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Free or low cost PDF viewer ocx?Does any one know of a free or low cost PDF Viewer control. I need to
update an app that used the one provided with older versions of the Adobe Reader. This is a one time app so I can't spread the cost over a number of users. Thanks! -- Al Reid "Al Reid" <arei***@reidDASHhome.com> wrote in message This one is a viewer, not OCX, but it's open source. It seems to have been news:OeU0uZX2JHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Does any one know of a free or low cost PDF Viewer control. I need to > update an app that used the one provided with older versions of the Adobe > Reader. This is a one time app so I can't spread the cost over a number > of users. written in unmanaged C++ 2005: http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/index.html This one is also free, but not OCX. It doesn't require installation, it's available as ZIP without installation, or with an installer. They allow you to freely redistribute it according to their FAQ. Personally I use it instead of Acrobat because it starts and shows PDF files in a fraction of a second. http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/ http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/showfaq_sales.htm#otr_06 A quick search for ActiveX PDF viewer shows a minimum of $250. > This one is also free, but not OCX. It doesn't require installation, it's I've also used Foxit for some time. Acrobat is> available as ZIP without installation, or with an installer. They allow you > to freely redistribute it according to their FAQ. Personally I use it > instead of Acrobat because it starts and shows PDF files in a fraction of a > second. > > http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/ > http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/showfaq_sales.htm#otr_06 > a pig AND a security risk. But for Al Reid: Note that the free version has a small ad for the "Pro" version on the toolbar.That may or may not be acceptable in your product.
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"mayayana" <mayaXXy***@rcXXn.com> wrote in message Thanks, mayayana. At least for now I'll continue to search for an ocx.news:%237QS99Z2JHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >> This one is also free, but not OCX. It doesn't require installation, it's >> available as ZIP without installation, or with an installer. They allow > you >> to freely redistribute it according to their FAQ. Personally I use it >> instead of Acrobat because it starts and shows PDF files in a fraction of > a >> second. >> >> http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/ >> http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/showfaq_sales.htm#otr_06 >> > > I've also used Foxit for some time. Acrobat is > a pig AND a security risk. But for Al Reid: Note > that the free version has a small ad for the "Pro" > version on the toolbar.That may or may not be > acceptable in your product. > -- Al Reid
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"Nobody" <nob***@nobody.com> wrote in message Thanks, Nobody. I really need an OCX for this app, but I'll save the links news:OwGHlUY2JHA.5896@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > "Al Reid" <arei***@reidDASHhome.com> wrote in message > news:OeU0uZX2JHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Does any one know of a free or low cost PDF Viewer control. I need to >> update an app that used the one provided with older versions of the Adobe >> Reader. This is a one time app so I can't spread the cost over a number >> of users. > > This one is a viewer, not OCX, but it's open source. It seems to have been > written in unmanaged C++ 2005: > > http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/index.html > > This one is also free, but not OCX. It doesn't require installation, it's > available as ZIP without installation, or with an installer. They allow > you to freely redistribute it according to their FAQ. Personally I use it > instead of Acrobat because it starts and shows PDF files in a fraction of > a second. > > http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/ > http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/showfaq_sales.htm#otr_06 > > A quick search for ActiveX PDF viewer shows a minimum of $250. > > you provided for future reference. I found one that costs $110.00 and I just downloaded it for evaluation. -- Al Reid Did you ever find an OCX suitable for viewer PDF's. I am searching for
a similar compenent. <re***@yourpeivacation.com> wrote in message
news:bc9862d9-7cf1-471e-9cb4-fcded6cae53e@r34g2000vbi.googlegroups.com... I'm currently evaluating a product called Image Viewer CP Pro.> Did you ever find an OCX suitable for viewer PDF's. I am searching for > a similar compenent. > http://www.viscomsoft.com/products/imageviewercppro/index.html It seems to do what I need plus a whole lot of extra features. At $110.00 it's the lowest cost ActiveX PDF viewer control I have found so far. -- Al Reid
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"Al Reid" <arei***@reidDASHhome.com> wrote in message I use Image Viewer CP Pro, and like it, but it has its limits. For example, news:OVEFmfs4JHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > <re***@yourpeivacation.com> wrote in message > news:bc9862d9-7cf1-471e-9cb4-fcded6cae53e@r34g2000vbi.googlegroups.com... >> Did you ever find an OCX suitable for viewer PDF's. I am searching for >> a similar compenent. >> > > I'm currently evaluating a product called Image Viewer CP Pro. > http://www.viscomsoft.com/products/imageviewercppro/index.html > > It seems to do what I need plus a whole lot of extra features. At $110.00 > it's the lowest cost ActiveX PDF viewer control I have found so far. > clarity of PDF viewing and printing is limited. Compare a printout or view from it, zoomed in, with Adobe or Adobe's OCX: Night and day difference. Adobe zooms in until a given character fills the screen with extreme sharpness, and more. Image Viewer gets really fuzzy way before that. Apparently IV CP Pro converts PDFs to a bitmap before viewing, printing or saving. It can also separate pages of a PDF, something I wanted to do, but the quality is unacceptable. I'm looking at going back to Adobe's OCX to get true clarity of viewing and printing, because our shop and office consider the printouts from Image Viewer PDFs unacceptable. And yes, I've played with all the settings, and contacted support. Also, watch out if/when you/they change to newer versions of the control. They keep the OCX name and all the same, but break backward compatibility by changing the way some functions work, or eliminate others in favor of "new improved" functions. I had to write code that purposely produces errors which I trap, in order to programmatically determine what version is being used, then calls different routines for simple things like scale to fit or rotate, depending on the version. As the PDF clarity wasn't improving, I ended up abandoning the newer versions (which I paid extra for) and keeping the old. -- Regards, Rick Raisley heavymetal-A-T-bellsouth-D-O-T-net I forgot to mention that if you are looking to /save/ your files as PDF from
the Image Viewer control, it saves as a BMP, eliminating all the characters, resulting in a much larger file. As I said, I really like the control, but not its limitations, so am always looking for something better. -- Show quoteHide quoteRegards, Rick Raisley heavymetal-A-T-bellsouth-D-O-T-net "Rick Raisley" <heavymetal-A-T-bellsouth-D-O-Tnet> wrote in message news:enAiPtu4JHA.5276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > "Al Reid" <arei***@reidDASHhome.com> wrote in message > news:OVEFmfs4JHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> <re***@yourpeivacation.com> wrote in message >> news:bc9862d9-7cf1-471e-9cb4-fcded6cae53e@r34g2000vbi.googlegroups.com... >>> Did you ever find an OCX suitable for viewer PDF's. I am searching for >>> a similar compenent. >>> >> >> I'm currently evaluating a product called Image Viewer CP Pro. >> http://www.viscomsoft.com/products/imageviewercppro/index.html >> >> It seems to do what I need plus a whole lot of extra features. At >> $110.00 it's the lowest cost ActiveX PDF viewer control I have found so >> far. >> > > I use Image Viewer CP Pro, and like it, but it has its limits. For > example, clarity of PDF viewing and printing is limited. Compare a > printout or view from it, zoomed in, with Adobe or Adobe's OCX: Night and > day difference. Adobe zooms in until a given character fills the screen > with extreme sharpness, and more. Image Viewer gets really fuzzy way > before that. Apparently IV CP Pro converts PDFs to a bitmap before > viewing, printing or saving. It can also separate pages of a PDF, > something I wanted to do, but the quality is unacceptable. I'm looking at > going back to Adobe's OCX to get true clarity of viewing and printing, > because our shop and office consider the printouts from Image Viewer PDFs > unacceptable. And yes, I've played with all the settings, and contacted > support. > > Also, watch out if/when you/they change to newer versions of the control. > They keep the OCX name and all the same, but break backward compatibility > by changing the way some functions work, or eliminate others in favor of > "new improved" functions. I had to write code that purposely produces > errors which I trap, in order to programmatically determine what version > is being used, then calls different routines for simple things like scale > to fit or rotate, depending on the version. As the PDF clarity wasn't > improving, I ended up abandoning the newer versions (which I paid extra > for) and keeping the old. > > -- > Regards, > > Rick Raisley > heavymetal-A-T-bellsouth-D-O-T-net > > On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 16:24:20 -0400, "Rick Raisley"
<heavymetal-A-T-bellsouth-D-O-Tnet> wrote: >I forgot to mention that if you are looking to /save/ your files as PDF from Maybe try your hand at writing your own? I'm pretty sure the official>the Image Viewer control, it saves as a BMP, eliminating all the characters, >resulting in a much larger file. As I said, I really like the control, but >not its limitations, so am always looking for something better. PDF specs are still available. When I looked at them way back when, it didn't seem to like it would be too difficult to parse. The most difficult part would be decompressing the resources. J. Jeremiah D. Seitz Omega Techware http://www.omegatechware.net |
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