Hi all,
Can anyone recommend a robust, scalable native .net PDF toolkit library
capable of performing functions like merging, stamping, form data merging,
web browser rendering etc.? I know a few COM libraries exist, but I am
looking for something that is a native .net component. We are currently
using a com dll with a .net wrapper, but that is causing intermittent errors
and issues when load increases.
Thanks
The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
It's a port from Java version of iText and there are a lot of examples on C#
and Java
George.
news:O0j4s15VIHA.5556@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
>
> Can anyone recommend a robust, scalable native .net PDF toolkit library
> capable of performing functions like merging, stamping, form data merging,
> web browser rendering etc.? I know a few COM libraries exist, but I am
> looking for something that is a native .net component. We are currently
> using a com dll with a .net wrapper, but that is causing intermittent
> errors and issues when load increases.
>
> Thanks
>
"George Ter-Saakov"
news:%235NI%2385VIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
I disagree...
IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net
Ok, I meant out of free ones.
I have not evaluated the siberix. But the iTextSharp did everything I needed
and I can not imagine anything else I would need out of PDF library that
iTextSharp does not have.
1. iTextSharp has complete source. so you can easily modify/adapt to your
needs.
2. The way it's written I can tell it's a mature product with a lot of
functionality and most likely you will not need to modify/adapt it :)
George.
"Mark Rae [MVP]"
news:eXoENU6VIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "George Ter-Saakov"
> news:%235NI%2385VIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>
> I disagree...
>
> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
I dont mind paying as long as it is robust and scalable.
Thanks!
"Mark Rae [MVP]"
news:eXoENU6VIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "George Ter-Saakov"
> news:%235NI%2385VIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>
> I disagree...
>
> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
If price were not an issue, which would be the best one?
"George Ter-Saakov"
news:uAMO7b6VIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Ok, I meant out of free ones.
> I have not evaluated the siberix. But the iTextSharp did everything I
> needed and I can not imagine anything else I would need out of PDF library
> that iTextSharp does not have.
>
> 1. iTextSharp has complete source. so you can easily modify/adapt to your
> needs.
> 2. The way it's written I can tell it's a mature product with a lot of
> functionality and most likely you will not need to modify/adapt it :)
>
> George.
>
> "Mark Rae [MVP]"
> news:eXoENU6VIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> "George Ter-Saakov"
>> news:%235NI%2385VIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>>
>> I disagree...
>>
>> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark Rae
>> ASP.NET MVP
>> http://www.markrae.net
>
>
news:%237QwOa8VIHA.5816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> If price were not an issue, which would be the best one?
Siberix, IMO.
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net
There is a saying... "The shortest road is the one you know".
Pretty much same goes for best third party software.
For me it would be iTextSharp but only just because I have written working
project with it....
George.
news:%237QwOa8VIHA.5816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> If price were not an issue, which would be the best one?
>
>
> "George Ter-Saakov"
> news:uAMO7b6VIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Ok, I meant out of free ones.
>> I have not evaluated the siberix. But the iTextSharp did everything I
>> needed and I can not imagine anything else I would need out of PDF
>> library that iTextSharp does not have.
>>
>> 1. iTextSharp has complete source. so you can easily modify/adapt to your
>> needs.
>> 2. The way it's written I can tell it's a mature product with a lot of
>> functionality and most likely you will not need to modify/adapt it :)
>>
>> George.
>>
>> "Mark Rae [MVP]"
>> news:eXoENU6VIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> "George Ter-Saakov"
>>> news:%235NI%2385VIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>>>
>>> I disagree...
>>>
>>> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mark Rae
>>> ASP.NET MVP
>>> http://www.markrae.net
>>
>>
>
>
news:%23wAp4Z8VIHA.4972@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>>
>> I disagree...
>>
>> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>
> I don't mind paying as long as it is robust and scalable.
It is.
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net
I'll have to admit that I haven't tried anything too advanced, but we use
ABCpdf from webSupergoo and it's pretty nice.
http://www.abcpdf.com/
news:O0j4s15VIHA.5556@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
>
> Can anyone recommend a robust, scalable native .net PDF toolkit library
> capable of performing functions like merging, stamping, form data merging,
> web browser rendering etc.? I know a few COM libraries exist, but I am
> looking for something that is a native .net component. We are currently
> using a com dll with a .net wrapper, but that is causing intermittent
> errors and issues when load increases.
>
> Thanks
>
Looking at the Siberix site, it can't "Open, modify, merge, split, fill
forms or print existing PDF documents" which means it doesn't meet the
stated requirements.
"George Ter-Saakov"
news:uAMO7b6VIHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Ok, I meant out of free ones.
> I have not evaluated the siberix. But the iTextSharp did everything I
> needed and I can not imagine anything else I would need out of PDF library
> that iTextSharp does not have.
>
> 1. iTextSharp has complete source. so you can easily modify/adapt to your
> needs.
> 2. The way it's written I can tell it's a mature product with a lot of
> functionality and most likely you will not need to modify/adapt it :)
>
> George.
>
> "Mark Rae [MVP]"
> news:eXoENU6VIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> "George Ter-Saakov"
>> news:%235NI%2385VIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>>
>> I disagree...
>>
>> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark Rae
>> ASP.NET MVP
>> http://www.markrae.net
>
>
Looks like iText is the one for us. We have tested it exhaustively and it
appears to work well.
"Mark Rae [MVP]"
news:ur1xtc8VIHA.5396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> news:%23wAp4Z8VIHA.4972@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>>>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>>>
>>> I disagree...
>>>
>>> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>>
>> I don't mind paying as long as it is robust and scalable.
>
> It is.
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net