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dotnet general : Server side PDF tools - recommendations?
I am looking for a tool to be integrated into our enterprise architecture
that provides various PDF services to ASP.NET applications. We have a common need to programmatically create, convert, populate, and manipulate PDF files on the web application server for output to the web client. Specifically, we want to: 1. Merge different PDF files togther 2. Withing existing PDF files, add, delete or modify content 3. Convert text and other document types like .doc or .xls to PDF 4. Create new PDF documents on the server with data from a DB 5. Populate existing PDF form fields These are the most basic (and common) needs, but I expect as we progress we will need more enhanced features, especially with regard to security. We also need to be able to use this in a multi-server load balanced farm, and it should provide for multi-threaded scalability and performance. I understand these features are common - that's my problem - there are a lot of products out there...too many to sort through, so I am looking for recommendations. We already use Amyuni and ActivePDF in different locations with success. We would prefer a native .NET solution (which ActivePDF does not appear to be). It appears Adobe does not offer an affordable solution at this level... We have also identified DynamicPDF as an option. Is there anything available from Microsoft we can use? Does anyone have specific experience or recommendations? I appreciate your help.
Andrej,
Thanks for the link - looks like a very useful resource. Any other input is still welcome. [quoted text, click to view] "aconant" wrote:
> I am looking for a tool to be integrated into our enterprise architecture > that provides various PDF services to ASP.NET applications. > > We have a common need to programmatically create, convert, populate, and > manipulate PDF files on the web application server for output to the web > client. > > Specifically, we want to: > > 1. Merge different PDF files togther > 2. Withing existing PDF files, add, delete or modify content > 3. Convert text and other document types like .doc or .xls to PDF > 4. Create new PDF documents on the server with data from a DB > 5. Populate existing PDF form fields > > These are the most basic (and common) needs, but I expect as we progress we > will need more enhanced features, especially with regard to security. We also > need to be able to use this in a multi-server load balanced farm, and it > should provide for multi-threaded scalability and performance. > > I understand these features are common - that's my problem - there are a lot > of products out there...too many to sort through, so I am looking for > recommendations. > > We already use Amyuni and ActivePDF in different locations with success. > > We would prefer a native .NET solution (which ActivePDF does not appear to > be). > > It appears Adobe does not offer an affordable solution at this level... > > We have also identified DynamicPDF as an option. > > Is there anything available from Microsoft we can use? > > Does anyone have specific experience or recommendations? > > I appreciate your help. >
I've had lots of success with ActivePDF
-- Regards John Timney ASP.NET MVP Microsoft Regional Director [quoted text, click to view] "aconant" <aconant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BD8E50F2-DAC7-4431-877A-547DA9CA4F1F@microsoft.com... >I am looking for a tool to be integrated into our enterprise architecture > that provides various PDF services to ASP.NET applications. > > We have a common need to programmatically create, convert, populate, and > manipulate PDF files on the web application server for output to the web > client. > > Specifically, we want to: > > 1. Merge different PDF files togther > 2. Withing existing PDF files, add, delete or modify content > 3. Convert text and other document types like .doc or .xls to PDF > 4. Create new PDF documents on the server with data from a DB > 5. Populate existing PDF form fields > > These are the most basic (and common) needs, but I expect as we progress > we > will need more enhanced features, especially with regard to security. We > also > need to be able to use this in a multi-server load balanced farm, and it > should provide for multi-threaded scalability and performance. > > I understand these features are common - that's my problem - there are a > lot > of products out there...too many to sort through, so I am looking for > recommendations. > > We already use Amyuni and ActivePDF in different locations with success. > > We would prefer a native .NET solution (which ActivePDF does not appear to > be). > > It appears Adobe does not offer an affordable solution at this level... > > We have also identified DynamicPDF as an option. > > Is there anything available from Microsoft we can use? > > Does anyone have specific experience or recommendations? > > I appreciate your help. > > A
Hi,
this is a nice roundup of PDF components: http://www.howtoselectguides.com/dotnet/pdf/ Andrej [quoted text, click to view] "aconant" <aconant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BD8E50F2-DAC7-4431-877A-547DA9CA4F1F@microsoft.com... >I am looking for a tool to be integrated into our enterprise architecture > that provides various PDF services to ASP.NET applications. > > We have a common need to programmatically create, convert, populate, and > manipulate PDF files on the web application server for output to the web > client. > > Specifically, we want to: > > 1. Merge different PDF files togther > 2. Withing existing PDF files, add, delete or modify content > 3. Convert text and other document types like .doc or .xls to PDF > 4. Create new PDF documents on the server with data from a DB > 5. Populate existing PDF form fields > > These are the most basic (and common) needs, but I expect as we progress > we > will need more enhanced features, especially with regard to security. We > also > need to be able to use this in a multi-server load balanced farm, and it > should provide for multi-threaded scalability and performance. > > I understand these features are common - that's my problem - there are a > lot > of products out there...too many to sort through, so I am looking for > recommendations. > > We already use Amyuni and ActivePDF in different locations with success. > > We would prefer a native .NET solution (which ActivePDF does not appear to > be). > > It appears Adobe does not offer an affordable solution at this level... > > We have also identified DynamicPDF as an option. > > Is there anything available from Microsoft we can use? > > Does anyone have specific experience or recommendations? > > I appreciate your help. > > A
there is this one as well..
http://itextsharp.sourceforge.net/ [quoted text, click to view] "aconant" <aconant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BD8E50F2-DAC7-4431-877A-547DA9CA4F1F@microsoft.com... >I am looking for a tool to be integrated into our enterprise architecture > that provides various PDF services to ASP.NET applications. > > We have a common need to programmatically create, convert, populate, and > manipulate PDF files on the web application server for output to the web > client. > > Specifically, we want to: > > 1. Merge different PDF files togther > 2. Withing existing PDF files, add, delete or modify content > 3. Convert text and other document types like .doc or .xls to PDF > 4. Create new PDF documents on the server with data from a DB > 5. Populate existing PDF form fields > > These are the most basic (and common) needs, but I expect as we progress > we > will need more enhanced features, especially with regard to security. We > also > need to be able to use this in a multi-server load balanced farm, and it > should provide for multi-threaded scalability and performance. > > I understand these features are common - that's my problem - there are a > lot > of products out there...too many to sort through, so I am looking for > recommendations. > > We already use Amyuni and ActivePDF in different locations with success. > > We would prefer a native .NET solution (which ActivePDF does not appear to > be). > > It appears Adobe does not offer an affordable solution at this level... > > We have also identified DynamicPDF as an option. > > Is there anything available from Microsoft we can use? > > Does anyone have specific experience or recommendations? > > I appreciate your help. > > A
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