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> you have to do a conversion from every possible
> GDI construct into an equivalent PDF construct.
I have been asked to estimate the amount of work
involved in writing a printer driver that exactly does this.
Can you please point me to some resources that will enable
me to make a good evaluation?
We are also of the opinion that we have to use other
tools for converting Word to PDF instead of trying to do
it on our own. But I need to present a report justifying it.
Thanks for all your replies. They were very much helpful to
us.
Thanks,
Sridharan
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From: Aandi Inston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 8:04 AM
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Subject: RE: [PDFdev] PDF Printer Driver/Writer
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> I want the ability to convert Word documents to PDF. Can I
> write a PDF
> Writer that can function as a Print Driver using PDFLibrary?
Yes, certainly in theory. In practice there is a huge amount
of work, because you have to do a conversion from every possible
GDI construct into an equivalent PDF construct. A PDF Library
will be a help, but probably only represents a small part of
the work - the driver framework and conceptual translations
are much more work.
If you have never tackled creating a printer driver before, bear
in mind that they are completely different on Windows 9x and
Windows NT systems. The Microsoft DDK (Device Driver Kit) will
be your companion for a while.
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> Will this scenario work?
> MS Word --> My PDF Writer(using PDFLibrary) --> PDF
Subject to Word licensing and technical issues.
Aandi
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