generate pdf with MS Access 2003 and ASP

[deadfish]

Hi,

I have an web application which allows user to print their invoice (in pdf
format) from the browser. The application is developed using ASP and MS
Access 2003 database. I would like to know if there is any tool for such
purpose, no matter it is freeware or not. Please give me some suggestions.
Thanks!

 

[Albert D. Kallal]

Hi,

I have an web application which allows user to print their invoice (in pdf
format) from the browser.

What are you usng to generate the above pdf files now? (or, what actually
your question!!).

The application is developed using ASP and MS
Access 2003 database. I would like to know if there is any tool for such
purpose, no matter it is freeware or not. Please give me some
suggestions.
Thanks!

Are you generating the invoice using a ms-access report? Or, is your
appcation ONLY using the mdb file as a data store?

if your web site is *JUST* using ms-access as a data store, and you not
using any ms-access code, or any ms-access forms, then you not really using
ms-access at all, but what is known as a jet database.

if you are actually using a ms-access report, then Stephan has a terrific
report to pdf convert here:


http://www.lebans.com/reporttopdf.htm


The above is free, does not need pdf printer, and does not require any
installation (except for the two dll's files to be placed in the same dir as
the mdb file).

 

[deadfish]

Thanks Albert.

Actually the report is a MS Access Report and need to be generated as pdf
version. Users access through the ASP. Does the ReportToPDF help me to do
this?

 

[Albert D. Kallal]

Thanks Albert.

Actually the report is a MS Access Report and need to be generated as pdf
version. Users access through the ASP

Hum, how aer you accmoplsing the above? As I aksed, are you actualy using a
ms-access reproat now?

ms-access is a desktop system, and has no web ability in this regards.

If you managed to get reprots working, then yes....stephanes pdf system
would be ideal. Howerver, I not aware how your running ms-access reprots
from asp, and I was not aware that you could (except via autoamton, but I
doubt your doing that).

Does the ReportToPDF help me to do
this?

If you using ms-access reprots now, then yes...it most certanly does help.
However, I just skcheipal that you actually using ms-access rerpots right
now. (if you really are..then...yes the pdf convert will help).

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

There are several free pdf readers. Adobe Acrobat, or my favorite Foxit:

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

Stephen Lebans has a free add-in that creates pdf's in Access:

http://www.lebans.com/reporttopdf.htm

and I believe there is a server version of Win2PDF that works from ASP

http://www.win2pdf.com/products/products.htm

 

[deadfish]

Thanks!

I think I need some software like the RPTSoftware. Just most third party
software seems does not support passing a selection criteria to the Access
Report. I mean a long, complicated selection criteria.....