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Which version of PDF (A, E or X) I generate when creating a PDF file?
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I would like to know wich PDF version I generate when creating a PDF file.

There exists three versions of PDF files: 

PDF/A - for archiving

PDF/E - for engeneering

PDF/X - for printing

As a matter of fact I would like to know if it's possible to generate a PDF/A with Outsystems 11

2019-06-15 21-39-22
Afonso Carvalho
 
MVP

Hi Jorge,

How are you generating the PDF? Are you using a specific Forge component?

2019-10-21 11-29-14
Jorge Carvalho

Afonso Carvalho wrote:

Hi Jorge,

How are you generating the PDF? Are you using a specific Forge component?

Hi Afonso!

Yes, I am using the Ultimate PDF component.


2020-09-15 13-07-23
Kilian Hekhuis
 
MVP

Jorge Carvalho wrote:

Yes, I am using the Ultimate PDF component.

If you have questions about a specific component, you better post in the component's subforum instead of the general forum. It will get specific attention from the component maintainers there.


2022-08-11 12-00-16
petergsd

Jorge Carvalho wrote:

I would like to know wich PDF version I generate when creating a PDF file.

There exists three versions of PDF files: 

PDF/A - for archiving

PDF/E - for engeneering

PDF/X - for printing

As a matter of fact I would like to know if it's possible to generate a PDF/A with Outsystems 11

Hi Jorge, 

Did you already figure out how to generate PDF/ A with outsystems 11?


2019-10-21 11-29-14
Jorge Carvalho

petergsd wrote:

Jorge Carvalho wrote:

I would like to know wich PDF version I generate when creating a PDF file.

There exists three versions of PDF files: 

PDF/A - for archiving

PDF/E - for engeneering

PDF/X - for printing

As a matter of fact I would like to know if it's possible to generate a PDF/A with Outsystems 11

Hi Jorge, 

Did you already figure out how to generate PDF/ A with outsystems 11?


Hi Peter,


I found a software called PDFTron that generates PDF / A and that makes a .NET component available to call the software API and generate the PDF / A. I'm going to test this solution, so I still don't know if it will work or not.


2019-07-08 11-04-35
Leonardo Fernandes
 
MVP

Hi Jorge.

The PDF file produced seems to be version 1.4, and not compliant to PDF/A. It does, however, embed all fonts and graphics, so if that's your requirement then it should be ok.

If you really need a PDF/A file, you could try to use some third-party service that converts the PDF generated by Ultimate PDF into a compliant one. I tried using this website and it worked - not sure if they have an API or a library, but may be worth getting in touch with them.

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