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PDF Generator

Oct 1, 2004 6:03AM PDT

I have a web application which uses forms (users fill out) that I would like to then generate into PDFs (from html). Does anyone know of any web service providers that provide this feature on their servers or have any experience with a product that does this that they particularly liked?

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Re: PDF Generator
Oct 1, 2004 6:13AM PDT

I'm going to note that most will keep the form data in a DATABASE and be able to call such forms and data back from the DATABASE.

Storing the PDF will likely incur storage bloat and likely why you may not find a ready solution.

Bob

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Re: PDF Generator
Oct 1, 2004 6:29AM PDT

The forms that are being filled out by customers need to printed out in a widely accepted format such as pdf. I am not storing the pdfs, just printing them out.

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Re: PDF Generator
Oct 1, 2004 6:51AM PDT

HTML is printable as well. I implemented such a system to create html files that I then sent to be printed. The source of the reports was a DATABASE.

http://html2pdf.seven49.net/ has such and if you are fixated on PDFs, then see how it works.

Bob

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Re: PDF Generator
Oct 1, 2004 7:25AM PDT

Yes, I need PDF. I appreciate your input but it's not answering the question I asked. I am fully aware of storing data in databases and printing html files. I need to generate PDFs that will printed out by a wide range of customers who have all agreed PDF is the format they would like these forms printed out in. I looked briefly at html2pdf but I am looking for a product rather than a service. The volumn of pdf generated forms will too high to use a service.

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Planet PDF here we go.
Oct 1, 2004 7:41AM PDT