txt2pdf.cgi

txt2pdf.cgi

developed by © SANFACE Software

Version 1.1 10th July 1999

What is txt2pdf.cgi?

txt2pdf.cgi is a very flexible cgi-bin application based on the powerful txt2pdf script. It allows you to digit your text document inside a form and immediately transform it in a PDF document!
View the power of txt2pdf.cgi on the net!

Where can I find Create your PDF service?

Here the list of sites where you can find the free Internet service Create your PDF

SANFACE Software

I want to give the Create your PDF service like free Internet service

The txt2pdf.cgi source code is our company core business.
We trust you.
Download txt2pdf.cgi v. 1.1 and test it!
These are the rules you need to agree, we trust you:

You can use the txt2pdf.cgi software only for Create your PDF service like free Internet service.
You can't modify the source and give to the user a different service without SANFACE Software authorization
You can't modify the slogan Create your PDF, the link to SANFACE Software and to txt2pdf.cgi product, the txt2pdf.cgi logo, the fields of the form
You can modify all the rest in the form page to better insert the form in your site style
You can insert link to your site
SANFACE could ask you to insert a banner in the form page
You can't use a modify version of txt2pdf for production purpose
You can't resell txt2pdf or a modify version of it without SANFACE Software authorization
You can't copy part of it to include in your source without SANFACE Software authorization
You need to comunicate the link of your Create your PDF service to SANFACE Software

I want to give the Create your PDF service to Internet or Intranet users with few rules

txt2pdf.cgi is shareware ($50)
The txt2pdf.cgi source code is our company core business.
We trust you.
Download txt2pdf.cgi v. 1.1 and test it!
We'll send you a free registered copy for a good idea or txt2pdf.cgi modify.

You can istall the single licence of txt2pdf.cgi only on one server. Obviosly you can change the server when you want.
You can't use a modify version of txt2pdf for production purpose
You can't resell txt2pdf or a modify version of it without SANFACE Software authorization
You can't copy part of it to include in your source without SANFACE Software authorization

Register txt2pdf.cgi

Do you need a personalized version of txt2pdf.cgi (every txt2pdf option can be add simply)?
Don't hesitate to contact us

Installation

txt2pdf.cgi installation isn't simple.
You need to install in your web server:

PERL5
CGI.pm module
Mime::Lite module (this module requires you have sendmail on your web or you can use another sendmail installation)

You need to configure these variable inside txt2pdf.cgi code:

$sendmail the sendmail host used by txt2pdf.cgi application (Default is localhost)
$Counter_file the path of the counter file (remember the user of the cgi needs to have the privilege to write it)
$outpdf the path of the output pdf (remember the user of the cgi needs to have the privilege to write it)
$pdfurl the URL of the output file (remember the user of the cgi needs to have the privilege to write it)

Why do you use the trick that txt2pdf.cgi doesn't produce directly a PDF file but write it on a web directory and send to the user browser an HTML with inside a link to the correct PDF?
The problem is that a cgi application generates directly a PDF file some browsers can't understand it's a PDF. (Any other suggestions is wellcome).

Test

You can test every cgi application made with CGI.pm from command line. (Read the CGI.pm documentation). e.g. perl txt2pdf.cgi
If the test is good, move the txt2pdf.cgi application in your cgi directory (remember to give it the permission of execution).
http://www.yourcompany.com/cgi-bin/.../txt2pdf.cgi
without parameters will generate a HTML form.
To have better performances save it and and personalize it.