Hi OvermindDL1, Yes, I think you are correct. I will have to develop an external service. I was hoping there was some easy way out that I was not seeing but it does not look like there is.
The best 2 options I can see are either using Webkit and C++ or using .NET which I think has standard calls for this. Java does not have a renderer. Since I don't know C++ or .NET both are fairly daunting prospects, but the only way out. Webkit will be my first choice since if I can get it to work I should get a very good outcome, as you suggest. ( I have the C++ book !!) Thanks for your comments. Building an external service is not something I take lightly, but your comments support the idea that this is the only way out. Cheers Gerard On Nov 11, 6:15 pm, OvermindDL1 <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 1:19 AM, Gerard McGovern <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Barry, > > > Thanks for the suggestions. However, I need to be able to generate the > >imageson the fly inside my application. There are one or two services > > that would allow me to do that but I want to develop my own to keep > > costs down. > > Just for reference, you only have access to Java and Python, neither > of which have a completely createdHTMLrenderer, that is near purely > in the domain of C/C++. Look at the size of the renderers, take > webkit, it would be wonderful for it, and it is still quite sizable. > Your best bet is an external service, not developing something inside > GAE, this is a very difficult thing to do. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
