Chapter 28 Working with PDF Files

IN THIS CHAPTER

Using cfpdf 175

Using DDX 196

Working with PDF Forms 208

Creating PDF Files from Microsoft Office Documents 216

ColdFusion 7 added cfdocument format=“pdf” and started a long conversation with what was then Macromedia regarding better PDF integration. After the Adobe and Macromedia merger, the ColdFusion community clamored for more PDF support in ColdFusion, and Adobe answered in ColdFusion 8. With ColdFusion 9, Adobe builds on the success of ColdFusion 8 PDF support and puts more control in your hands.

ColdFusion provides so much PDF support that all of the features could fill a small book. Here, we will focus on the main features, which you can build on to add more features in your own applications. ...

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