Re: html to pdf... again.

There are a lot of settings, many of which are important, such as those controlling image handling and page margins. The reference guide lists all of them. -Mike Chabot On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Les Irvin wrote: > > Are there innumerable options and settings needed within the > CFdocume

Re: html to pdf... again.

It depends on the makeup of the HTML you are trying to convert and which version of CF you are using. The cfdocument tag is one that has seen good improvements in each release of CF, so you are going to have an easier time using it if you are using CF9. cfdocument doesn't support the same level of

Re: html to pdf... again.

Are there innumerable options and settings needed within the CFdocument tag, or it just simply wrapping that sucker within the simple tag and going for it? Background colors and css is all preserved? On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Robert Harrison wrote: > > We've done this a few times. If you

RE: html to pdf... again.

We've done this a few times. If you're using advanced CSS and in the HTML layout, the results when you go to CFPDF can be tricky. We've found if you generate more rigid old style HTML tables the results on going to PDF are more predictable. Robert B. Harrison Director of Interactive Servi

Re: html to pdf... again.

It's extremely easy. Though sometimes getting everything pixel perfect is tough. if you are on cf9, or if you are cf7/8 On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Les Irvin wrote: > > This should be easy. I'm working on a site to allow real estate > agents to tweak a brochure on-line, then save it as

Re: HTML to PDF help needed ActivePDF just died on me

I have used ABC PDF with great success. It is either ASP or .NET. http://www.websupergoo.com/abcpdf-1.htm G On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Phill B wrote: > ActivePDF just started flaking out on me. Some times it will work and > other times it wont. I tried cfdocument but that thing sucks wh

Re: HTML to PDF help needed ActivePDF just died on me

Phil, I don't have any experience with ActivePDF, but I have wrestled with cfdocument a lot recently and have built up a nice collection of links on the subject. You mentioned that using CSS sucked in cfdocument, and that triggered the thought of this article I found that discussed getting thin

RE: HTML to PDF

If you have a repro case, BTW, shoot it at me offline and I'd like to check it out. But for manual breaking, the idea is you'll want use cfdocumentitem type="pagebreak" in your cfloop or whatever you're using after closing the table tag, then re-open the table tag after the page break. How d

RE: HTML to PDF

Thanks Damon! Still not having much luck with the sliced at page break images and text though. - Calvin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:07 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: HTML to PDF Here's the a

RE: HTML to PDF

, IMO. HTH Damon >Hmmm, I would have to test this again but on early tests it doe not like >complex table layouts or advanced CSS. > > > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: 15 June 2005 00:00 >To

RE: HTML to PDF

Here's the answer to this one: what you're seeing is the rendering of the iFrame contents only. If you remove the embedded iframe from this page, it renders fine. Support for iFrames is enhancement request #54932, FYI. HTH Damon >Our user group did a presentation last night and our user grou

RE: HTML to PDF

al Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 7:19 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: HTML to PDF Yeah, tracking row counts in table rendering sometimes is an imprecise science, but I've seen it done with good results. It's a

Re: HTML to PDF

On Monday 13 June 2005 16:03, Rey Bango wrote: > Any alternatives? http://html2pdf.seven49.net/ or the linux utility of the same name. -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and con

RE: HTML to PDF

Yeah, tracking row counts in table rendering sometimes is an imprecise science, but I've seen it done with good results. It's a little discocerting for users to split onto a new page without new headers re-rendered on printed copy anyway, so oming up with a counter, ending the tabel and re-star

RE: HTML to PDF

You'll want to make sure you have resolveURL set for the CFHTTP call, that you have background images enabled for CFDOCUMENT, and watch the iframes on that page. I'll take a look at the result of this page in CFDOC later today, but those are a few tings I can think of off the top of my head. A

RE: HTML to PDF

Hmmm, I would have to test this again but on early tests it doe not like complex table layouts or advanced CSS. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 June 2005 00:00 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: HTML to PDF Not sure what "co

RE: HTML to PDF

site, it does validate as HTML 4.01 (the CSS validates as well). - Calvin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 7:00 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: HTML to PDF Not sure what "complex HTML" is, but ful

RE: HTML to PDF

PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: HTML to PDF Hmmm...this could be a known issue where if a table cell extends across pages, long text or images in that table cell can get cut off if CFDOC is doing auto-page break

RE: HTML to PDF

Not sure what "complex HTML" is, but full HTML 4.01 and CSS 1 and 2 are supported. If a browser can render it, we liely can as well. No HTML->XHTML re-formatting is required. >It is also not very good at complex HTML. > >Probably loads out there.have a look for iText or some other Java ba

RE: HTML to PDF

Hmmm...this could be a known issue where if a table cell extends across pages, long text or images in that table cell can get cut off if CFDOC is doing auto-page breaking. It's on our radar to look at in the future, as is table header cell auto-duplication across pages when page breaks are enco

Re: HTML to PDF

Rey, Did you try the second URL I posted? www.coldfusion.org/downloads/Merging_CF_With_Adobe_pdf1.ppt Left off the "1" when I typed it the first time. It works on this end OK. Or you can just go to www.coldfusion.org/downloads

RE: HTML to PDF

Say, in one of our projects, cfdocument slices text and images in half at page breaks... Why is that? - Calvin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:19 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: HTML to PDF A few intro/demos

Re: HTML to PDF

Rey Bango wrote: > Thanks Damon. The thing is that we're running on CFMX 6.1 but I'm going maybe iText. http://www.lowagie.com/iText/ the demo stuff damon pointed to should apply to this lib too. ~| Logware (www.logware.us):

Re: HTML to PDF

Thanks Damon. The thing is that we're running on CFMX 6.1 but I'm going to bookmark these links for future use. Rey., [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A few intro/demos of the CFDOCUMENT feature and creating printable HTML > output in CFMX7 can be found here: > > http://www.macrome

Re: HTML to PDF

Hi Rick, I tried to download it but nothing came up. I also cut and pasted the url in my browser and still nothing. Perhaps its a different filename? Rey,, Rick Mason wrote: > Rey, > You may want to check out one of our CFUG presentations on that very > subject: > > www.coldfusion.org/downl

Re: HTML to PDF

Awesome James. I'll certainly look into these options. Rey... James Holmes wrote: > Apache FOP (http://xml.apache.org/fop/) works well. There's a good > stylesheet for XHTML-> FO at > http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-xslfo2app/ and the whole > lot is open source. > > -Original

Re: HTML to PDF

hehe. Thanks Calvin. Is CFDocument stable? I thought it was a bit quirky at times? Rey... Calvin Ward wrote: > Upgrade to 7.0 and you'll pay less and get a whole bunch more functionality! > :) > > -Original Message- > From: Rey Bango [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 13,

Re: HTML to PDF

Rey, Sorry I mistyped the URL. www.coldfusion.org/downloads/Merging_CF_With_Adobe_pdf1.ppt Rick Mason On 6/13/05, Rick Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rey, > You may want to check out one of our CFUG presentation

Re: HTML to PDF

Hello, We use PDFLib (including PDI) which currently is running $900. It is licensed on a per cpu basis with discounts for multi-cpu environments. -Mark On 6/13/05, Rey Bango <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi guys. I need a solution that will let me build a dynamic HTML page > and output it to PD

Re: HTML to PDF

Rey, You may want to check out one of our CFUG presentations on that very subject: www.coldfusion.org/downloads/Merging_CF_With_Adobe_pdf.ppt If you have any questions the author, Randy Brown, has his email in the presentation

RE: HTML to PDF

Apache FOP (http://xml.apache.org/fop/) works well. There's a good stylesheet for XHTML-> FO at http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-xslfo2app/ and the whole lot is open source. -Original Message- From: Rey Bango [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 13 June 2005 11:04 To: C

RE: HTML to PDF

Upgrade to 7.0 and you'll pay less and get a whole bunch more functionality! :) -Original Message- From: Rey Bango [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 11:04 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: HTML to PDF Hi guys. I need a solution that will let me build a dynamic HTML page and ou

RE: HTML to PDF

It is also not very good at complex HTML. Probably loads out there.have a look for iText or some other Java based tool. -Original Message- From: Rey Bango [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 June 2005 16:04 To: CF-Talk Subject: HTML to PDF Hi guys. I need a solution that will let m

RE: HTML to PDF?

HTML2PDF is a good utility, I use it to generate PDF files that I store on the server for later retrieval. It's in the Exchange. Joshua Miller Head Programmer / IT Manager Garrison Enterprises Inc. www.garrisonenterprises.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] (704) 569-0801 ext. 254 ***

Re: HTML to PDF?

Tutorial: http://tutorial135.easycfm.com/ Pablo - Original Message - From: "Chris Alvarado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:39 AM Subject: HTML to PDF? > Hello all, > > I have a project that requires the conversion of HTML files

Re: HTML to PDF?

Use the CF_HTML2PDF3 will do just that. You can set it to convert any dynamic/static HTML file or even a CFM file to PDF. You specify where you want the file stored. Store it on the server to be used at anytime you want. I keep the files active for 24 hours then deletes them. This way it does not

Re: HTML to PDF?

oi Chris!! you can use activePDF, i know it creates the files on the server ctz -- Tuesday, September 2, 2003, 11:39:39 AM, you wrote: CA> Hello all, CA> I have a project that requires the conversion of HTML files to PDF. I CA> see a couple on the

RE: HTML to PDF?

Give cf_html2pdf3 a shot (do a quick Google search for it) Works very well at converting both dynamic and static HTML to PDF files. Matt -Original Message- From: Chris Alvarado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 11:40 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: HTML to PDF? Hello

RE: Html to PDF, Excel, Word formats

ay, May 01, 2002 8:22 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Html to PDF, Excel, Word formats I recommend checking out CF_HTML2PDF3 (can be found in the DevEx), a free Custom Tag that generates PDF files. Tried and tested, and very easy to implement. This tag utilizes HTMLDOC.EXE, and you must have CFEXECUTE

Re: Html to PDF, Excel, Word formats

And try CFComet.com. They are pretty smart. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/01/02 09:51AM >>> I take it you already searched on google? On Wed, 1 May 2002, YC Nyon wrote: > Hi, > > What are the options of converting a html file on the fly to PDF, Excel and Word >using CF ? > > Thank

Re: Html to PDF, Excel, Word formats

I take it you already searched on google? On Wed, 1 May 2002, YC Nyon wrote: > Hi, > > What are the options of converting a html file on the fly to PDF, Excel and Word >using CF ? > > Thanks. > Nyon > > > __ Get the mails

RE: Html to PDF, Excel, Word formats

I recommend checking out CF_HTML2PDF3 (can be found in the DevEx), a free Custom Tag that generates PDF files. Tried and tested, and very easy to implement. This tag utilizes HTMLDOC.EXE, and you must have CFEXECUTE access on your server. My only gripe is that it does not support CSS. v/r, Jef

RE: Html to PDF, Excel, Word formats

www.cfcomet.com will give you boundless options. Macromedia's Developer's Exchange is another source of options. Erika >>| -Original Message- >>| From: YC Nyon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| >>| Hi, >>| >>| What are the opti

Re: HTML to PDF

TED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 9:27 PM Subject: Re: HTML to PDF > Hi gang... same thing but on the windows side... I'm looking for a cheap > (not necessarily free) ez, quick, etc solution. Crystal Reports is a > decent way

Re: HTML to PDF

Hi gang... same thing but on the windows side... I'm looking for a cheap (not necessarily free) ez, quick, etc solution. Crystal Reports is a decent way to get the job done but what a big flaky piece of software. Bugs & quirks galore! At this point, all I need to do is convert a pretty complex

Re: HTML to PDF

www.pdflib.com - appears to be the linux industry standard. Try that yet? www.fastio.com - may do the deal too. www.planetpdf.com - Original Message - From: "Jille Floridor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 6:14 AM Subject: HTML to

Re: html to pdf

> Thanks, but I don't believe easysw distribute the compiled command line > version of htmlDOC for free, you have to compile it yourself (which I > have no idea how to do) which is why I put this request out to the list. > You need Visual C++ for a windows compile. The instructions are in the down

Re: html to pdf

Thanks, but I don't believe easysw distribute the compiled command line version of htmlDOC for free, you have to compile it yourself (which I have no idea how to do) which is why I put this request out to the list. Stephen Moretti wrote: > > > Can someone out there tell me where I can get a comp

Re: html to pdf

Thanks for this great link!!! this is very useful!! - Original Message - Wrom: SWZIDREXCAXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQ To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 12:47 PM Subject: Re: html to pdf > > Can someone out there tell me wher

Re: html to pdf

> Can someone out there tell me where I can get a compiled version of > htmldoc.exe v. 1-8-18 (ie the latest version) > http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc/ http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=htmldoc Turns up loads of references for various platforms. ___