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Java PDF Creation Library

  • Create PDF files from scratch

  • Add digital signatures, encryption, barcodes, charts & much more

  • Simple object model

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DynamicPDF Generator for Java is a highly efficient and easy to use class library for the dynamic creation of PDF documents based on dynamic data. PDF documents can be saved to disk, output to a java.io.OutputStream object or output directly to Webserver's output stream using javax.servlet.ServletOutputStream. The generated PDF documents are 100% compatible with the PDF specification as published by Adobe. DynamicPDF Generator for Java offers flexible licensing, great performance and tons of features. With a Free Evaluation Edition to try and with flexible and Royalty Free licensing options, why not start using DynamicPDF Generator Today!


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Generator Java

Available in other flavors: .NET ActiveX

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DynamicPDF Generator v10.0 for JavaLicenseMaintenance 
Professional Server License$399.00$259.00 Purchase
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* We offer a 30% discount when you purchase 5 to 9 developer licenses and a 50% discount when you purchase 10 or more developer licenses.

Professional & Enterprise Editions

Difference between the Professional & Enterprise editions is the features included with each edition. Please take a look at the feature list tab for complete details.

Server Licensing

Server based licensing is intended for developers who wish to install our software on their server or web server. It is licensed per production server and allows an unlimited number of installations on development workstations and development servers. This licensing model is ideal for those who wish to install our software on a limited number of servers and allows us to offer a lower price to developers who do not intend to distribute our software to a large number of servers or workstations.

Developer Licensing

Developer based licensing is intended for developers who wish to distribute our software to a large number of clients. It allows one developer to develop an unlimited number of client or server based applications that use our product and distribute them royalty free. Our assemblies can easily be deployed with another application using XCOPY or a setup program.

Annual Maintenance Plan

  • Priority E-Mail Support (<2 hour response*)
  • Telephone Support
  • Major Version Upgrades (i.e. v7.0 to v8.0)
  • 100% Credit On Permitted Upgrades Between DynamicPDF for .NET Products (i.e. Professional Server to Enterprise Server)
  • Priority Access To Beta Software

Free Standard Support

All of our product licenses come with free standard support. Standard support includes:

  • E-Mail Support (<24 hour response*)
  • Minor Version Updates (Bug Fixes)
  • Access to User Support Forums

*During business hours 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday Eastern Time US.

Upgrade Pricing

Logging into the Customer Area using your existing serial number will reveal all upgrade options and real-time prices related to that serial number.

Upgrade information is summarized as follows.

  • Permitted upgrades are within the same platform.
  • Any upgrades within the current major version provide an 80% credit (of original price paid)
  • Any upgrades from 1 major version back provide a 50% credit (of original price paid)
  • Any upgrades from 2 major versions back provide a 25% credit (of original price paid)
  • Adding Maintenance can be done within 30 days of original purchase

Please contact sales@dynamicpdf.com if there are any additional questions or for upgrading multiple licenses.

Educational Institution Pricing

ceTe Software is a strong believer in the power of education to make a difference in our world. We are pleased to offer a 50% discount on all of our products to educational institutions. Please contact sales@dynamicpdf.com for details on Educational Institution Pricing.

Refer to our Help Library and API Reference for more programming details.

Generate a PDF

The following Java code shows how to generate a very simple PDF document with one page and one sentence of text from within your Java application.

// Create a document object
Document document = new Document();
 
// Create and add a page to the document
Page page = new Page(PageSize.LETTER, PageOrientation.PORTRAIT);
document.getPages().add(page);
 
// Add a label to the page.
page.getElements().add(new Label("My PDF Document", 0, 0, 512, 40, Font.getHelvetica()));
 
// Save the PDF
document.draw("C:\\MyDocument.pdf");

Image to PDF

The following Java code shows how to generate a very simple PDF document with an image.

// Create a PDF Document
Document document = new Document();
 
// Create a Page and add it to the document
Page page = new Page();
document.getPages().add(page);
 
// Create an image object.
Image image = new Image("C:\\MyImage.jpg", 0, 0);
 
// Add the image to the page
page.getElements().add(image);
 
// Save the PDF
document.draw("C:\\MyDocument.pdf");

TIFF to PDF

The following Java code shows how to generate a PDF document from a TIFF file.

// Create a TiffFile object from the TIFF image.
TiffFile tiffFile = new TiffFile("C:\\MyMultipageTiff.tiff");
 
// Create a document object from the file.
Document document = tiffFile.getDocument();
 
// Output the document to a file.
document.draw("C:\\MyMultipagePDF.pdf");

Bookmarks

The following Java code shows how to generate a very simple PDF Report with bookmarks.

// Create a PDF Document
Document document = new Document();
 
// Create three page objects
Page page1 = new Page(PageSize.LETTER);
Page page2 = new Page(PageSize.LETTER);
Page page3 = new Page(PageSize.LETTER);
 
// Add a top level Outline
Outline parentOutline = document.getOutlines().add("Parent Outline");
 
// Add a top level bookmark
page1.getElements().add(new Bookmark("Top level bookmark to page 1", 0, 0));
 
// Add child bookmarks
page1.getElements().add( new Bookmark("Bookmark to page 1", 0, 0, parentOutline));
page2.getElements().add( new Bookmark("Bookmark to page 2", 0, 0, parentOutline));
page3.getElements().add( new Bookmark("Bookmark to page 3", 0, 0, parentOutline));
 
// Add the three pages to the document
document.getPages().add(page1);
document.getPages().add(page2);
document.getPages().add(page3);
 
// Save the PDF document
document.draw("C:\\MyDocument.pdf");

Barcodes

The following Java code shows how to generate a PDF document with different barcodes within your .NET application.

// Create a PDF Document
Document document = new Document();
 
// Create a Page and add it to the document
Page page = new Page();
document.getPages().add(page);
 
// Create a Code128 barcode
Code128 code128barCode = new Code128("Code 128 Barcode.", 100, 50, 48, 0.75F);
// Add the barcode to the page
page.getElements().add(code128barCode);
 
// Create a data matrix barcode
DataMatrixBarCode dataMatrixBarcode = new DataMatrixBarCode("DataMatrix barcode", 100, 120);
// Add the data matrix barcode to the page
page.getElements().add(dataMatrixBarcode);
 
// Create a Pdf417 barcode
Pdf417 pdf417 = new Pdf417("Pdf417 barcode", 100.0f, 200.0f, 2, 2.0f);
// Add the Pdf417 barcode to the page
page.getElements().add(pdf417);
 
// Create a QR code
QrCode qrCode = new QrCode("QR code sample.", 100, 300);
// Add the QR code to the page
page.getElements().add(qrCode);
 
// Save the PDF
document.draw("C:\\MyDocument.pdf");

Form Fields

The following Java code shows how to generate a PDF document with different form fields within your .NET application.

// Create a PDF Document
Document document = new Document();
 
// Create a Page and add it to the document
Page page = new Page();
document.getPages().add(page);
 
// Create a TextField
TextField textField = new TextField("Text Field Name", 50, 50, 150, 100);
textField.setDefaultValue("ceTe Software");
// Add the TextField to the page.
page.getElements().add(textField);
 
// Create a Button
Button button = new Button("Button Name", 50, 180, 100, 50);
button.setAction(new JavaScriptAction("app.alert('Hello');"));
button.setLabel("Push");
// Add the Button to the page.
page.getElements().add(button);
 
// Create a CheckBox
CheckBox checkBox = new CheckBox("Check Box Name", 50, 250, 50, 50);
checkBox.setDefaultChecked(true);
// Add the CheckBox to the page.
page.getElements().add(checkBox);
 
// Create a RadioButton
RadioButton radio1 = new RadioButton("First", 50, 320, 100, 75);
radio1.setDefaultChecked(true);
radio1.setExportValue("abc");
// Add the RadioButton to the page.
page.getElements().add(radio1);
 
// Create a ComboBox
ComboBox comboBox = new ComboBox("Combo Box Name", 50, 420, 150, 25);
comboBox.getItems().add("One", true);
comboBox.getItems().add("Two");
comboBox.getItems().add("Three");
comboBox.setEditable(true);
// Add the ComboBox to the page.
page.getElements().add(comboBox);
 
// Save the PDF
document.draw("C:\\MyDocument.pdf");

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