pdflib - commercial(?) use

[Anon]

Is there such a thing as a GPL pdflib preferably for windows? I'm finding some possibilities for *nix systems on freshmeat but so far no luck for a MS solution.
any help or finger pointing in the right direction would be much appreciated.

-dan

[Anon]

None for a windows based system with php

[yanyan]

BUT THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY ALTHOUGH IT WILL TAKE LONG.. THERE IS SOURCE CODE FOR PDFLIB.. THE PROBLEM IS COMPILING IT.. I TRIED C++ BUILDER BUT I GOT ERRORS FLYING EVERY BUILDING OF THE SOURCE CODE...

HOW ABOUT IF YOU TRY IT...

KIND REGARDS,
SKUNK

[smarlowe]

But note that pdflib is NOT open source, it is source available, but not free or open in the classic sense of the word.

That said, it is a mature, well thought out product, and at $500 for a commercial license (and then only if you SELL pdfs with it, i.e. if you provide docs in pdf as a support function with no charge it's still free) it's hard to beat.

But I switched from NT to Linux 2 years ago because of the dearth of good programs like this under windows.

[Anon]

OH! I must read more carefully. I wanted to use PDFs to show a preview of a printed postcard they were ordering. I'll go back and read more carefully. thank you.