFNet is a high-quality, industry-strength PDF library meeting > > requirements of the most demanding and diverse applications. Using > > PDFNet > > you can write stand-alone, cross-platform and reliable commercial > > applications that can read, write, and edit PDF documents. > > > > PDFNet is offered on a wide range of platforms (e.g. Windows, Mac, > > Linux) and programming environments (C/C++, C#, VB, J#, and other .Net > > languages). > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- > > > > > > I've seen a few more USA based components for sale but they seemed > > a bit > > expensive. > > > > In PhP you could use a php template (by it's self would generate > > your > > original PDF), the template holds the general nature of the final PDF > > and > > then you would actually as you describe it "mail merge' it back to the > > client. > > > > Any kind of simplistic string replacement you could come unstuck > > with > > the PDF's internals and any internal reference / byte counting > > mechanisms in > > the PDF especially ifyou cause page bleed. > > > > If nothing else turns up ... > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- > > > > http://downloads.delphi32.com/1775/3346/ppdf.zip > > > > Freebie with sources (may need to customise or add a feature or two > > for > > pdf) written by T.K.Cham who did a lot of stuff on PDF and Delphi > > early > > 2000 and in 1999. > > > > He uses an HTML like script that then converts to PDF, could well > > lend > > itself to server applications. It would mean designing your template > > PDF in > > Chams script like HTML with database markers where you want the varible > > text > > in, and using simple substitution procedures perhaps prior to > > converting to > > PDF. > > > > A virtual mail merge if you like. > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- > > > > PowerPdf > > > > "The PowerPdf is a VCL to create PDF docment visually. Like > > QuickReport, you can design PDF document easily on Delphi IDE." > > Apparently there is a non-visual unit which will even work with > > Kylix. > > That might lend itself to ASP development. > > > > Po w e r P d f Version 0.9 (beta) 1999-2001 Copyright (c) by > > Takeshi > > Kanno states that it is a > > > > "free software based on LGPL. You can use or > > modify it under the > > GNU Library general Public License." > > > > It's source code might be useful if nedeing to follow the idea up. > > > > http://www.est.hi-ho.ne.jp/takeshi_kanno/powerpdf/ > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Myles Penlington > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Sent: Wednesday, 16 June 2004 4:25 p.m. > > Subject: [DUG] PDF's and form filling. > > > > > > Hi, > > We need to be able to mail merge a PDF document. Anybody know of > > components to do this? > > > > Ie we have a PDF document and we need to merge data, and produce > > another PDF document to send back to the users web page. > > > > All suggestions welcome. > > > > This is actually a web server app (ASP). > > > > Myles. > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Delphi mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Delphi mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
