I've done this sort of thing several times. I'd recommend building a custom tag that accepts as one of it's attributes, a structure of the data to be inserted strategically. I'd then create a variable that holds all of the HTML or text to display as pdf (with the passed-in values in-line) and invoke the engine you want to build the pdf with. If you're using CF5 or earlier, I recommend using activepdf. If you're using MX I'd go with bigFaceless or some other java solution.
~Simon Simon Horwith CTO, Etrilogy Ltd. Member of Team Macromedia Macromedia Certified Instructor Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Certified Flash MX Developer CFDJList - List Administrator http://www.how2cf.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Faulkner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 July 2003 11:57 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [ cf-dev ] CF real-time PDF generator Hi all, Has anyone any experience with real-time pdf creation, based on a template with parameters filled in by a user. I have been creating rtf docs on the fly for a while, but my spec is now for a legal document and so as such it can't be edited. I believe there are a couple of toolkits available for this, but has anyone any experience with them? Like how to start! Unbelievably I even have a budget for it, so freeware is not a necessity. Thanks in advance. Kevin Kevin Faulkner Patsystems (UK) Limited 22 Shand Street London SE1 2ES Tel +44 (0)20 7940 0452 Fax +44 (0)20 7940 0499 Mobile +44 (0)7765 860 647 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.patsystems.com <http://www.patsystems.com/> Registered in England and Wales under company number 3086310 DISCLAIMER: This e-mail is confidential and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, use of the information contained in this e-mail (including disclosure, copying or distribution) is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please inform the sender and delete the message immediately from your system. This e-mail is attributed to the sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the patsystems Group and no member of the patsystems Group accepts any liability for any action taken in reliance on the contents of this e-mail (other than where it has a legal or regulatory obligation to do so) or for the consequences of any computer viruses which may have been transmitted by this e-mail. The patsystems Group comprises patsystems plc and its subsidiary group of companies. -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
