Re: [WebDNA] writing pdfs on the fly (Avery labels #5160)
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 105048
interpreted = N
texte = btw wkpdf uses webkit and its converts css well. So you can easily build =a nice html document using css and have wkpdf convert it to pdf for you.On Mar 16, 2010, at 1:25 PM, Bob Minor wrote:> we use a few different tools for pdf on the fly>=20> htmldocs and wkpdf for html to pdf conversions, each has their =drawbacks and benefits.=20>=20> for form integration with pdf we use pdftk, this lets you plug values =into an existing pdf form.=20>=20>=20> On Mar 16, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Donovan Brooke wrote:>=20>> Govinda wrote:>> [snip]>>> What are people doing to write pdfs on the fly? PHP? Or any good =(easy to instal/run) freeware/shareware out there.>>> All we need is Avery label #5160 dynamic pdfs, populated with our =webdna db data.>>> -Govinda>>=20>>=20>> Hi Govinda, I hate to discourage the use of WebDNA, but when dealing =with client deadlines...>>=20>> I am currently looking at:>>=20>> http://www.tecnick.com/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=3Dtcpdf>>=20>> It's an open source PDF utility for PHP. I will be calling>> a PHP page with a WebDNA tcpconnect.. or maybe even through>> the commandline to accomplish my goals.>>=20>> There may be other better solutions for your needs out there, I don't>> know.>>=20>> tcpdf consists of basically one main file and a couple supporting>> small files and does not require any special external =objects/frameworks>> etc.. It could be rewritten in WebDNA.. but I don't have the time>> to rewrite 17,000 lines of code right now. ;-)>>=20>> Anyway, I'm looking at it for DRM purposes, but it is fairly =versatile. It utilizes ImageMagick for image manipulation.>>=20>> Acrobat has a DOM interface (similar to browsers but different). I =suppose you could hack something there by running Acrobat on your>> server and then calling javascript through WebDNA using [shell].>> That may just drive a person past the crazy line. :-)>>=20>> I'll be getting more into this in the coming weeks myself.>>=20>> Donovan>>=20>>=20>>=20>>=20>> --=20>> Donovan Brooke>> Euca Design Center>> [Practical-Ethical-Efficient]>> www.euca.us>> egg.bz>> artglass-forum.com>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list
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btw wkpdf uses webkit and its converts css well. So you can easily build =a nice html document using css and have wkpdf convert it to pdf for you.On Mar 16, 2010, at 1:25 PM, Bob Minor wrote:> we use a few different tools for pdf on the fly>=20> htmldocs and wkpdf for html to pdf conversions, each has their =drawbacks and benefits.=20>=20> for form integration with pdf we use pdftk, this lets you plug values =into an existing pdf form.=20>=20>=20> On Mar 16, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Donovan Brooke wrote:>=20>> Govinda wrote:>> [snip]>>> What are people doing to write pdfs on the fly? PHP? Or any good =(easy to instal/run) freeware/shareware out there.>>> All we need is Avery label #5160 dynamic pdfs, populated with our =webdna db data.>>> -Govinda>>=20>>=20>> Hi Govinda, I hate to discourage the use of WebDNA, but when dealing =with client deadlines...>>=20>> I am currently looking at:>>=20>> http://www.tecnick.com/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=3Dtcpdf>>=20>> It's an open source PDF utility for PHP. I will be calling>> a PHP page with a WebDNA tcpconnect.. or maybe even through>> the commandline to accomplish my goals.>>=20>> There may be other better solutions for your needs out there, I don't>> know.>>=20>> tcpdf consists of basically one main file and a couple supporting>> small files and does not require any special external =objects/frameworks>> etc.. It could be rewritten in WebDNA.. but I don't have the time>> to rewrite 17,000 lines of code right now. ;-)>>=20>> Anyway, I'm looking at it for DRM purposes, but it is fairly =versatile. It utilizes ImageMagick for image manipulation.>>=20>> Acrobat has a DOM interface (similar to browsers but different). I =suppose you could hack something there by running Acrobat on your>> server and then calling javascript through WebDNA using [shell].>> That may just drive a person past the crazy line. :-)>>=20>> I'll be getting more into this in the coming weeks myself.>>=20>> Donovan>>=20>>=20>>=20>>=20>> --=20>> Donovan Brooke>> Euca Design Center>> [Practical-Ethical-Efficient]>> www.euca.us>> egg.bz>> artglass-forum.com>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/>> Bug Reporting: =http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=3Dtopics&category=3D288>=20> ---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/> Bug Reporting: =http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=3Dtopics&category=3D288
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