RE: [syndication] RSS inside PDF

["W. Frederick Zimmerman, Tech Fun Books" <rssfunbook@wfzimmerman.com>]

PDF supports database calls with something called ADBC (see, e.g.
http://www.planetpdf.com/forumarchive/35599.asp) , and PDF Javascript
includes a GetURL call http://www.planetpdf.com/forumarchive/54440.asp which
includes an optional parameter for appending the contents of the URL to the
document (which, obviously, must be writeable -- big snag with most e-book
delivery systems ... not sure I have an answer for that).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Lothian [mailto:nl@essential.com.au] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 5:51 PM
To: 'syndication@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [syndication] RSS inside PDF


I've never seen a PDF that has dynamic content inside it. Is there anything
that makes you think this is possible?

I know that Acrobat Reader 6 has some support for various plugins -
including a webservice plugin - but I'm not sure that a PDF can actually do
what you want.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: W. Frederick Zimmerman, Tech Fun Books
> [mailto:rssfunbook@wfzimmerman.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 11 November 2004 2:42 AM
> To: syndication@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [syndication] RSS inside PDF
> Importance: Low
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> I want to publish a PDF e-book and on some of the pages I 
> would like to
> display the latest 10 documents from an external RSS feed. 
> 
> ----PDF page----
> Static text
> Static text
> Static text
> 
> RSS feed
> Link 1
> Link 2
> Link 3...
> ---endpage----
>  
>  If a reader clicks on the link, I would like to open the browser.
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Kearney [mailto:wkearney@syndic8.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 5:19 PM
> To: syndication@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [syndication] RSS inside PDF
> 
> 
> 
> Do you want to render the RSS file into the PDF when you 
> create the PDF?  Or
> do you want to have the PDF viewer 'automatigically' update 
> it's contents
> from an RSS document when viewed at some later point?  The former is
> certainly do-able following Don's suggestion.  The latter, 
> I'm not sure it's
> possible nor would I entertain doing it even if it was.  Imagine the
> security risks of letting code from an external source be 
> driven into a PDF
> viewer.  I'd hope the PDF viewer would 'take steps' to secure 
> the run-time
> environment but I wouldn't bet any of my own money on it 
> working properly.
> 
> What are you trying to do?  There may be more than one way to 
> skin the cat.
> 
> -Bill Kearney
> 
> From: "Don Parsons" <dparsons62@yahoo.com>
> > I can think of at least one option... PHP has a PDF
> > module that allows you to dynamically create PDF
> > files.
> 
> > --- "W. Frederick Zimmerman, Tech Fun Books"
> > <rssfunbook@wfzimmerman.com> wrote:
> > > Anyone know how to display an RSS feed inside a PDF
> > > document? I suspect this
> > > can be accomplished using JavaScript, but no idea on
> > > the details.
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