I need to generate some type of document that will display a series of information. Is there anyway to take information from my program, format the information into a reader friendly layout, and then turn that layout into a PDF file Is it possible to accomplish this process WITHIN the program and not by using a distiller printer setup
Thanks!
Generating a PDF File
Dwebs
Is it Adobe Distiller software you want to avoid, or having external software installed to generate PDF Documents
There is the pdf995 PDF Printer Driver available at a very reasonable cost.
Matthew Adams
First I would like to know what version of VB you are using If you are using 2005 standard or above, you can use the ReportViewer Control to do what you want. This article in MSDN2, gives an overview of the ReportViewer control. Note you can create reports that process themselves locally or remotely in conjunction with SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
If you don't have VS2005 or want an alternative there are a number of other Open Source and commercial tools that provide the same functionality.
If you're running VS.net (original or 2003) Professional or above, it comes with a limited version of Crystal Reports. I believe it has enough functionality to do what you need (VS2005 Professional or above includes a limited edition of Crystal Reports as well but you might as well use the Microsoft Report Viewer).
If you have VS2005 Standard or above, the quickest path to learn how to do what you want is using the reportviewer controls available.
Daniel Piché
http://www.gohtm.com/
hope this helps you
Natarajm
I'm using VS 2003 Professional, but I am unfamilar with using Crystal Reports. If you have the time, I would really appreciate any explanation you would be willing to give. Or if you would point me in the right direction, a tutorial would also help a bunch.
Thanks!