You may want to look at Adobe's PDF/Document server products: Adobe Central Pro Output Server (Generate PDF dynamically from any datasource using PDF templates) http://www.adobe.com/products/server/centralpro/main.html
Adobe Document Server (Generate PDF dynamically from XML data. This one includes extended XML/XSL-FO support as well as the ability to manipulate/create GIF, JPG, SVG, etc. This one has COM, Java and Perl support in the API and has a SOAP interface for Web-based applications.) http://www.adobe.com/products/server/documentserver/main.html ActivePDF looked nice, but it's pricey. You may be able to go straight to the "PDF Source" and get more robust features, better integration and more freedom. Joshua Miller Head Programmer / IT Manager Garrison Enterprises Inc. www.garrisonenterprises.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] (704) 569-9044 ext. 254 ************************************************************************ ************* Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender states them to be the views of Garrison Enterprises Inc. This e-mail is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and contains information that is private and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please delete it immediately and advise us by return e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ ************* -----Original Message----- From: webguy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 6:50 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Active PDF? We use ActivePDF here, to do everything you have mentioned here. Pretty good. The only thing is that it is COM, which ties you to windows, and can be a performance issue in MX. java-com bridge. You can do all the things you mention using pdf forms to. You can even have javascript in PDF too.. Check out cfcomet.com too. We also do a lot of xslfo stuff for a reporting engine we have built. ActivePDF is more suitable to the requirements listed. WG -----Original Message----- From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 June 2003 05:10 To: CF-Talk Subject: Active PDF? Howdy - I have a client who wanted to convert a number of Word-created forms to PDF's and put them up on their site. No sweat. Then, they wanted the user to be able to fill out form fields and have Acrobat do all the math, and they could print out a nice, cleanly filled-out form to sign and fax. Again, no problem at all. Now, however, they'd like to take the final step and have fully interactive PDF's - where certain dynamic fields are populated from database information, and the user can "submit" the PDF like they would any other web form and have CF process it accordingly. I've looked at ActivePDF, but before I dive into that, I wanted to send out some feelers to the group to see if anyone's worked with that with CF5 before. Money's not an object (to a point), so if there's a particularly awesome package there I should look into, I'm open to some suggestions. I am fiddling with XSL:FO syntax right now, but it's not exactly what I'm looking for, since I have to work off a previously-existing document (and I don't have a great deal of time to really get elbow-deep in *yet another* XML spec.) :) Thanks, - Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
