Here is another one http://treebeard.sourceforge.net/cfx_treebeard.php
Rob http://treebeard.sourceforge.net http://ruinworld.sourceforge.net Scientia Est Potentia -----Original Message----- From: webguy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:30 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: RE: Generating PDFs in CF Its FOP actually, links in my previous mail WG > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexandro Colorado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 17 December 2002 17:17 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: RE: Generating PDFs in CF > > > There is an open source solution that generate PDF called FOB. > I havent really check it out, I saw it on a presentation of XML > on CF. I will post the URL as soon as I get the rest of the > info from the guy that did the presentation. > > > ---- On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Matthew Small > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > If I already had Crystal, I would do everything I could > to make > > Crystal work. I've been through the wringer making printed > pages work > > in CF, and the only thing that really worked for me was using > COM and > > Word, but it was a poor solution to a complex problem. > > I started using Crystal Reports for .NET, and it's > EXACTLY the > > solution that I've been looking for. I can generate any > report that I > > need, but it took a learning curve to get to the point where > I can make > > those reports work. I've got a couple of books that really > helped, > > along with a burning desire to make it work. > > I haven't use the standalone version of Crystal but I > think it's > > more powerful than the version that I have that came with my > VS.Net. If > > that's the case, then you have everything you need to make > beautiful > > reports. Stick with Crystal, I don't think you would regret > it once you > > get it going. > > Other solutions I've seen are Access reports via COM > and a > > custom tag that generates PDFs on the fly. The PDFs it > generates are > > not of high quality but they do work. > > > > > > Matthew Small > > IT Supervisor > > Showstopper National Dance Competitions > > 3660 Old Kings Hwy > > Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 > > 843-357-1847 > > http://www.showstopperonline.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ciliotta, Mario [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:35 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Generating PDFs in CF > > > > Basically, > > > > Some of the pdf are just very simple - printable versions of > pages, some > > are more complex in that they are copies of the the form that > you filled > > out. Even though we are trying to be paperless, people here > still like > > to have a printable and readable copy of what they requested > so to have > > proof in case of questions. > > > > Some of the other would be more complex, basically copies of > what they > > current have in Access now. We generate these reports based > on queries, > > so I never exactly know what is going to need to be > produced. These > > would be more complex as they require a header, footers, page > numbers > > and proper page breaks and also need to be printed in > landscape format. > > > > I have tried Crystal but it just does not seem to work > correctly. > > > > If you have any links to what you mentioned below that would > be great so > > that I could start researching. > > > > Thanks again, > > > > _Mario > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:00 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Generating PDFs in CF > > > > > > Some questions: > > How complex and or regular are the PDFs you are trying to > create? > > How often are you trying to create them? Quantity? > > Are you building them on the fly for viewing, or > generating and > > saving them via CF? > > > > I have had great success: > > Building the PS by hand in CF, and running it through > Ghostscript to > > generate a PDF > > Using cocoon and XML to generate the PDF on the fly for > viewing > > > > Jerry Johnson > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/17/02 09:43AM >>> > > Hi, > > > > I was wondering if anyone has any information on how to > create a PDF on > > the fly in CF. I have been told to look at Active PDF, but > right now > > there is no money to purchase that tool, so I was looking of > either a > > custom tag or maybe an article or two on how to do this. We > are > > currently using CF 4.5 but will be using CFMX for J2EE within > the 1st > > quarter of 2003, so maybe even a JSP library that does this > would be an > > option. > > > > Thanks > > -Mario > > > > This message is for the named person's use only. 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