Re: AFP conversion to PDF revisited

Next friday on MCpressonline there will be an utility to convert afp to pdf
(sources included). Next month another utility to digitally sign a PDF.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <AnetteK@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 3:51 PM
Subject: AFP conversion to PDF revisited


>
> I have spent most of today on the web and the Midrange site reading up
> about this! From most of the mails on the Midrange site it seems that this
> is an impossibility unless one spends money. The problem I have is that I
> do not require the comprehensive software that most of the vendors are
> punting. All I require is a simple API which can be included seamlessly
> into my application/s that will convert my AFP report to a PDF, based on
> certain parameters,nothing more - and then I want this without spending
> money as well *smile* quite a tall order I am afraid.
>
> I looked at the following article in great detail and since I already have
> a program that converts from SPLF to PDF this is not of much help - unless
> someone could offer me some advice to the contrary. The article does refer
> to the ability to add a watermark to the objects and my thoughts were to
> possibly use my overlay as the water mark - question is whether this would
> work. So if anyone has tried something along these lines with this utility
> I would appreciate any input into my dilemma (since not only am I short of
> money but also of time).
>
http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci847978,00.html?track=NL-180&ad=485855
>
> Thank you and Regards
>
> Anette
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