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    Suggestions for creating PDF documents

    Hi,
    Using data posted by a mobile app to my database (via a web api) I will need to create PDF forms with the data filled in as if a user did that.
    I never did PDF generation, so some "points" that might help decide what to use:

    Forms are pretty much a tabular structure.
    Some pages are in portrait, while others in landscape.
    Some columns have the data printed vertically.
    I will need to put images (saved in database, byte arrays) in some fields.

    From what I read so far ITextSharp seems to be a popular choice? Does anyone know if it can do all the above?


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    Re: Suggestions for creating PDF documents

    Yes. ITEXTSHARP is the popular option. Another one is crystal report. You can create a template report pass the argument, and then export the report to PDF.
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    Re: Suggestions for creating PDF documents

    Quote Originally Posted by danasegarane View Post
    Yes. ITEXTSHARP is the popular option. Another one is crystal report. You can create a template report pass the argument, and then export the report to PDF.
    hmm. I just found out the desktop app in use (vb.net... i use mvc/c#..it's a web app) generate these forms that way. (exactly the forms I need to generate)
    Before looking into it, would i be wrong to assume I can probably just take their "crystal templates" (whatever u call it, never worked with it), have a reference to crystal in my web app and pass it variables upon which it return me a pdf?


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    Re: Suggestions for creating PDF documents

    Quote Originally Posted by Krokonoster View Post
    hmm. I just found out the desktop app in use (vb.net... i use mvc/c#..it's a web app) generate these forms that way. (exactly the forms I need to generate)
    Before looking into it, would i be wrong to assume I can probably just take their "crystal templates" (whatever u call it, never worked with it), have a reference to crystal in my web app and pass it variables upon which it return me a pdf?
    1. Need to create one Crystal Report file
    2. Pass the Values to the Crystal report as parameters
    3. Export the Crystal Report to PDF
    4. Example
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