Re: PDF::API2 Examples

Another PDF creation method is PDF::Template, which requires the use of PDFLib (which is both paid and free, depending on the version you grab). Unlike PDF::API2, PDF::Template behaves just like HTML::Template in free-standing, CGI, and ModPerl modes.

That said, I've been thinking about have PDF::Template use PDF::API2 as a rendering engine instead of being tied to PDFLib. These examples will go a long way in helping me figure it out. Thanks!

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Re: Re: PDF::API2 Examples by demerphq (Chancellor) on Feb 04, 2004 at 10:18 UTC
The primary reason I didnt use PDF::Template was because it didnt use PDF::API2 and as such I had problems getting it working. The other thing is that I found the documentation a little bit overwhelming, and since it required obtaining external binaries I decided not to bother investigating deeper. But if it had worked with API2 and as such not required the external libs then I would have probably used it. Im assuming from your language that PDF::Template is your baby. If so then a tutorial here showing how to generate a simple document book with an outline would be very much appreciated by me and no doubt others as well. --- demerphq _{First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Gandhi}	[reply] [d/l]
PDF::Reuse As Alternative To PDF::API2? by metadoktor (Hermit) on Feb 04, 2004 at 23:14 UTC
Anybody use PDF::Reuse and have any opinions about this versus the packages talked about in this meditation? See Perl Advent on PDF::Reuse and PDF::Reuse on CPAN. metadoktor "The doktor is in."	[reply]