[LRUG] PDF generation from HTML with complex JS

[Chris Waters]

We've been using pdfcrowd for a while now and it seems to be doing a 
good job:

http://pdfcrowd.com/

There is an API with a free 100 credits for evaluation purposes.

Not sure how complex your javascript is, but it can certainly include a 
Google map as part of the PDF.

Chris.

> Prince kinda sucks on the first tests. PhantomJS looks interesting - I'll give it a try and see what I can do with it. S On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Jon Leighton <j at jonathanleighton.com> wrote:
>> > PhantomJS also does PDF output. No idea how good it is, but it's open
>> > source at least.
>> >
>> > On Wed, 2011-11-02 at 16:43 +0000, Stephen Bartholomew wrote:
>>> > > I did mention this in my post - but I shyed away due to needing to
>>> > > purchase before testing - however your reply made me look again and
>>> > > they do have a non-commercial version for download now.  This will at
>>> > > least allow me to test before getting a commercial license.
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > I'll give that a go and let you know how I get on :)
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > S
>>> > >
>>> > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Matthew Ford <matt at bitzesty.com>
>>> > > wrote:
>>> > >         Have you tried PrinceXML? The new version has some JS
>>> > >         support.
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>>> > >         On 2 November 2011 16:08, Stephen Bartholomew
>>> > >         <steve at curve21.com> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >                 Hey all,
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >                 On the subject of PDF generation, has anyone had
>>> > >                 success converting JS-heavy pages to PDF?
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >                 The page in question is an Open Layers based map with
>>> > >                 vector layers.  There's an example of the map
>>> > >                 here:
>> > http://communities4renewables.co.uk/open/maps/5cdbb6b2-33ed-4e7f-ad59-a24327006711
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >                 I've tried using wkhtmltopdf which somewhat works but
>>> > >                 renders different layers inconsistantly depending on
>>> > >                 the configuration.  I've tried timeouts and all the
>>> > >                 advice I can find online.  I know there are paid
>>> > >                 solutions like prince etc but I'm reluctant to invest
>>> > >                 in that without an idea of the success.
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >                 Any help/experience would appreciated!
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >                 Cheers,
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >                 Steve
>>> > >
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