Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-perl-modperl-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 88714 invoked from network); 6 Sep 2007 07:01:56 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 6 Sep 2007 07:01:56 -0000 Received: (qmail 43566 invoked by uid 500); 6 Sep 2007 07:01:48 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-perl-modperl-archive@perl.apache.org Received: (qmail 42685 invoked by uid 500); 6 Sep 2007 07:01:46 -0000 Mailing-List: contact modperl-help@perl.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list modperl@perl.apache.org Received: (qmail 42674 invoked by uid 99); 6 Sep 2007 07:01:46 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:01:46 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=10.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [85.34.205.53] (HELO ebrsrv01.ebravo.it) (85.34.205.53) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:03:02 +0000 Received: from [192.168.11.103] ([192.168.11.103]) by ebrsrv01.ebravo.it (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id l8671JS08076; Thu, 6 Sep 2007 09:01:19 +0200 Message-ID: <46DFA5B4.6050802@streppone.it> Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:01:08 +0200 From: Cosimo Streppone User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: modperl@perl.apache.org CC: Bill Whillers Subject: Re: PDF creation tools References: <200709051946.35224.mod-perl@whohasit.com> In-Reply-To: <200709051946.35224.mod-perl@whohasit.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Bill Whillers wrote: > I'm looking for a fast and simple module for creating simple PDF format > documents from mostly text data and possibly some small images (i.e. icons, > etc.). > > Any recommedations? Hi Bill, I think you should take a look at PDF::ReportWriter ( http://search.cpan.org/dist/PDF-ReportWriter ). It allows quick & easy PDF generation, even from xml report definitions. Allows to include many types of images and produces nice tabular reports. You can also define custom "cells" of text, positioned everywhere on the page. Can produce barcodes. Comes with nice examples, so you can pick the nearest to your needs and start with that. Disclaimer: I contributed heavily to it. -- Cosimo