RE: generate multiple PDFs automatically
did you still need help with this one? my print indutry buddy is around today for questions. eric From: Janine Jakim [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: generate multiple PDFs automatically Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 12:26:47 -0400 We use active pdf- then the user can query on what they want (ie: individual report card/report card for class/report card for entire grade). It works well but it can get a bit slow-it'll take over a minute to do an entire grade--but the clog is in the cfsets. I did use the fdf too- you should be able to have it make it query several reports at once- you need to somehow make a parameter query to let the user call them in batches. I remember being able to set up entire classes/grades with fdf- but the performance pretty quickly degraded. I don't know about the automatic printing- I gave them print preview and let them choose to print or not to print. -Original Message- From: Dimo Michailov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 12:21 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: generate multiple PDFs automatically Thanks for the advice.. I checked CFCOMET but I cannot still find an answer to the biggest problem - the number of files that will be generated. I can dynamically populate every single PDF through FDF - no problem. However, with 7,000 or so records it becomes impossible to manually loop over every single record, display the PDF and have the user PRINT it. I need a way to automate the PDF generation *AND* the printing. Any ideas? Anybody? Thanks, Dimo Jason Miller wrote: check cfcomet.com - I just saw a tidbit in there on creating pdf's on the fly.. I think there are less than a dozem posts in the PDF section - so it should be easy to find. I am 100% I saw it there. Jay Miller Randell B Adkins wrote: Could use a LOOP to generate them however that is alot to handle. Another note is that I am not sure there is a way to FORCE the print. You can force the print dialog box but not the actual print that I am aware of. Randy Adkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/28/02 13:37 PM Hello all: Here's the situation I am facing: We have a huge recordset - maybe around 5000-6000 records that we would like to use to create PDF reports on the fly and print. I am using FDFs to create a single PDF report from this dataset, but this would be extremely slow and painful to have a user manually call each record and then print and them move on to the next one. Does anyone have any ideas how this can be automated? Thanks in advance, Dimo __ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: generate multiple PDFs automatically
Thanks for the advice.. I checked CFCOMET but I cannot still find an answer to the biggest problem - the number of files that will be generated. I can dynamically populate every single PDF through FDF - no problem. However, with 7,000 or so records it becomes impossible to manually loop over every single record, display the PDF and have the user PRINT it. I need a way to automate the PDF generation *AND* the printing. Any ideas? Anybody? Thanks, Dimo Jason Miller wrote: check cfcomet.com - I just saw a tidbit in there on creating pdf's on the fly.. I think there are less than a dozem posts in the PDF section - so it should be easy to find. I am 100% I saw it there. Jay Miller Randell B Adkins wrote: Could use a LOOP to generate them however that is alot to handle. Another note is that I am not sure there is a way to FORCE the print. You can force the print dialog box but not the actual print that I am aware of. Randy Adkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/28/02 13:37 PM Hello all: Here's the situation I am facing: We have a huge recordset - maybe around 5000-6000 records that we would like to use to create PDF reports on the fly and print. I am using FDFs to create a single PDF report from this dataset, but this would be extremely slow and painful to have a user manually call each record and then print and them move on to the next one. Does anyone have any ideas how this can be automated? Thanks in advance, Dimo __ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: generate multiple PDFs automatically
We use active pdf- then the user can query on what they want (ie: individual report card/report card for class/report card for entire grade). It works well but it can get a bit slow-it'll take over a minute to do an entire grade--but the clog is in the cfsets. I did use the fdf too- you should be able to have it make it query several reports at once- you need to somehow make a parameter query to let the user call them in batches. I remember being able to set up entire classes/grades with fdf- but the performance pretty quickly degraded. I don't know about the automatic printing- I gave them print preview and let them choose to print or not to print. -Original Message- From: Dimo Michailov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 12:21 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: generate multiple PDFs automatically Thanks for the advice.. I checked CFCOMET but I cannot still find an answer to the biggest problem - the number of files that will be generated. I can dynamically populate every single PDF through FDF - no problem. However, with 7,000 or so records it becomes impossible to manually loop over every single record, display the PDF and have the user PRINT it. I need a way to automate the PDF generation *AND* the printing. Any ideas? Anybody? Thanks, Dimo Jason Miller wrote: check cfcomet.com - I just saw a tidbit in there on creating pdf's on the fly.. I think there are less than a dozem posts in the PDF section - so it should be easy to find. I am 100% I saw it there. Jay Miller Randell B Adkins wrote: Could use a LOOP to generate them however that is alot to handle. Another note is that I am not sure there is a way to FORCE the print. You can force the print dialog box but not the actual print that I am aware of. Randy Adkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/28/02 13:37 PM Hello all: Here's the situation I am facing: We have a huge recordset - maybe around 5000-6000 records that we would like to use to create PDF reports on the fly and print. I am using FDFs to create a single PDF report from this dataset, but this would be extremely slow and painful to have a user manually call each record and then print and them move on to the next one. Does anyone have any ideas how this can be automated? Thanks in advance, Dimo __ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: generate multiple PDFs automatically
I'll do some digging tomorrow - talk to my printing industry friend. He has some pretty cool acrobat addins that merge and split, and n-up print documents. I see if has any hints. In the interim you may want to check out acrobuddies.com or PlanetPDF.com or sites like them more to follow. Eric. From: Dimo Michailov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: generate multiple PDFs automatically Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 12:21:23 -0400 Thanks for the advice.. I checked CFCOMET but I cannot still find an answer to the biggest problem - the number of files that will be generated. I can dynamically populate every single PDF through FDF - no problem. However, with 7,000 or so records it becomes impossible to manually loop over every single record, display the PDF and have the user PRINT it. I need a way to automate the PDF generation *AND* the printing. Any ideas? Anybody? Thanks, Dimo Jason Miller wrote: check cfcomet.com - I just saw a tidbit in there on creating pdf's on the fly.. I think there are less than a dozem posts in the PDF section - so it should be easy to find. I am 100% I saw it there. Jay Miller Randell B Adkins wrote: Could use a LOOP to generate them however that is alot to handle. Another note is that I am not sure there is a way to FORCE the print. You can force the print dialog box but not the actual print that I am aware of. Randy Adkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/28/02 13:37 PM Hello all: Here's the situation I am facing: We have a huge recordset - maybe around 5000-6000 records that we would like to use to create PDF reports on the fly and print. I am using FDFs to create a single PDF report from this dataset, but this would be extremely slow and painful to have a user manually call each record and then print and them move on to the next one. Does anyone have any ideas how this can be automated? Thanks in advance, Dimo __ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
generate multiple PDFs automatically
Hello all: Here's the situation I am facing: We have a huge recordset - maybe around 5000-6000 records that we would like to use to create PDF reports on the fly and print. I am using FDFs to create a single PDF report from this dataset, but this would be extremely slow and painful to have a user manually call each record and then print and them move on to the next one. Does anyone have any ideas how this can be automated? Thanks in advance, Dimo __ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: generate multiple PDFs automatically
Could use a LOOP to generate them however that is alot to handle. Another note is that I am not sure there is a way to FORCE the print. You can force the print dialog box but not the actual print that I am aware of. Randy Adkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/28/02 13:37 PM Hello all: Here's the situation I am facing: We have a huge recordset - maybe around 5000-6000 records that we would like to use to create PDF reports on the fly and print. I am using FDFs to create a single PDF report from this dataset, but this would be extremely slow and painful to have a user manually call each record and then print and them move on to the next one. Does anyone have any ideas how this can be automated? Thanks in advance, Dimo __ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: generate multiple PDFs automatically
It sounds like you need activepdf at http://www.activepdf.com. If you just need printed reports, use COM and Word. It's a lot cheaper. http://www.cfcomet.com - Matt Small -Original Message- From: Randell B Adkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 2:05 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: generate multiple PDFs automatically Could use a LOOP to generate them however that is alot to handle. Another note is that I am not sure there is a way to FORCE the print. You can force the print dialog box but not the actual print that I am aware of. Randy Adkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/28/02 13:37 PM Hello all: Here's the situation I am facing: We have a huge recordset - maybe around 5000-6000 records that we would like to use to create PDF reports on the fly and print. I am using FDFs to create a single PDF report from this dataset, but this would be extremely slow and painful to have a user manually call each record and then print and them move on to the next one. Does anyone have any ideas how this can be automated? Thanks in advance, Dimo __ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: generate multiple PDFs automatically
check cfcomet.com - I just saw a tidbit in there on creating pdf's on the fly.. I think there are less than a dozem posts in the PDF section - so it should be easy to find. I am 100% I saw it there. Jay Miller Randell B Adkins wrote: Could use a LOOP to generate them however that is alot to handle. Another note is that I am not sure there is a way to FORCE the print. You can force the print dialog box but not the actual print that I am aware of. Randy Adkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/28/02 13:37 PM Hello all: Here's the situation I am facing: We have a huge recordset - maybe around 5000-6000 records that we would like to use to create PDF reports on the fly and print. I am using FDFs to create a single PDF report from this dataset, but this would be extremely slow and painful to have a user manually call each record and then print and them move on to the next one. Does anyone have any ideas how this can be automated? Thanks in advance, Dimo __ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
