Combining PDFs - The Blazing Fast Method

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Combining PDFs - The Blazing Fast Method

Posted by: Editor / Monday, September 29, 2008 – 6:20pm

by Matt Petrowsky

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Using PDFs is easy! Working with PDFs, as a developer, is another story. While the PDF format has been around for what seems like forever, it's still a bit of a mystery to manipulate.

Fortunately, there are code libraries and a free plug-in that makes this quite easy to accomplish. Yes, FileMaker 9 and higher does provide the ability to append to existing PDFs, but this process can be quite slow in a variety of cases.

If speed is your concern, and you need to combine multiple PDFs, static or dynamically generated, then this video and technique file will provide you with everything you need to combine PDFs from within FileMaker Pro.

Details: Released - 9/29/2008 / Size - 37.54 MB / Length - 29 min

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Matt Petrowsky is the Senior Editor for ISO FileMaker Magazine. Matt has been involved with FileMaker Pro since the early '90s. Having authored many articles, a popular book, spoken at conferences and seminars, as well as provided private training, Matt is continuously updating his knowledge and skill about the powerful FileMaker platform. You can contact Matt by sending email to editor@filemakermagazine.com.