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Adrian,<br>
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I use Lazreports to lay out invoices, purchase orders, parcel labels
etc. This can print directly to a printer and has an extension to
print to PDF using PowerPDF. I use this so that I can export to PDF
and EMail invoices. All works very well for me.<br>
<br>
Tony W<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02/05/13 09:11, Adrian Maier wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAFFnYEa6hjsTJ-TfA4q44LpX5q1iy2VDO5ima=+HuOEmCio7=g@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Hello guys ,<br>
<br>
I'm wondering which is the best library available for freepascal
that i could use to generate printable invoices? <br>
Most likely a lot of people need this kind of functionality in
their applications, so ... perhaps there is some obvious choice
that someone could point to me immediately ;) <br>
<br>
<br>
Some background information: i'm adapting an existing
application for a new customer. Previously,<br>
the invoices were simple text files that were sent directly to a
matrix printer (using pre-printed <br>
paper that contained the company logo, the labels, the
lines/boxes). <br>
<br>
But now i have to find a solution to draw the entire invoice on
blank paper. <br>
<br>
An important remark: the invoice generator has to be a console
program, because it will be part <br>
of a bigger application that has a text-interface (running on
linux). <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
So far i am aware of :<br>
- lazreport. To me it's unclear whether this one can be used in
a console application. <br>
- powerpdf , a library for creating pdf files <br>
- libharu, a c-library that can be used from pascal (mentioned
on this list in an older thread)<br>
- fpgui has a component that would allow pdf creation <br>
Probably there are several other libraries available. <br>
<br>
<br>
Which one would you recommend to me (taking into account the API
cleanliness) ? <br>
<br>
<br>
Cheers, <br>
Adrian M
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