Adrian,
I use Lazreports to lay out invoices, purchase orders, parcel labels
etc. This can print directly to a printer and has an extension to print
to PDF using PowerPDF. I use this so that I can export to PDF and EMail
invoices. All works very well for me.
Tony W
On 02/05/13 09:11, Adrian Maier wrote:
Hello guys ,
I'm wondering which is the best library available for freepascal that
i could use to generate printable invoices?
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 ;)
Some background information: i'm adapting an existing application
for a new customer. Previously,
the invoices were simple text files that were sent directly to a
matrix printer (using pre-printed
paper that contained the company logo, the labels, the lines/boxes).
But now i have to find a solution to draw the entire invoice on blank
paper.
An important remark: the invoice generator has to be a console
program, because it will be part
of a bigger application that has a text-interface (running on linux).
So far i am aware of :
- lazreport. To me it's unclear whether this one can be used in a
console application.
- powerpdf , a library for creating pdf files
- libharu, a c-library that can be used from pascal (mentioned on
this list in an older thread)
- fpgui has a component that would allow pdf creation
Probably there are several other libraries available.
Which one would you recommend to me (taking into account the API
cleanliness) ?
Cheers,
Adrian M
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