Overview

pdfMachine SDK is a Software Development Kit (SDK) for PDF conversion and manipulation.
(pdfMachine SDK was previously called pdfServMachine.)

• COM API, .net webservice and command line.

• Easily convert your HTML, text and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) files to PDF.

• Integrate PDF generation into virtually any application that can print.

• Manipulate existing PDF documents.

• Add digital signatures to PDF documents. Supports local and server based signature calculation.

• pdfMachine SDK runs on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista. Microsoft Office has to be installed to be able to convert Microsoft Office files to PDF.

Click here to download pdfMachine SDK 1.9.8

Features

• Synchronization of print jobs - you know when the PDF file is ready.

• High quality PDF generation

• TrueType font embedding is supported.

• Built on popular and robust pdfMachine technology.

• All of the pdfMachine features are supported, such as PDF Stationery, N-UP, Encryption + more.

• COM API for PDF manipulation. Features such as security, document properties, PDF appending, page deletion, stationery and N-Up can be controlled via the API.

• Can be run as a webservice, making for easy integration with .net or SOAP clients from anywhere on the net.

• Can be run as a windows service.

Cost

pdfMachine SDK costs US $450 per server. To purchase, click here.

Examples

Convert HTML to PDF example - only 3 lines of code!

Look at the following sample javascript to see how easy it is to use the COM API:

// Example javascript script to convert the 
// www.google.com web page to a PDF file

var conv = new ActiveXObject("pdfServMachine.converter");
conv.convert("http://www.google.com", "c:\\google.pdf", false);
WScript.Echo("finished conversion");

Command Line Convert to PDF

This simple command line call produces report.pdf in the current directory:

ConvertToPdf report.doc

Calling Application Does Print Example

This time around the calling application starts the windows print job. The file c:\x.txt is converted to the PDF file c:\x.pdf, but Notepad.exe does the printing.

var conv = new ActiveXObject("pdfServMachine.converter");
var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");

conv.printJobStart("c:\\x.pdf", true);
shell.Run("notepad.exe /p c:\\x.txt");
conv.printJobEnd(true, false);
WScript.Echo("finished conversion");

More Windows Script, C++, C#, ASP and command line examples >>

The SDK contents

Click here to download pdfMachine SDK 1.9.7
(note: at least pdfMachine 12.12 is a prerequisite for this version)

readme.html	Technical documentation. Installation instructions and COM API descriptions.
license.txt	The license agreement you must agree to to use the software.
pdfServMachine.exe	The COM server.
ConvertToPdf.exe	The command line converter.
pdfServMachine.WSDL	The web service definition file.

Need more information or want a feature developed?

Contact Craig Broadbear

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