Response.Conten tType = "applicatio n/pdf"

dave

Hello
Can any one suggest me how to create pdf on the fly...
I had already checked link http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2207 but I
cannot use third party component as site is not hosted some where else...
Can any one give me good example how to create pdf file on the fly and write
just "hello"?
Also checked on expert - exchange but things couldnt work for me...
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/..._21239281.html

Thanx in advacne...
rgds
dave

Jul 22 '05 #1

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Matt

The Response object will only tell the browser what application to use
to display the content. You will be required to use a third party
application to generate an actual PDF document. There are command line
tools out there you could use to accomplish this at
http://www.pdf-tools.com/. I have used them and they work great.
Text2PDf is included in their command line package. You can genearte a
..txt file on the fly using FSO and then run the "text2pdf" to convert
the .txt file (that was generated on-the-fly) to a PDF document.

One note, PDF files are an output file format. Even the full-blown
version of Adobe Acrobat doesn't give you the ability to create a PDF
(just edit an existing one). PDF files are normally created in another
application (Word, Page Maker, etc.) and Exported/Converted to PDF
using Acrobat Distiller.

If you know other languages you may be able to generate a PDF on the
fly through your own code but not in ASP (i.e. - Ghostscript).

Jul 22 '05 #2

Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]

Also see
http://www.aspfaq.com/2207

"dave" <no****@nojunk. com> wrote in message
news:u5******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...

Hello
Can any one suggest me how to create pdf on the fly...
I had already checked link http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2207 but I
cannot use third party component as site is not hosted some where else...
Can any one give me good example how to create pdf file on the fly and
write just "hello"?
Also checked on expert - exchange but things couldnt work for me...
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/..._21239281.html

Thanx in advacne...
rgds
dave

Jul 22 '05 #3

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