Re: DotNet/COM wrap/port of LOut?

[Paul Zarucki]

Hi,

I use Lout to create PDFs in a web application written in PHP. The PHP
code is basically

mkdir $tempdir;
file_put_contents($tempfile,$lout_document,LOCK_EX);
$cmd = "cd $tempdir ; lout -r 3 -PDF $tempfile ; rm * ";
$pdf_document = sys_exec($cmd);
rmdir($tempdir);

Admittedly, the sys_exec() call amounts to the same thing as a command
line so perhaps that would prevent you from using this approach.

Regards,
Paul.

On 3 August 2011 09:52, Wogan, Darren <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am new to LOut, though we have some experience of LOut within our team.
> Would anyone know if there is a DotNet (or COM) port or wrapper available
> for LOut, to provide an API for calling LOut from within an application
> rather than having to resort to command line calls?
>
> We have some issues attempting to call LOut from a command line, namely when
> it comes to producing PDFs on the fly behind a web site, where command line
> calls are not allowed – hence the desire for an API.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Darren Wogan
>
> Software Engineer
> address@hidden
> RNIB - Peterborough, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, PE2 6XU,
> UK