Re: PDF Tools
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texte = Hi We are running it on Mac OS X 10.3.9 Server with Apache and WebDNA 6. I'm not sure the server really has anything to do with it. So long as the app runs on your platform it should be independent of the 'server' software. Some thoughts... Have you tried just running HTMLDoc without any surrounding page etc, just in the command line? Does the file name end in .pdf? Can you open the file that is created direct from the disk, as opposed to sending it back in a web page as per my example? Have you tried with a very simple template page? Paul On 16 Aug 2006, at 17:00, Larry Hewitt wrote: > 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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Hi We are running it on Mac OS X 10.3.9 Server with Apache and WebDNA 6. I'm not sure the server really has anything to do with it. So long as the app runs on your platform it should be independent of the 'server' software. Some thoughts... Have you tried just running HTMLDoc without any surrounding page etc, just in the command line? Does the file name end in .pdf? Can you open the file that is created direct from the disk, as opposed to sending it back in a web page as per my example? Have you tried with a very simple template page? Paul On 16 Aug 2006, at 17:00, Larry Hewitt wrote: > 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 . > 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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