[cfaussie] Re: pdf embedding
Hi, I load uploaded images into a database, and display them within Crystal Reports 9. The Report I then display in pdf format. works great. Scott Thornton, Programmer Application Development Information Services and Telecommunications Hunter-New England Area Health Service p: +61 02 49213589 m: 0413800242 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/30/06 2:56 PM Hi all, has anyone worked with combining and embedding pdfs through cold fusion? Specifically I'm looking to receive an image from the user and embed it in a pdf template, showing the user the result. I did some work on this kind of thing ages and ages ago but it was very hacky back then, using cfexecute and a number of other things. I'm googling and experimenting but if anyone has prior experience, particularly with newer versions of CF please give me a yell. cheers, Toby --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups cfaussie group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cfaussie] Re: pdf embedding
Hi Shane, yeah I'm looking at iText now - have found a few examples of people using it. CF does indeed use iText for cfdocument etc, but it's possible to also run the latest iText alongside it. Toby On 30/12/2006, at 16:09 , Shane Farmer wrote: Hi Toby, If you are willing to go the Java route, you could use the iText (Lowagie) library to combine the cover PDF with a separate PDF generated from the image (or maybe even the image directly). We use this in some Java code and it works quite well. I think it is a little less resource hungry than other libraries such as FOP. http://www.lowagie.com/iText/faq.html#template I heard a rumour somewhere that CF uses iText as its PDF engine anyway. Shane On 12/30/06, Toby Tremayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry I don't think I'm being clear. I have a pdf of the book cover, and I need to insert a user uploaded image into the cover itself. IE I need to set out a position in the cover pdf, where an image can be dropped in. What I need to do is use cf/java to add the image file to the pdf, and save the result. Make sense? Toby On 30/12/2006, at 15:10 , Steve Onnis wrote: All you need to do is make the cover. I am sure you can find some nice code to combine 2 PDFS together. Create the cover and add it to the rest of the book Steve -Original Message- From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toby Tremayne Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 3:03 PM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] Re: pdf embedding I'm not entirely sure. Basically I have a print quality pdf of a book cover, into which I need to put a set location for a user uploaded image. The idea is the book cover pdf needs to be as is, and have the image inserted into the correct space. Generating the whole thing with cfdocument is no good as I don't have enough control over the print settings, bleed etc etc. Toby On 30/12/2006, at 15:00 , Steve Onnis wrote: You could use cfdocument to generate a complete PDF document Is that an option? -Original Message- From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toby Tremayne Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 2:57 PM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] pdf embedding Hi all, has anyone worked with combining and embedding pdfs through cold fusion? Specifically I'm looking to receive an image from the user and embed it in a pdf template, showing the user the result. I did some work on this kind of thing ages and ages ago but it was very hacky back then, using cfexecute and a number of other things. I'm googling and experimenting but if anyone has prior experience, particularly with newer versions of CF please give me a yell. cheers, Toby --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups cfaussie group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cfaussie] Re: pdf embedding
You could use cfdocument to generate a complete PDF document Is that an option? -Original Message- From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toby Tremayne Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 2:57 PM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] pdf embedding Hi all, has anyone worked with combining and embedding pdfs through cold fusion? Specifically I'm looking to receive an image from the user and embed it in a pdf template, showing the user the result. I did some work on this kind of thing ages and ages ago but it was very hacky back then, using cfexecute and a number of other things. I'm googling and experimenting but if anyone has prior experience, particularly with newer versions of CF please give me a yell. cheers, Toby --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups cfaussie group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cfaussie] Re: pdf embedding
I'm not entirely sure. Basically I have a print quality pdf of a book cover, into which I need to put a set location for a user uploaded image. The idea is the book cover pdf needs to be as is, and have the image inserted into the correct space. Generating the whole thing with cfdocument is no good as I don't have enough control over the print settings, bleed etc etc. Toby On 30/12/2006, at 15:00 , Steve Onnis wrote: You could use cfdocument to generate a complete PDF document Is that an option? -Original Message- From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toby Tremayne Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 2:57 PM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] pdf embedding Hi all, has anyone worked with combining and embedding pdfs through cold fusion? Specifically I'm looking to receive an image from the user and embed it in a pdf template, showing the user the result. I did some work on this kind of thing ages and ages ago but it was very hacky back then, using cfexecute and a number of other things. I'm googling and experimenting but if anyone has prior experience, particularly with newer versions of CF please give me a yell. cheers, Toby --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups cfaussie group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cfaussie] Re: pdf embedding
All you need to do is make the cover. I am sure you can find some nice code to combine 2 PDFS together. Create the cover and add it to the rest of the book Steve -Original Message- From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toby Tremayne Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 3:03 PM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] Re: pdf embedding I'm not entirely sure. Basically I have a print quality pdf of a book cover, into which I need to put a set location for a user uploaded image. The idea is the book cover pdf needs to be as is, and have the image inserted into the correct space. Generating the whole thing with cfdocument is no good as I don't have enough control over the print settings, bleed etc etc. Toby On 30/12/2006, at 15:00 , Steve Onnis wrote: You could use cfdocument to generate a complete PDF document Is that an option? -Original Message- From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toby Tremayne Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 2:57 PM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] pdf embedding Hi all, has anyone worked with combining and embedding pdfs through cold fusion? Specifically I'm looking to receive an image from the user and embed it in a pdf template, showing the user the result. I did some work on this kind of thing ages and ages ago but it was very hacky back then, using cfexecute and a number of other things. I'm googling and experimenting but if anyone has prior experience, particularly with newer versions of CF please give me a yell. cheers, Toby --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups cfaussie group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cfaussie] Re: pdf embedding
Sorry I don't think I'm being clear. I have a pdf of the book cover, and I need to insert a user uploaded image into the cover itself. IE I need to set out a position in the cover pdf, where an image can be dropped in. What I need to do is use cf/java to add the image file to the pdf, and save the result. Make sense? Toby On 30/12/2006, at 15:10 , Steve Onnis wrote: All you need to do is make the cover. I am sure you can find some nice code to combine 2 PDFS together. Create the cover and add it to the rest of the book Steve -Original Message- From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toby Tremayne Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 3:03 PM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] Re: pdf embedding I'm not entirely sure. Basically I have a print quality pdf of a book cover, into which I need to put a set location for a user uploaded image. The idea is the book cover pdf needs to be as is, and have the image inserted into the correct space. Generating the whole thing with cfdocument is no good as I don't have enough control over the print settings, bleed etc etc. Toby On 30/12/2006, at 15:00 , Steve Onnis wrote: You could use cfdocument to generate a complete PDF document Is that an option? -Original Message- From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toby Tremayne Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 2:57 PM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] pdf embedding Hi all, has anyone worked with combining and embedding pdfs through cold fusion? Specifically I'm looking to receive an image from the user and embed it in a pdf template, showing the user the result. I did some work on this kind of thing ages and ages ago but it was very hacky back then, using cfexecute and a number of other things. I'm googling and experimenting but if anyone has prior experience, particularly with newer versions of CF please give me a yell. cheers, Toby --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups cfaussie group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[cfaussie] Re: pdf embedding
Hi Toby, If you are willing to go the Java route, you could use the iText (Lowagie) library to combine the cover PDF with a separate PDF generated from the image (or maybe even the image directly). We use this in some Java code and it works quite well. I think it is a little less resource hungry than other libraries such as FOP. http://www.lowagie.com/iText/faq.html#template I heard a rumour somewhere that CF uses iText as its PDF engine anyway. Shane On 12/30/06, Toby Tremayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry I don't think I'm being clear. I have a pdf of the book cover, and I need to insert a user uploaded image into the cover itself. IE I need to set out a position in the cover pdf, where an image can be dropped in. What I need to do is use cf/java to add the image file to the pdf, and save the result. Make sense? Toby On 30/12/2006, at 15:10 , Steve Onnis wrote: All you need to do is make the cover. I am sure you can find some nice code to combine 2 PDFS together. Create the cover and add it to the rest of the book Steve -Original Message- From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toby Tremayne Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 3:03 PM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] Re: pdf embedding I'm not entirely sure. Basically I have a print quality pdf of a book cover, into which I need to put a set location for a user uploaded image. The idea is the book cover pdf needs to be as is, and have the image inserted into the correct space. Generating the whole thing with cfdocument is no good as I don't have enough control over the print settings, bleed etc etc. Toby On 30/12/2006, at 15:00 , Steve Onnis wrote: You could use cfdocument to generate a complete PDF document Is that an option? -Original Message- From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toby Tremayne Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 2:57 PM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] pdf embedding Hi all, has anyone worked with combining and embedding pdfs through cold fusion? Specifically I'm looking to receive an image from the user and embed it in a pdf template, showing the user the result. I did some work on this kind of thing ages and ages ago but it was very hacky back then, using cfexecute and a number of other things. I'm googling and experimenting but if anyone has prior experience, particularly with newer versions of CF please give me a yell. cheers, Toby --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups cfaussie group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
