outputting file to pdf.

[bazz]

Hi,

My perl script currently outputs to a web page, invoice details. I want now to make it output as a pdf file for reasons of standardisation.

Is this module one that you are familair with? maybe there is a better one which I have ben unable to see.

http://search.cpan.org/~antro/PDF-111/PDF.pm

Please let me know what you think

bazz

[KevinADC]

I'd say this PDF module looks much more promising:

http://search.cpan.org/~areibens/PDF...ib/PDF/API2.pm

The one you mention is 9 years old and appears to be abandoned at this time. It also is not clear if it actually creates PDF file or only reads them.

[bazz]

Blimey, I am long in replying to this one.

Thanks Kevin. I'll look into that link.

bazz

[uglycoder]

I use HTML::HTMLDoc to convert current HTML page layout to pdf. Works well for me:

use HTML::HTMLDoc;

my $htmldoc = new HTML::HTMLDoc();

$htmldoc->set_page_size('letter');
$htmldoc->set_input_file($invoiceInHTMLFormat);
$htmldoc->set_footer('.', '.', '/');

my $pdf = $htmldoc->generate_pdf();

print "Content-type: application/pdf\n\n";

print $pdf->to_string();

[bazz]

Thanks, I'll look that up too now that I shall be working on it later this week.

bazz