activePDF WebGrabber is an add-on for activePDF Server that dynamically converts HTML to PDF by sending either a URL with "post" data or raw HTML directly. Headers and footers are also supported as HTML making it even easier to use your web server as a report writer. Since WebGrabber runs in a client/server environment, you can even run reports behind your firewall and then email or ftp the document back to the user. WebGrabber supports most HTML 3.2 specifications including tables and images. With our "page break" tag, you can even direct when a new PDF page is created.

Note: Please review the Platform and Product Requirements and the Limitations of the Evaluation version before downloading or purchasing this product.

Feature Summary

• Dynamic HTML-to-PDF Conversion
• Support for Web Standards
• PDF Layout Control
• Easy to Implement
• Server Integration
• New SecureLM Licensing Technology
• Improved WebGrabber Logging
• A "Watcher" Thread

Major Features in Depth

Dynamic HTML-to-PDF Conversion. HTML from any source. Whether processing CGI scripts, ASP, JSP, or plain HTML, it makes no difference; activePDF WebGrabber handles them all. With WebGrabber, you can load HTML content from URLs, disk or even memory. You can also access secure sites with basic authentication or, with the IE interface, access data using integrated Windows® NTLM authorization. Support for SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is included with the IE interface, so sensitive data can be accessed with peace of mind.

Support for Web Standards. WebGrabber is the only server-side HTML to PDF converter that supports HTML 3.2, HTML 4.0, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), Java applets, Flash images, and even activeX controls. Proxy server support is also included, making it possible for you to access data from behind your firewall.

PDF Layout Control. activePDF WebGrabber is the only product that supports page breaks so that your web-based reports look exactly the way you want. Whether it's embedded HTML or an entire URL, activePDF WebGrabber's dynamic header and footer support can help turn your existing web application into a PDF reporting engine. And, with WebGrabber's built-in page numbering capabilities, you can virtually guarantee your users won't get lost in large, complex reports.

Easy to Implement. activePDF WebGrabber is COM enabled, making integration with your existing application as simple as a single method call. With a few lines of code you can define a URL along with optional post data or a query string and WebGrabber will convert your data to PDF in seconds. Virtually anything that can be viewed in the browser can be converted to PDF, independent of the server side rendering language.

Server Integration. activePDF WebGrabber is tightly coupled with activePDF Server, so you can leverage our server-based performance, robust PDF output options, and other features such as native PDF encryption and linearization.

New SecureLM Licensing Technolog. activePDF WebGrabber 3.8 now uses the new SecureLM licensing technology, so all activePDF products (with the exception of activePDF Printer) now use the same licensing mechanism).

Improved WebGrabber Logging. The log file is now updated with the PID of WPRHandler and the converted URL. In the event that the WPRHandler is terminated, the log file reflects the termination along with the specific PID of the terminated WPRHandler process.

A "Watcher" Thread. A new feature added to monitor the WPRHandler.exe process in activePDF WebGrabber 3.8 to ensure it doesn't hang.

Platform and Product Requirements

• Windows NT® 4.0 (Service Pack 5 minimum), Windows® 2000, Windows Server™ 2003.

Limitations of the Evaluation version.

• The evaluation version will function for 15 days.