Hi y'all, >> At 3:43 PM -0500 4/3/02, Bill McCabe wrote:
> >output options: HTML, Excel (Spreadsheet::WriteExcel), and PDF. For PDF output > >I've been using PDF::Create, which has been at version .01 since 1999. It has > >worked flawlessly for my purposes for a couple of years, but is very > >limited. In > >fine form-follows-function fashion, the end users would now like the > >PDF output > >gussied up with graphics, etc. Does anyone have any strong (positive or > >negative) recommendations for which module(s) I should migrate to? > Robert Landrum wrote: > Actually, I used PDF::API2. I've used it for graphics and others > and have contributed patches to the source (which may or may not have > been included, but which aren't critical for general use). > > The only downside is that it is poorly documented (in my opinion), > but determination overruled and I've used it quite for all types of > applications (including dynamic fill-out-and-download applications). > > The speed isn't great, but if it's a low traffic application, it > shouldn't be a problem. Just wanted to second Robert's recommendation. We use PDF::API2 as well for a client, and it arrived just in time. The key for us was that PDF::API2 allows us to edit a PDF file, so we can start with a template and just make a few changes. We needed to be able to start with a PDF file supplied by a client and just make some edits to the file on the fly based on user input. It's a bit less stable than other modules I've used, but it's young and rapidly improving. Take care, Kurt Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
