Re: How would you do this?

--- In [email protected], "Mr. Shawn H. Corey" 
<shawnhcorey@...> wrote:
>
> spinningwebz2002 wrote:
> > Using PDF::API2 I am creating 4 or more individual multi page pdf 
files 
> > (book chapters) and photo pages that are insterted into the book 
> > chapters. The reason for individual chapters is that multiple 
people 
> > contribute to these books. When done I need to combine all these 
> > various pieces into a one pdf, add page numbers and chapter 
headings. 
> > How would you do this?
> 
> See `perldoc PDF::API2` and search for 'openpage'.
> 
> > 
> > 1. Start a blank pdf and open / insert pages from the others
> > or
> > 2. Take all the original content and build a new pdf from 
scratch? 
> > 
> > What do you think would be the fastest / easiest 1 or 2?
> 
> That depends on which is faster / easiest.  Each project is unique 
and has to be decided individually.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth,
>   Shawn
> 
> "For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by 
doing them."
>   Aristotle
>


Maybe instead of fastest, easiest, what is easiest on the server 
(which uses less memory)? Opening existing pdf's and getting pages 
out of them or creating a new one from scratch using the content. All 
the content is stored in previously process html files that I just 
run through a routine to make text bold, italic etc. I am leaning 
towards the creating from scratch since the more I think about it, 
the easier it would be to keep track of pages, inserting blank pages 
etc..

Bill H