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.NET Possibility?

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Topic: .NET Possibility?

Posted By: Jim Sullivan
Subject: .NET Possibility?
Date Posted: 15 Feb 08 at 2:05PM

I see that there is a version of Delphi that supports .NET. Is it possible to convert the library to a .NET ActiveX? I don't know if it would be a complete re-write or just a re-compile.

I'm asking since I have an ASP.NET application. One of my customers has a problem because they are running 64-bit Windows Server. I think that a .NET native control will run fine under 64-bit, but the current ActiveX does not.

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Posted By: Ingo
Date Posted: 16 Feb 08 at 6:31AM

Hi Jim!

I've this version you mean... BDS 2006 does it.
The version offers automatic convert-routines for the dpr-files to .NET...
I'll try it tomorrow and post my results here.

A nice weekend to all members here,
Ingo

Posted By: Ingo
Date Posted: 18 Feb 08 at 1:30AM

Hi Jim!
It's not so easy as i had thought ;-)
After the quick "converting" i want to compile and got immediately the first errors in the modules... errors having to do with unsafe methodes and so on... I stopped immediately going on without enough konwledge ;-)
If you don't have much knowledge from both sides (win32delphi and .NET) you shouldn't try it.
Best regards,
Ingo

Posted By: Jim Sullivan
Date Posted: 18 Feb 08 at 8:49AM

OK, thanks for the attempt. I'm seriously considering switching over to iTextSharp, but it doesn't print so I'd have to figure something out for the printing.

Posted By: Ingo
Date Posted: 18 Feb 08 at 9:09AM

Hi Jim!
I don't think that "printing" is a real problem for "pdf-workers". All will have pdf-readers installed and (for example) the adobe reader allows invisible printing via shell-syntax from the commandline...
br,
Ingo

Posted By: Jim Sullivan
Date Posted: 20 Feb 08 at 8:47PM

My application is ASP.NET, and it's designed to run on a company's intranet. In some companies I can just deliver the PDF to the browser, which does work fine.

However, some of my customers want the printing to happen "behind the scenes". So I need the server to be able to print. In order to do that I'm using the printing functions of QuickPDF. I can't really shell out to Acrobat Reader because of the volume, plus someone might be using the web server PC for something else. Also, from a licensing perspective I don't think I'm allowed to run Acrobat Reader on the server.

Unless there's another way that I'm missing?