Gift Voucher System

[Nzsquall]

Hi code masters,

I am thinking of doing a gift voucher system where it can print a nice pdf vouchre dynamically.

I have a pdf template for gift voucher. The problem is that, what module can I use to print those scalar values (customer details) onto the pdf and generate a nice gift voucher? How do I locate the area to put the corresponding details?

Thanks in advanced

Eric

[Oralloy]

I've used the PDF.pm with success in the past.

It has a couple bugs, depending on what's in the file, but overally, the module is pretty good.

[Nzsquall]

Thanks, I will try it :).

[Oralloy]

Good luck.

Do you understand how PDF files are structured?

If not, you should probably read through the file structure documentation from Adobe.

Good Luck!

[Nzsquall]

I don't, I am wondering how do I locate the position where to print on the pfd.

Is it using some kind of coordinates?

[Oralloy]

Yeah, that's basically it.

Each page in an Acrobat (PDF) document has its own coordinate system, so you have to decode that and write your information on top of the page using the same system.

If your page is simple, you might want to try one of the other creat-from-scratch packages.

But, your best bet is to read the Adobe file specification document. It's stinking long, and most of it won't apply to you, but it'll do the job.

[Nzsquall]

Thanks.

I am using Adobe Acrobat Professional reader, it looks like I can locate the cornidates easily :).

[Oralloy]

So just build your objects and glue them on the end of the file. Just be sure append an extended look-up table.

Again, the smart move is to read that document.