PDF::Writer vs Ruport

Rails
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I have some simple PDF documents (a receipt and several 1-2 page
business letters) that I need to generate from a typical rails
application. As my client has a low volume site and very limited
server resources I would prefer to use a native Ruby implementation
rather than messing around with Jasper/JVM/etc.

I have spent the day looking at Ruport and PDF::Writer. For my simple
needs I’m not feeling the Ruport love. I would love to hear from
anyone who has had a similar decision to make. Thanks.

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On 9/18/07, Dan [email protected] wrote:

I have some simple PDF documents (a receipt and several 1-2 page
business letters) that I need to generate from a typical rails
application. As my client has a low volume site and very limited
server resources I would prefer to use a native Ruby implementation
rather than messing around with Jasper/JVM/etc.

I have spent the day looking at Ruport and PDF::Writer. For my simple
needs I’m not feeling the Ruport love. I would love to hear from
anyone who has had a similar decision to make. Thanks.

Ruport currently uses PDF::Writer to generate its PDF output.

Sadly for both Ruport and everyone else, I’m no longer able to support
PDF::Writer and have yet to find a maintainer.

-austin

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