Re: Convert to PDF

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Tobias Thörn

Posted: 12/09/2003 16:44:10

"Stef Mientki" <s.mientki@id.umcn.nl> skrev i meddelandet

news:3fd5d2b2$1@support.torry.net...

> Sergey Tkachenko wrote:

> > LLPDFLib http://www.llion.net - native component (no dll) very powerful

> > RolePDF http://www.roledata.com/vcl.htm - shareware dll (+ freeware

> > component using this dll), supports minumal necessary set of PDF

command,

> > cheaper

> >

> My experiences with RolePDF are very disappointing.

> Didn't try LLPDFlib yet.

My experience so far of LLPDFlib is promising. I will use it to print PDF's

from a document generated by RichView, including page-header. As soon I have

tried it the whole way I will buy the component.

> But what about Adobe,

> a lot of people probably have it lying around.

> I've not much experience, but tried a few documents of 10..30 RVE pages,

> at it look's perfect. In fact I did not use the Adobe writer program

> directly (it's terrible complex), but just used RVE and printed to the

> Adobe-printer.

Yes of course. But you can't rely on that the customers have Distiller.

> I suppose there are a lot of freeware pfd-converters/pdf-printers, which

> are capable of giving the same performance.

If one it to install and use a separate program for one's application, even

if it is free, you get into a new problem-area which will take time and

effort.

I will probably go for LLPDFLib even if someone gave me a freeware PDF-appl.