At 3:43 PM -0500 4/3/02, Bill McCabe wrote: >Hi All > >I have a large number of mod_perl modules that connect to various >databases and >generate workflow performance reports for my organization. I give the users 3 >output options: HTML, Excel (Spreadsheet::WriteExcel), and PDF. For PDF output >I've been using PDF::Create, which has been at version .01 since 1999. It has >worked flawlessly for my purposes for a couple of years, but is very >limited. In >fine form-follows-function fashion, the end users would now like the >PDF output >gussied up with graphics, etc. Does anyone have any strong (positive or >negative) recommendations for which module(s) I should migrate to?
Actually, I used PDF::API2. I've used it for graphics and others and have contributed patches to the source (which may or may not have been included, but which aren't critical for general use). The only downside is that it is poorly documented (in my opinion), but determination overruled and I've used it quite for all types of applications (including dynamic fill-out-and-download applications). The speed isn't great, but if it's a low traffic application, it shouldn't be a problem. Rob -- When I used a Mac, they laughed because I had no command prompt. When I used Linux, they laughed because I had no GUI.
