Can acrobat be scripted?

[gareth7]

I'm building a website for a client where users request a report from a form. The system will then generate specific tables and graphs and save them as a PDF file which the user can then download.

I have never used acrobat before so I would like to know:

1. Can I script acrobat to automatically create pdfs?
2. If so, which version of acrobat do I need?
3. Which languages can I use?
4. Where would I get information on this (the adobe web-site didn't have much info)?
5. Are there any other products that would be good for this task?

Any information would be greatly appreciated

 

[tgreer]

Acrobat isn't licensed for servers. Their Document Server tool is used for server-based PDF creation, and it's very pricey.

Look into the server-side PDF tools from

http://www.activepdf.com.

I've used their stuff and it works well.



Thomas D. Greer

http://www.tgreer.com