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dave.
Ian Thomas wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I have a particularly thorny problem that I REALLY need help for. Anybody
> that even has a few vague ideas about a possible solution, PLEASE get in
> touch with me.
>
> Here's the problem:
>
> I have a servlet that generates a PDF file based on form data. The purpose
> is to display the PDF in the client browser and let the client use the
> browser print function to print the PDF. All of that works fine. Recently
> added functionality, tho, demands that the client be able to select multiple
> forms, generate one huge PDF with all the forms as a page in the PDF, and
> print that, without ever having to see the actual PDF. (ie ... client can
> choose one form, in which case the PDF pops up on his screen and he can then
> do what he likes with it ... OR client can choose multiple forms, in which
> case they just go straight to his printer). Now .. generating the PDF is no
> problem ... the problem is what to do with it THEN. The plan is to generate
> PDF files in batches of 100 pages each (so if they select ALL on a 2500 form
> database, they get 25 PDF file) .... a 100 page PDF file is approximately 1
> megabyte. I can write it out to a file on the server, or to any kind of
> stream.
>
> SO ... how do I get the PDF from the server to the client printer??? This
> is driving me nuts, I can't figure it out at ALL, PLEASE HELP!!!
>
> Another (much less satisfactory) option would be to send some sort of stream
> to the client browser such that they download the generated PDF files and
> then do what they want with them from there. Outside of just displaying it
> all in the browser, how do I do THAT???
>
> I'm trying to avoid having to save the generated PDF to the server, as this
> is expected to be a fairly high volume web site, and if I go saving 1 meg
> files all over the place, it'll chew through the hard drive in no time flat.
>
> SO ... ANY clues at all would be MUCH appreciated!!!! Thanks in advance.
>
> -Ian Thomas
>
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