Re: PDF Tools
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texte = Paul - which server are you using? I tried this with Webstar (OSX, WEBDNA6), and while I was able to get it to pass a file, I cannot open the file, so something is not generating correctly. Larry Larry Hewitt 360.807.1100 OFFICE The REQ Center, LLC 360.807.1103 FAX 109 No. Tower 360.880.4855 CELL P.O. Box 1017 larryh@hewittco.com Centralia, WA 98531 TheREQCenter.com On Aug 15, 2006, at 5:23 PM, Paul Willis wrote: > Hi > > It's pretty straightforward. Basically you create an html template > page which can include [webdna stuff]. This is the page that will > be turned into a pdf, so lay it out how you want the pdf to look. > > Then on your 'admin' page that will actually create the pdf file, > you pass the url for your template to HTMLDoc using [shell] and > HTMLDoc creates the pdf file based on your template. > > Here is the basic code we use... > > http://www.yourwebsite.com/page_to_pdf.html is our template. > > On our admin page we have this code... > > [!]-- Set the variables --[/!] > [text]DLFileName=[Cart].pdf[/text] > > [!]--- Preset parameters --[/!] > [text]PageAddress=http://www.yourwebsite.com/page_to_pdf.html[/text] > [text]Options=-t pdf14 --webpage --browserwidth 680 --size a4 -- > portrait --left 36 --right 36 --top 36 --bottom 36 --header ... -- > footer ...[/text] > [text]TempFilePathFull=/full/path/to/website/pdfGenerator/temp/ > [Cart][/text] > [text]TempFilePathRel=pdfGenerator/temp/[Cart][/text] > [text]TempFolderPathRel=pdfGenerator/temp/[/text] > > [!]-- Generate the pdf file --[/!] > [shell]htmldoc [Options] -f [TempFilePathFull] '[PageAddress]'[/shell] > > [!]-- Send response to the browser --[/!] > [text]line_ending=%0D%0A[/text] > [ReturnRaw binarybody=[TempFilePathRel]]HTTP/1.0 200 OK[unurl] > [line_ending][/unurl][!] > [/!]Status: 200[unurl][line_ending][/unurl][!] > [/!]Content-Type: application/pdf[unurl][line_ending][/unurl][!] > [/!]Content-phil: '[TempFilePathRel]'[unurl][line_ending][/unurl][!] > [/!]Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="[DLFileName]"[unurl] > [line_ending][line_ending][/unurl][!] > [/!][/ReturnRaw] > > > Basically we set the pdf name to a [cart] and set a few fixed > parameters: where the template is, where the pdf should be saved etc. > Pass these to HTMLDoc. > Return the pdf to the browser. > > This is all on Mac OS X Server with WebDNA 6. > > Cheers > > Paul > > > On 16 Aug 2006, at 00:11, Stuart Tremain wrote: > >> Paul >> >> Have you found it easy to use with WebDNA, any examples you wish >> to share ? >> >> Stuart Tremain >> idfk web developments, sydney, australia >> >> >> On 16 Aug 2006, at 8:28 AM, Paul Willis wrote: >> >>> We use HTMLdoc
>>> >>> Paul >>> >>> On 14 Aug 2006, at 21:04, Bess Ho wrote: >>> >>>> I find this server too www.corda.com but it is $3000 per cpu. >>>> Any one has any other open source, tools, methods? >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On >>>> Behalf Of >>>> Thierry Almy >>>> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 11:32 PM >>>> To: WebDNA Talk >>>> Subject: Re: PDF Tools >>>> >>>> >>>>> Can someone recommend any reliable tools to do the following PDF >>>>> integration/conversion? >>>>> >>>>> 1. User enter data on web form, data saved to a pre-existed PDF, >>>>> email saved PDF back to user >>>>> 2. Convert HTML to PDF >>>> >>>> A few month ago I was gambling around with Corda Server (http:// >>>> www.corda.com/) >>>> It looks quite nice, makes good PDFs, is easy in use, runs on >>>> multiple platforms - but it has it's price. >>>> >>>>> 3. Convert XML to PDF >>>>> >>>>> I like to see if I can find better tools and solutions. >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>>> the mailing list
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Paul - which server are you using? I tried this with Webstar (OSX, WEBDNA6), and while I was able to get it to pass a file, I cannot open the file, so something is not generating correctly. Larry Larry Hewitt 360.807.1100 OFFICE The REQ Center, LLC 360.807.1103 FAX 109 No. Tower 360.880.4855 CELL P.O. Box 1017 larryh@hewittco.com Centralia, WA 98531 TheREQCenter.com On Aug 15, 2006, at 5:23 PM, Paul Willis wrote: > Hi > > It's pretty straightforward. Basically you create an html template > page which can include [webdna stuff]. This is the page that will > be turned into a pdf, so lay it out how you want the pdf to look. > > Then on your 'admin' page that will actually create the pdf file, > you pass the url for your template to HTMLDoc using [shell] and > HTMLDoc creates the pdf file based on your template. > > Here is the basic code we use... > > http://www.yourwebsite.com/page_to_pdf.html is our template. > > On our admin page we have this code... > > [!]-- Set the variables --[/!] > [text]DLFileName=[cart].pdf[/text] > > [!]--- Preset parameters --[/!] > [text]PageAddress=http://www.yourwebsite.com/page_to_pdf.html[/text] > [text]Options=-t pdf14 --webpage --browserwidth 680 --size a4 -- > portrait --left 36 --right 36 --top 36 --bottom 36 --header ... -- > footer ...[/text] > [text]TempFilePathFull=/full/path/to/website/pdfGenerator/temp/ > [cart][/text] > [text]TempFilePathRel=pdfGenerator/temp/[cart][/text] > [text]TempFolderPathRel=pdfGenerator/temp/[/text] > > [!]-- Generate the pdf file --[/!] > [shell]htmldoc [Options] -f [TempFilePathFull] '[PageAddress]'[/shell] > > [!]-- Send response to the browser --[/!] > [text]line_ending=%0D%0A[/text] > [ReturnRaw binarybody=[TempFilePathRel]]HTTP/1.0 200 OK[unurl] > [line_ending][/unurl][!] > [/!]Status: 200[unurl][line_ending][/unurl][!] > [/!]Content-Type: application/pdf[unurl][line_ending][/unurl][!] > [/!]Content-phil: '[TempFilePathRel]'[unurl][line_ending][/unurl][!] > [/!]Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="[DLFileName]"[unurl] > [line_ending][line_ending][/unurl][!] > [/!][/ReturnRaw] > > > Basically we set the pdf name to a [cart] and set a few fixed > parameters: where the template is, where the pdf should be saved etc. > Pass these to HTMLDoc. > Return the pdf to the browser. > > This is all on Mac OS X Server with WebDNA 6. > > Cheers > > Paul > > > On 16 Aug 2006, at 00:11, Stuart Tremain wrote: > >> Paul >> >> Have you found it easy to use with WebDNA, any examples you wish >> to share ? >> >> Stuart Tremain >> idfk web developments, sydney, australia >> >> >> On 16 Aug 2006, at 8:28 AM, Paul Willis wrote: >> >>> We use HTMLdoc >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> On 14 Aug 2006, at 21:04, Bess Ho wrote: >>> >>>> I find this server too www.corda.com but it is $3000 per cpu. >>>> Any one has any other open source, tools, methods? >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On >>>> Behalf Of >>>> Thierry Almy >>>> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 11:32 PM >>>> To: WebDNA Talk >>>> Subject: Re: PDF Tools >>>> >>>> >>>>> Can someone recommend any reliable tools to do the following PDF >>>>> integration/conversion? >>>>> >>>>> 1. User enter data on web form, data saved to a pre-existed PDF, >>>>> email saved PDF back to user >>>>> 2. Convert HTML to PDF >>>> >>>> A few month ago I was gambling around with Corda Server (http:// >>>> www.corda.com/) >>>> It looks quite nice, makes good PDFs, is easy in use, runs on >>>> multiple platforms - but it has it's price. >>>> >>>>> 3. Convert XML to PDF >>>>> >>>>> I like to see if I can find better tools and solutions. >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>>> the mailing list . >>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>>>> >>>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>> the mailing list . >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>>> the mailing list . >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >>>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > digest@talk.smithmicro.com> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . 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