Suntower
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| Posted: 08/30/2006, 9:29 AM |
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We have a database of form-fill PDFs. We call these our 'templates'.
Our current (non-CCS) web application lets users select one of these templates, then dynamically pulls user info from a database and creates an FDF (which is a text file). It finally then opens the FDF in a new web page and their Acrobat Reader automagically displays the form-filled (read-only) version of the page.
The only downsides are that:
1. The user must have the full acrobat version in order to save the flattened PDF to their desktop.
2. We have no way to automatically e-mail a flattened copy to a 3rd party (which we sometimes need to do.)
Can someone recommend a server-based solution that they have used with CCS? I -am- aware of several large commercial 'PDF Servers' but they cost 4 figures which is ---way--- over budget for our clients.
SO: We would like to automagically create a 'flattened' PDF of the PDF/FDF and then e-mail it to the users.
Ideas?
THANKS!
---JC
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telmiger
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| Posted: 09/05/2006, 1:48 PM |
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I am using the following products to create pdf reports.
PHP
www.fpdf.org for smaller reports. It's a great product if you don't have access to the server since you do not have to install software on the server just upload the library.
Check out the external scripts some offer the same as you do. Creating a new pdf file from an existing template.
I also used the following free report server that will create pdf reports.
http://reportman.sourceforge.net/
Currently I am evaluating the following free report engine that will create pdf reports.
http://www.eclipse.org/birt/phoenix/
(J2EE server)
Tony Elmiger
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peterr
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| Posted: 09/28/2006, 12:08 AM |
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I recommend using Google to find any non-CCS specific PDF solution(s). If they work within any Web application then they will work within CCS since CCS doesn't limit Web functionality, only helps develop Web applications.
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