CMS data to pdf?
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- vaxorcist0
this can be done, but there are potential issues...
1. What sort of CMS are you using? Does it store data in mySQL? Does it use PHP or similar scripting language?
2. We did something like this in the past and had one HUGE issue, on the web, text can expand easily, on a print layout, text is generally pretty locked in, so we had to script lots of exceptions into our PDF-template layout, rather than just saying HEADLINE goes here, SUBHEAD here,etc...
3. the images for a print hi-res PDF are usually much higher res/filesize than on a web CMS, so you may have to modify your CMS to have 2 image files per image, one low-res, one hi-res...
4. there's no 'out of the box' solution I can think of, there may be somebody who has done this .... I'd be curious if somebody has developed a wordpress or similar template with PDF export.... it possible, but it helps a TON to have your print layout in mind BEFORE you fill up your web content, not after....
6. this can be the sort of "magical thinking" that some business-guy may be thinking you can whip out during a few lunch breaks... it's not like that....
- ok many thanks for this. And you guessed correctly with number 6. :-)citizen_h
- Yeh, I've done this - a while ago, but it was persnickety. Set up a template doc that just plugged the data into.mikotondria3
- Don't forget about #5. Very important.nb
- #5 eh!vaxorcist