On Tue, 19 Aug 2008, Amy Raisanen wrote:
> We just got started building a web application and got stumped trying to
> create a pdf with the information the user has already provided us. How
> do we create a pdf and also create an auto filled pdf application/form?
> Are we going to need to purchase software?
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We can offer a solution, if you are open to including a Windows system in
the mix. This solution is Print Wizard, a Windows-based print processing
program.
Print Wizard offers a high-level print description language called PWML
(Print Wizard Markup Language). This language is based on HTML, and looks
like HTML. In fact, it can use many HTML tags, such as for setting font
(<FONT>) and bold (<B>), and including images (<IMG>). It has other tags
that overcome some of HTML's weaknesses, such as the GOTO tag that allows
positioning text in a precise location on the page, in inches, cm, etc.
from the edge of the page. And it has other tags that do things that HTML
doesn't even address, such as printing barcodes and specifying form
overlays.
Print Wizard can output to any printer, or to fax, or, for your purposes,
to PDF. This uses our own PDF generator; it is not dependent on
Ghostscript or anything else. This means that you can have your
application generate PWML text and have Print Wizard convert it to PDF.
We have several options for communicating between a AIX/Unix/Linux system
and a Windows system. If you want to contact me, we can discuss those
options.
Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc.
personal e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
company e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time)
fax: (US) 503-624-0760
web: http://www.anzio.com
street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc.
10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9
Portland, OR 97223 USA
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