RE: [flexcoders] Export FLEX page to PDF
It is possible, I searched a while back for a similar solution and found some .NET components that would do it (not from Flex/Flash, but from data inputs - you would send your app data to a script like c# which would send the required data to the .NET component which would spit out the PDF). You should be able to find some solutions with some Googling. Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning Organizational Effectiveness From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Navert, Bruno (IT) Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 1:38 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Cc: Brodeur, David (IT) Subject: [flexcoders] Export FLEX page to PDF Hi flexcoders, I'm evaluating FLEX as a solution to our reporting needs. One of our requirements is the ability to build static PDF reports. I would like to know whether it is possible to export the contents of a FLEX page into a PDF document ? A quick search yielded no promising results, so that's why I'm asking on this mailing list. If it is possible, can this be done server-side (without user intervention) ? Or must it be in a browser window ? thanks, Bruno NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error.
Re: [flexcoders] Export FLEX page to PDF
I struggled (and am still struggling) with this very topic while designing Flash applications and ultimately bought a component for Flash called blazepdf (http://blazepdf.com). It can't do everything, but it allowed me to dynamically create reports which could be printed or sent as PDF data to wherever you desire (attach to email or stream to desktop) There are many limitation to this, some of which come from the limitations within Flash, but I was able to use it pretty successfully to get what I needed AND have created thousands of pages of reports with this. (If you need help using it, let me know.) You could also use a scripting language like PHP to construct pdf's very easily however, the advantage to blazepdf if that it allows the user to preview what you build and can act as a print preview and PDF creator all-in-one (thank you greg!) My biggest questions which I have posted to the list (but not gotten any answer to) is whether it is possible to use Flash to design a mini SWF Print Module AND then load it into Flex when I need it to handle my printing PDF creation. I am going to be trying this soon, so I will let you know if I can get it to work. I am pretty sure the blazepdf component uses AS2 so I don't know if that will pose problems?? I have also approached greg (the creator of blazepdf) a number of times to see if I could help build his component into a Flex component. I wouldn't be too hard to replicate the interface in Flex, and then port the AS2 to AS3, but I haven't seen the code so I don't know for certain the level of difficulty. Unfortunately, I haven't heard from greg either. If FlexPaper could output to PDF that could be a great solutions as well. I know you can go PDF to SWF, but it seems most products don't convert the other way. Ultimately (if anyone at Adobe is listening) my wish list is the following: 1. Create a similar blaze PDF or FlashPaper like component for printing print preview (which can output contents to a printer as well as PDF). AND 2. Create a better print class which can control the user's print window more than is possible now. Flex is great, FlashPaper is great, and PDF's are needed (and the standard in my business) . The same company owns them all. It should be easy right? I would think that printing report creation are of major importance to many RIA developers. I am happy to help with coding a Flex solution - Kevin On Jan 12, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Navert, Bruno ((IT)) wrote: Hi flexcoders, I'm evaluating FLEX as a solution to our reporting needs. One of our requirements is the ability to build static PDF reports. I would like to know whether it is possible to export the contents of a FLEX page into a PDF document ? A quick search yielded no promising results, so that's why I'm asking on this mailing list. If it is possible, can this be done server-side (without user intervention) ? Or must it be in a browser window ? thanks, Bruno NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error.
Re: [flexcoders] Export FLEX page to PDF
I have a requirement right now to generate flex charting components to a pdf file, it looks like I'm going to have to use one of the tools that can hit a url and then write a image file from the browser and then convert that to a pdf (all server side) which is a bit of a pain. let me know what you find, I'd love to see something from mm. Grant - Original Message - From: Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: 1/12/07 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Export FLEX page to PDF I struggled (and am still struggling) with this very topic while designing Flash applications and ultimately bought a component for Flash called blazepdf (http://blazepdf.com). It can't do everything, but it allowed me to dynamically create reports which could be printed or sent as PDF data to wherever you desire (attach to email or stream to desktop) There are many limitation to this, some of which come from the limitations within Flash, but I was able to use it pretty successfully to get what I needed AND have created thousands of pages of reports with this. (If you need help using it, let me know.) You could also use a scripting language like PHP to construct pdf's very easily however, the advantage to blazepdf if that it allows the user to preview what you build and can act as a print preview and PDF creator all-in-one (thank you greg!) My biggest questions which I have posted to the list (but not gotten any answer to) is whether it is possible to use Flash to design a mini SWF Print Module AND then load it into Flex when I need it to handle my printing PDF creation. I am going to be trying this soon, so I will let you know if I can get it to work. I am pretty sure the blazepdf component uses AS2 so I don't know if that will pose problems?? I have also approached greg (the creator of blazepdf) a number of times to see if I could help build his component into a Flex component. I wouldn't be too hard to replicate the interface in Flex, and then port the AS2 to AS3, but I haven't seen the code so I don't know for certain the level of difficulty. Unfortunately, I haven't heard from greg either. If FlexPaper could output to PDF that could be a great solutions as well. I know you can go PDF to SWF, but it seems most products don't convert the other way. Ultimately (if anyone at Adobe is listening) my wish list is the following: 1. Create a similar blaze PDF or FlashPaper like component for printing print preview (which can output contents to a printer as well as PDF). AND 2. Create a better print class which can control the user's print window more than is possible now. Flex is great, FlashPaper is great, and PDF's are needed (and the standard in my business) . The same company owns them all. It should be easy right? I would think that printing report creation are of major importance to many RIA developers. I am happy to help with coding a Flex solution - Kevin On Jan 12, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Navert, Bruno ((IT)) wrote: Hi flexcoders, I'm evaluating FLEX as a solution to our reporting needs. One of our requirements is the ability to build static PDF reports. I would like to know whether it is possible to export the contents of a FLEX page into a PDF document ? A quick search yielded no promising results, so that's why I'm asking on this mailing list. If it is possible, can this be done server-side (without user intervention) ? Or must it be in a browser window ? thanks, Bruno NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error.
