Re: RPGCGI - Convert HTML page to PDF

[Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Nathan,

Yes, I have run into a couple of those in my research also, but like you, I
need it to run locally so I don't need a dependency on a remote server that
I don't/can't have a SLA with.

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
http://mowyourlawn.com/blog/


On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm interested in the same type of thing.  I recall Scott Klement writing
> an article about using a Web service to convert HTML to PDF, but would
> prefer something that runs under IBM i, locally.
>
> -Nathan.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries <web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, February 25, 2010 7:20:53 AM
> Subject: [WEB400] RPGCGI - Convert HTML page to PDF
>
> I have a customer that needs to take an auto insurance form that was built
> with HTML and convert it to PDF so it can be emailed to the customer after
> they write the policy.  The HTML is created and now I have been tasked with
> converting it to PDF.
>
> The main requirement is that everything must run on the IBMi which means I
> am looking for a Java tool to accomplish this most likely.  There are a
> number of tools out there (both free and commercial) and I am wondering if
> others have attempted to do this and what you ended up choosing for a
> solution.  Here are some of the solutions I am looking at right now:
>
> http://pd4ml.com  - very simple API and very inexpensive (around $150 US
> dollars)
>
>
> http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2007/06/26/generating-pdfs-with-flying-saucer-and-itext.html
>
> http://www.allcolor.org/YaHPConverter/
>
>
> Anybody have suggestions on what I have listed or other suggestions based
> on
> your experience?
>
> Aaron Bartell
> www.SoftwareSavesLives.com
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