Can PERL....

[SCelia]

I need to write a program that can take a plain text file and turn it into a encyrpted adobe pdf and microsoft reader file. It will have to have its fonts changed, a table of contents added with all the sections automatically indexed, etc. So I would basically need a program that can, on a win 2k machine, take a text file, turn it into a rich text format (microsoft word file would probably be the way to go?) and then convert it to encrypted adobe pdf and microsoft reader formats. Can this be done with PERL? Is there another programming language that would work better? Java maybe? Celia

 

[MikeLacey]

Hi Celia,

The module PDF::Create would seem to suit you, have a look on CPAN (

http://www.cpan.org)

or:

http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/data/PDF-Create/PDF/Create.html

Mike
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"Experience is the comb that Nature gives us after we are bald."

Is that a haiku?
I never could get the hang
of writing those things.

 

[hmerrill]

Mike, that's interesting! But I assumed that if you wanted to "create" pdf documents, that you needed to *buy* the right Adobe Acrobat product - I know the "acrobat reader" is free, but can you *create* pdf files without buying something from Adobe?

Thanks. Hardy Merrill

 

[MikeLacey]

I've not tried the module, but that's what it says on the box....

I'm going to try it out, been wanting to create .pdf's - but been too mean to buy the product - for ages. Mike
______________________________________________________________________
"Experience is the comb that Nature gives us after we are bald."

Is that a haiku?
I never could get the hang
of writing those things.