Re: Creating PDF output on demand

2005-12-04 Thread Helmut Tschemernjak
This looks like it offers exactly what is needed to generate straight forward PDFs from HTML. I will try it right away. Thanks you for the info. Helmut Nathan Walker wrote How about http://www.secondmove.com/WebPDFReports/ The license is only $39 dollars and is worth every penny. It makes

Re: Creating PDF output on demand

2005-12-04 Thread Nathan Walker
How about http://www.secondmove.com/WebPDFReports/ The license is only $39 dollars and is worth every penny. It makes using PDF in WO very easy and straightforward. Definitely worth checking out. -- Nathan On Dec 3, 2005, at 3:25 AM, Lachlan Deck wrote: Hi there, On 01/12/2005, at 11:19

Re: Creating PDF output on demand

2005-12-03 Thread Lachlan Deck
Hi there, On 01/12/2005, at 11:19 PM, Helmut Tschemernjak wrote: we have a similar problem for WO generated forms, reports, etc. One idea is the following: Capture the HTML output from a generated page and save this to an HTML temp file, automate Safari or FireFox to open and print this

Re: Creating PDF output on demand

2005-12-01 Thread Stefan Pantke
Am 30.11.2005 um 22:20 schrieb Stefan Pantke: I need to compose PDF output based on certain input, Finally, I found this list of Java PDF libs: http://schmidt.devlib.org/java/libraries-pdf.html ___ Do not post admin requests to the list. T

Re: Creating PDF output on demand

2005-12-01 Thread Ralph Scheuer
Hi, You might as well check out PDFGenerator available via http:// www.cluster9.com/ . This comprises a complete framework that was written with WO in mind and allows you to design your PDF templates like WO components. It also offers some nice additions like charting and barcode support.

Re: Creating PDF output on demand

2005-12-01 Thread Helmut Tschemernjak
Hi, we have a similar problem for WO generated forms, reports, etc. One idea is the following: Capture the HTML output from a generated page and save this to an HTML temp file, automate Safari or FireFox to open and print this document via AppleScript, capture the PostScript output via a cup

Re: Creating PDF output on demand

2005-12-01 Thread Hugi Thordarson
Hi Stefan! There's an example of iText integration with WO here: http:// hugi.karlmenn.is/page/webobjects . I was working on a PDF project the other day, and found that I had to write some very complex iText code to achieve what I wanted. I took a look at FO, and that is indeed very fun to

Creating PDF output on demand

2005-11-30 Thread Stefan Pantke
I need to compose PDF output based on certain input, - partly based on XML ... and apply styles for PDF output - partly based on images and Text ... and apply 'simple' composition rules for PDF output I know of FOP, but just found iText