Adobe acrobat 7.0.5 sdk User Manual
Creating PDF Documents
Creating PDF Files Without Using Acrobat
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Creating PDF Files Without Using Acrobat
This section briefly discusses other ways that you can create documents without using the
Acrobat SDK. The subsequent sections are specific to creating PDF documents using the
Acrobat SDK.
Acrobat SDK. The subsequent sections are specific to creating PDF documents using the
Acrobat SDK.
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Acrobat Capture 3.0.x
Acrobat Capture 3.0.x is a separate Adobe product designed for the batch conversion of
image files to PDF and creating searchable text PDF files from the resulting PDF files. For
more information on the Acrobat Capture 3.0.x SDK, see
image files to PDF and creating searchable text PDF files from the resulting PDF files. For
more information on the Acrobat Capture 3.0.x SDK, see
partners.adobe.com/links/acrobat
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Adobe LiveCycle family of products
The Adobe LiveCycle products, including Adobe LiveCycle Forms, Adobe LiveCycle
Designer, and Adobe Document Server.
Designer, and Adobe Document Server.
Adobe LiveCycle products enable businesses to dynamically generate customized PDF
documents for more targeted and effective customer communications, allowing you to:
– Flow XML data into richly formatted templates
– Assemble and manipulate compound documents
– Extract content from interactive Adobe PDF forms
– Create customized, visually rich charts and graphics
– Extend PDF documents using Adobe Reader extensions
documents for more targeted and effective customer communications, allowing you to:
– Flow XML data into richly formatted templates
– Assemble and manipulate compound documents
– Extract content from interactive Adobe PDF forms
– Create customized, visually rich charts and graphics
– Extend PDF documents using Adobe Reader extensions
Generating PDF Files Without Using Adobe Applications
Some developers have successfully developed the capability of generating PDF from their
own applications without using Adobe products. Some of these developers have chosen to
use Adobe’s PDF Library product to extend their own application. Others have built PDF-
generation capability into their applications from scratch. This type of development is not
supported by Adobe.
own applications without using Adobe products. Some of these developers have chosen to
use Adobe’s PDF Library product to extend their own application. Others have built PDF-
generation capability into their applications from scratch. This type of development is not
supported by Adobe.
The best resource for building PDF-generation capability from scratch is the PDF Reference,
which fully documents the PDF 1.6 specification.
which fully documents the PDF 1.6 specification.
The PDF file format is quite complex, and developing code to generate it requires a
significant amount of development. In estimating development time, we suggest you look
at the methods used to compress and encrypt the page content streams, as well as the
requirements of the byte offset table at the end of the PDF file. The LZW compression
technique is the subject of United States patent number 4,558,302 owned by the Unisys
Corporation. Independent software vendors may be required to license this patent directly
from Unisys to develop software using LZW. Further information can be obtained from
Welch Licensing Department, Law Department, M/S C2SW1, Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania, 19424.
significant amount of development. In estimating development time, we suggest you look
at the methods used to compress and encrypt the page content streams, as well as the
requirements of the byte offset table at the end of the PDF file. The LZW compression
technique is the subject of United States patent number 4,558,302 owned by the Unisys
Corporation. Independent software vendors may be required to license this patent directly
from Unisys to develop software using LZW. Further information can be obtained from
Welch Licensing Department, Law Department, M/S C2SW1, Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania, 19424.