[Zope] Generate PDF with Zope

[FLORAC Thierry]

On Tue, 2004-03-23 at 13:44, Pascal Francq wrote:

> If I use reportlab within a Python module in Zope, how should I make the 
> interface between Zope and Python function:
> 1°) Creating a local file in the python function and returning a string which 
> will be used to create a anchor tag.
> 2°) Something more special, like returning a canvas object which can be handle 
> by Zope as a normal Zope object.


I use "reportlab" to generate PDF reports with Zope in two ways :
  1. create a PDF file which is stored in the ZODB ; the result of the
method call is then a redirection to the given file ;
  2. create a PDF file "on the fly" which is not stored in the ZODB and
is returned directly in the response stream.

In these two ways, the Python method generates a complete PDF document
(my documents are based on BaseDocTemplate with custom Flowable
subclasses) in the form of a string : this string can then be used to
create a file or returned "as is" in the response.

I can send you some examples if you want.


  Thierry





> On Tuesday 23 March 2004 12:23, David Convent wrote:
> > Pascal Francq wrote:
> > >Hi,
> > >I want to generate PDF document from within Zope. What is the easiest way
> > > to do it? I know there is a python package (reportlab) which provides
> > > functions to create PDF documents, but I am not sure it is the right
> > > solution for Zope.
> >
> > as far as i know, it is the right solution
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