Thanks for the info Andrew. I was a little concerned about the rendering but wasn't sure how much of an issue it would be. I'll probably use Word / Excel to open the generated documents and print / export to PDF.
Cheers. On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Andrew Coates (DPE AUSTRALIA) < andrew.coa...@microsoft.com> wrote: > SharePoint 2010 standard and above will do this for you using Word > Automation Services<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee558278.aspx> > . > > > > One alternative to the Apose.Words server I’ve played with is Ericon’s XF > Rendering > Server<http://www.ecrion.com/Products/XFRenderingServer/Overview.aspx>, > but it’s also a little pricey. > > > > A major consideration is how much your generated docs will require some > client-side rendering before they’re converted. Are you using fields and/or > tables (like tables of contents or references etc)? Are you using AltChunks > to compose documents? If so, you need to use some kind of rendering engine > (preferably Word itself or the SharePoint Word Automation Services engine) > to get full fidelity. > > > > Remember that the OOXML SDK doesn’t do any rendering, it simply provides > the markup for the rendering engine to consume. If you want a full-fidelity > fixed-format document (pdf or xps) then you need a good rendering engine > first, and the one that’s going to do the job that’s closest to what Word > does is Word itself (in either client or [Word Automation] server form). > > > > Cheers > > > > Andrew Coates, ME, MCPD, MCSD MCTS, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft, 1 > Epping Road, NORTH RYDE NSW 2113 > Ph: +61 (2) 9870 2719 • Mob +61 (416) 134 993 • Fax: +61 (2) 9870 2400 • > http://blogs.msdn.com/acoat > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Michael Nemtsev > *Sent:* Sunday, 4 July 2010 9:10 PM > *To:* 'ozDotNet' > *Subject:* RE: OOXML to PDF Converter > > > > Are you doing very custom conversion or using any platforms like > SharePoint? > > > > *Michael Nemtsev* > > Microsoft MVP > > B: http://msmvps.com/blogs/laflour > > S: http://www.sharepoint-sandbox.com > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Matt Siebert > *Sent:* Thursday, 1 July 2010 3:58 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* OOXML to PDF Converter > > > > Hi all, > > > > Does anyone know of a cheap / free OOXML to PDF converter program / > library? > > > > I'm working on an app where we'll be producing .docx and .xlsx files and we > then need to convert these to PDF. I'm considering using the OpenXML SDK to > create the OOXML files and it would be nice if we didn't have to depend on > MS Office to turn those into PDFs. Having said that, this is just a 'nice > to have' - the reality is that most (if not all) of our user base will have > MS Office so we're not keen on spending a lot of money for this > functionality. > > > > A quick google revealed > Aspose.Words<http://www.aspose.com/categories/.net-components/aspose.words-for-.net/default.aspx> > but > it's a bit pricey and we're only interested in a fairly small subset of it's > functionality. > > > > Cheers, > > Matt. >
