Wortz, Charles
CWortz at tea.state.tx.us
Fri Feb 21 08:15:01 CST 2003
Brett, The question should not be whether they produce output identical to Acrobat, but whether they produce output identical to the printed reports. That should be your test for which pdf producer you purchase. Charles Wortz Software Development Division Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701-1494 512-463-9493 CWortz at tea.state.tx.us (SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue > 0) -----Original Message----- From: Brett Barabash [mailto:BBarabash at TappeConstruction.com] Sent: Friday 2003 Feb 21 08:02 To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com' Subject: RE: [AccessD] PDF for word ... I tested PDF995 with our Access based quoting system, and the results were identical to that of Acrobat. The quotes produced by this application range between 20 and 100 pages, and contain embedded graphics (logos), lines and boxes. I noticed that the files produced were larger, but still we're talking KB not MB or GB! I guess the burning question is this: Is it really necessary to have output that is IDENTICAL to Acrobat? After all, I have seen Acrobat mangle up certain documents, so is it really necessary to have a competing product emulate that result? I would like to hear the differences, though. We are about to purchase licenses for all of our workstations (~50), and it would be nice to know about any limitations before purchasing it. -----Original Message----- From: Gustav Brock [mailto:gustav at cactus.dk] Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 7:23 AM To: Brett Barabash Subject: Re: [AccessD] PDF for word ... Hi Brett and Tom et al Be careful with these. I did a test some months ago and none of them (nor Win2pdf) created output identical to that from Acrobat. For some cases any pdf is fine, I know, but for critical jobs it is not. /gustav > How about PDF995 (www.pdf995.com)? Installs like any other Windows > print driver, so you can create PDF files from any document just by > printing to it. And under $10 bucks to boot! > FYI - low price - $35 & $40. > http://www.docauto.com/MakePDF.htm