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