[reportlab-users] Using PDF as an image in a ReportLab document

[Roberto Alsina]

Andy Robinson writes:


> 2009/6/5 Roberto Alsina <ralsina at netmanagers.com.ar>:

>> This is caused by an issue reported about rst2pdf:

>>

>> http://code.google.com/p/rst2pdf/issues/detail?id=127

>>

>> Basically: is there a way to use a PDF file like we use a PNG file, to do an

>> Image or Image-like flowable?

> 

> ReportLab's commercial products can use PDF files as 'images' - in

> 'Genuine RML(tm)' you can use a PDF file anywhere you can use a PNG.

> We do not intend to give this feature away as it's one of the main

> reasons for people to upgrade and buy our software.


Ok.


> However, in the open-source world, the only technique I am aware of is

> Dinu's one which uses py2pdf to do some kind of postprocessing of two

> PDF files.


Will take a look. Thanks for the lead.