Friday, September 17, 2010

DIscovered Gems

Every day I look for something. Sometimes I find it and sometimes not. Sometimes I find things that I was not expecting to find or looking for!

I have a need to create PDF files from my .NET application so I started looking for libraries. There are several out there and they are expensive. Without the budget, I postponed the decision. Then I discovered iTextSharp. It's a free PDF library that so far has been fantastic for me. The only downside I have found so far is that it comes with no documentation. Google searches for specific tasks have been successful so far, but I decided to lay out the $40 for the book (far less than the cost of the other libraries!). The book is written by the author and I am looking forward to reading it when it comes. The intro is available on Amazon, which gave me an introduction to the author, who is an intriguing person.

If you need PDF capabilities in your application, check out iTextSharp.

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