[reportlab-users] newbie question about PDF-generation from template

[Werner Thie]

Hi Andreas

Having had similar requierements I went with z3c.rml, which tries to 
implement RML (the commercial one) with a FOSS approach and expands it 
even further by throwing it ZOPE templating.

For examples see

You can read all about ``z3c.rml`` and see many examples on how to use 
it, see the "RML Reference":

http://svn.zope.org/z3c.rml/trunk/src/z3c/rml/rml-reference.pdf?view=auto

It does all what you asked for and probably even more.

HTH, Werner Thie

Andreas Rudolph wrote:

> Hello all,

> 

> at first I'd like to thank the developers for their great work. 

> ReportLab looks really nice, but I'm having some problems with the 

> provided documentation / examples.

> 

> The following things I try to realize with ReportLab:

> 

> - I already have an existing PDF-file, that should be used as template.

> - I want to open this PDF-template and write some additional content on it.

> - Finally the modifiied document should be saved under a new filename, 

> or maybe send directly as HTTP-response.

> 

> My questions about this:

> 

> - Can this be realized with ReportLab?

> - If yes, can you give me a hint how to do this?

> 

> I tried a bit with 'BaseDocTemplate' and 'SimpleDocTemplate', but 

> without success so far.

> 

> 

> Thanks for your attention,

> 

> 

> 

> greetz

> 

> 

> 

> 

> Andreas Rudolph

> 

>