Hi all,

Can anyone recommend a robust, scalable native .net PDF toolkit library
capable of performing functions like merging, stamping, form data merging,
web browser rendering etc.? I know a few COM libraries exist, but I am
looking for something that is a native .net component. We are currently
using a com dll with a .net wrapper, but that is causing intermittent errors
and issues when load increases.

Thanks

The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
It's a port from Java version of iText and there are a lot of examples on C#
and Java

George.
<param [at] community.nospam> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Can anyone recommend a robust, scalable native .net PDF toolkit library
> capable of performing functions like merging, stamping, form data merging,
> web browser rendering etc.? I know a few COM libraries exist, but I am
> looking for something that is a native .net component. We are currently
> using a com dll with a .net wrapper, but that is causing intermittent
> errors and issues when load increases.
>
> Thanks
>

"George Ter-Saakov" <gt-nsp [at] cardone.com> wrote in message
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> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net

I disagree...

IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...


--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Ok, I meant out of free ones.
I have not evaluated the siberix. But the iTextSharp did everything I needed
and I can not imagine anything else I would need out of PDF library that
iTextSharp does not have.

1. iTextSharp has complete source. so you can easily modify/adapt to your
needs.
2. The way it's written I can tell it's a mature product with a lot of
functionality and most likely you will not need to modify/adapt it :)

George.

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark [at] markNOSPAMrae.net> wrote in message
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> "George Ter-Saakov" <gt-nsp [at] cardone.com> wrote in message
> news:%235NI%2385VIHA.3400 [at] TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>
> I disagree...
>
> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net

If price were not an issue, which would be the best one?


"George Ter-Saakov" <gt-nsp [at] cardone.com> wrote in message
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> Ok, I meant out of free ones.
> I have not evaluated the siberix. But the iTextSharp did everything I
> needed and I can not imagine anything else I would need out of PDF library
> that iTextSharp does not have.
>
> 1. iTextSharp has complete source. so you can easily modify/adapt to your
> needs.
> 2. The way it's written I can tell it's a mature product with a lot of
> functionality and most likely you will not need to modify/adapt it :)
>
> George.
>
> "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark [at] markNOSPAMrae.net> wrote in message
> news:eXoENU6VIHA.2368 [at] TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> "George Ter-Saakov" <gt-nsp [at] cardone.com> wrote in message
>> news:%235NI%2385VIHA.3400 [at] TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>>
>> I disagree...
>>
>> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark Rae
>> ASP.NET MVP
>> http://www.markrae.net
>
>

I dont mind paying as long as it is robust and scalable.

Thanks!


"Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark [at] markNOSPAMrae.net> wrote in message
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> "George Ter-Saakov" <gt-nsp [at] cardone.com> wrote in message
> news:%235NI%2385VIHA.3400 [at] TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>
> I disagree...
>
> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net

<param [at] community.nospam> wrote in message
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> If price were not an issue, which would be the best one?

Siberix, IMO.


--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

<param [at] community.nospam> wrote in message
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>>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>>
>> I disagree...
>>
>> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>
> I don't mind paying as long as it is robust and scalable.

It is.


--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

There is a saying... "The shortest road is the one you know".

Pretty much same goes for best third party software.
For me it would be iTextSharp but only just because I have written working
project with it....

George.

<param [at] community.nospam> wrote in message
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> If price were not an issue, which would be the best one?
>
>
> "George Ter-Saakov" <gt-nsp [at] cardone.com> wrote in message
> news:uAMO7b6VIHA.5164 [at] TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Ok, I meant out of free ones.
>> I have not evaluated the siberix. But the iTextSharp did everything I
>> needed and I can not imagine anything else I would need out of PDF
>> library that iTextSharp does not have.
>>
>> 1. iTextSharp has complete source. so you can easily modify/adapt to your
>> needs.
>> 2. The way it's written I can tell it's a mature product with a lot of
>> functionality and most likely you will not need to modify/adapt it :)
>>
>> George.
>>
>> "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark [at] markNOSPAMrae.net> wrote in message
>> news:eXoENU6VIHA.2368 [at] TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> "George Ter-Saakov" <gt-nsp [at] cardone.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%235NI%2385VIHA.3400 [at] TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>>>
>>> I disagree...
>>>
>>> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mark Rae
>>> ASP.NET MVP
>>> http://www.markrae.net
>>
>>
>
>

I'll have to admit that I haven't tried anything too advanced, but we use
ABCpdf from webSupergoo and it's pretty nice.

http://www.abcpdf.com/


<param [at] community.nospam> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Can anyone recommend a robust, scalable native .net PDF toolkit library
> capable of performing functions like merging, stamping, form data merging,
> web browser rendering etc.? I know a few COM libraries exist, but I am
> looking for something that is a native .net component. We are currently
> using a com dll with a .net wrapper, but that is causing intermittent
> errors and issues when load increases.
>
> Thanks
>

Looking at the Siberix site, it can't "Open, modify, merge, split, fill
forms or print existing PDF documents" which means it doesn't meet the
stated requirements.

"George Ter-Saakov" <gt-nsp [at] cardone.com> wrote in message
news:uAMO7b6VIHA.5164 [at] TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Ok, I meant out of free ones.
> I have not evaluated the siberix. But the iTextSharp did everything I
> needed and I can not imagine anything else I would need out of PDF library
> that iTextSharp does not have.
>
> 1. iTextSharp has complete source. so you can easily modify/adapt to your
> needs.
> 2. The way it's written I can tell it's a mature product with a lot of
> functionality and most likely you will not need to modify/adapt it :)
>
> George.
>
> "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark [at] markNOSPAMrae.net> wrote in message
> news:eXoENU6VIHA.2368 [at] TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> "George Ter-Saakov" <gt-nsp [at] cardone.com> wrote in message
>> news:%235NI%2385VIHA.3400 [at] TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>>
>> I disagree...
>>
>> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark Rae
>> ASP.NET MVP
>> http://www.markrae.net
>
>

Looks like iText is the one for us. We have tested it exhaustively and it
appears to work well.

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark [at] markNOSPAMrae.net> wrote in message
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> <param [at] community.nospam> wrote in message
> news:%23wAp4Z8VIHA.4972 [at] TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>>>> The best is iTextSharp itextsharp.sourceforge.net
>>>
>>> I disagree...
>>>
>>> IMO, the best is: http://www.siberix.com/ though it isn't free...
>>
>> I don't mind paying as long as it is robust and scalable.
>
> It is.
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net