ColdFusion and IText

Coldfusion uses itext when manipulating PDFs (dump created PDFs and you should find the Producer is "iText 1.4 (by lowagie.com)"). I have a couple questions about this: 1. Can I call iText directly? Are the libraries loaded in a manner that this would work? 2. Can I update the iText libraries to 2.1 (or a newer version) 3. Has anybody found problems installing iText (different version than 1.4) on a CF Server? 4. Is the foundation for LiveCycle iText as well? 5. Can somebody with LiveCycle find the Producer value in a PDF created by LiveCycle and report back what it is? This comes from the fact that I want to use pageoverlay or pageunderlay, which are restricted DDX in CFPDF, and so I'm now looking at other options (LiveCycle, iText, other). Very open to suggestions from anyone who's got experience on this! Stephen

Stephen Cassady wrote: > 1. Can I call iText directly? Are the libraries loaded in a manner that this > would work? yes. > 2. Can I update the iText libraries to 2.1 (or a newer version) nope not w/out breaking cfdocument, etc. though you could use javaLoader & go merrily on your way. > 3. Has anybody found problems installing iText (different version than 1.4) > on a CF Server? nope, see #3 > 4. Is the foundation for LiveCycle iText as well? no.

> 4. Is the foundation for LiveCycle iText as well? No. > This comes from the fact that I want to use pageoverlay or > pageunderlay, which are restricted DDX in CFPDF, and so I'm > now looking at other options (LiveCycle, iText, other). DDX is supported only by LiveCycle Assembler. There are no open-source or free products that support DDX. CF 8 bundles a restricted version of LiveCycle Assembler. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/