Overview

Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 is a library to convert MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) documents into PDF, SVG, or JPEG/PNG/TIFF（JPEG/PNG/TIFF is only available for the Windows version) files and PDF files into SVG or JPEG/PNG/TIFF（JPEG/PNG/TIFF is only available for the Windows version) files on the server side. By using the Server Based Converter in the groupware or the Web-mail system where the environment can display PDF or SVG, MS Office document can be displayed even in those environments where MS Office is not installed nor operated.

Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 newly offers the ability to input MS Word 2007 / MS Excel 2007 / MS PowerPoint 2007 files. With Plus version, you can input CGM, output XPS and INX files.

Note:Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 formats MS Office documents and produces the requested output by itself. Due to this, the pages output may not have exactly the same appearance with the original MS Office document. The current release of the Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 does not support all formatting aspects of MS Office and thus the output results might be unsatisfactory. When using Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 please keep this in mind as Antenna House works to improve the compatibility with MS Office as much as possible.

Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 provides the following features:

• MS Office document conversion to PDF on a server

  An unlimited number of users can now convert MS Office documents to PDF on a web server by utilizing the Antenna House developed PDF direct creation engine. Can be used as part of an ASP service.

• MS Office document and PDF conversion to SVG

  The SVG conversion not only supports SVG 1.1 but also supports the conversion into SVG Basic/SVG Tiny thus enabling the sending of MS Office documents and PDF files to devices such as mobile terminals and cellular phones.

• Conversion of documents to JPEG/PNG/TIFF

  MS Office documents and PDF documents can be converted into JPEG/PNG/TIFF images (available only with the Windows version). The conversion of only the first page of document allows user to make a thumbnail easily.

• High speed conversion

  Antenna House’s Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 is faster than other products with similar functionality and has the added bonus that because all reading of files and conversion is done within the Server Based Converter licenses for Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat and Distiller are unnecessary. Users can operate it without worrying about those licensing agreements.

• Integration Interface

  As integration interface Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 provides Command-line, .NET, COM, Java and C/C++ interface. (.NET and COM interfaces are available only for Windows.) All interfaces support streaming input/output which makes for the easy system integration.

• Direct Printer output

  The Windows version also supports the ability to send the converted results directly to any Windows based printer without the need to first create a PDF document.

Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 supports the following file formats to input.

• .PDF
  Adobe PDF 1.0 - 1.7
• .DOCX and .DOCM and .DOTX and .DOTM V2.0
  MS Word 2007
• .DOC and .DOT
  MS Word 97 - 2007
• .XML
  MS Word 2003
• .XLSX and .XLSM and .XLTX and .XLTM V2.0
  MS Excel 2007
• .XLS and .XLT
  MS Excel 97 - 2007
• .PPTX and .PPTM and .POTX and .POTM amd .PPSX and .PPSM V2.0
  MS PowerPoint 2007
• .PPT and .POT and .PPS
  MS PowerPoint 97 - 2007
• .TXT
  Text File
• .SVG
  SVG 1.1 / Basic / Tiny
• .EMF
  Enhanced Meta File
• .WMF
  Windows Meta File
• .CGM V2.0 Only Plus version
  Computer Graphics Metafile
• .BMP
  Windows Bit Map
• .PNG
  Portable Network Graphics
• .GIF
  Graphics Interchange Format
• .TIF
  Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)
• .JPG
  JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF)
• .JP2
  Joint Photographic Experts Group 2000

Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 supports the following file formats to output.

• .PDF Not Flash Output version
  Adobe PDF 1.3 - 1.7
• .SVG
  SVG 1.1 / Basic / Tiny
• .PNG
  Portable Network Graphics
• .JPG
  JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF)
• .TIF V3.0
  Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)
• .INX V2.0 Only Plus version
  InDesign^® Interchange
• .XPS V2.0 Only Plus version
  XML Paper Specification
• .SWF V3.0 Not PDF Output version
  Adobe Flash

• Hereinafter unless otherwise explicitly mentioned, the phrase "Linux version" includes both Linux version and Linux 64bit version.
• Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 for Windows and Solaris are currently designed to operate in a 32 bit environment.
• Please see "Font Setting" for supported fonts. In addition, fonts are not included in the Windows version. In non-Windows version, Standard 14 Fonts ( Type 1 fonts), are only included.
• Standard 14 Fonts in non-Windows version have the metrics information file only. They do not contain the file of the outline information. If you want to embed these fonts to PDF or PS file, please buy whole fonts by yourself.
• Please confirm the necessary environment variables at "Environment Variable" in this manual.
• Please confirm the installed modules at "Installed Modules" in this manual.
• The printing function on the Windows version depends on Windows-based printer drivers.

libstdc++.so in Linux

Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 Evaluation version has the following restrictions which are removed with the purchase of a formal license:

• The URL of Antenna House website is shown at the bottom of all pages.
• The watermark image, "Evaluation Version", is placed on each page.
• The weight of the font may look changed a little and the color of the image may look different a little with the watermark. There is cause in Adobe Acrobat or Reader for this problem. In addition, the printing speed decreases for the amount of the watermark.
• PDF1.3 cannot be output with the evaluation version. PDF 1.4 is output.
• The function of INX output is effective. INX output has the following restrictions.
  • Only the first one page can be outputted.
• The function of XPS output is effective. XPS output has the following restrictions.
  • Only the first one page can be outputted.
• The function of Flash output is effective. Flash output has the following restrictions.
  • Only the first one page can be outputted.
• The function of CGM drawing by utilizing our direct creation module is effective.
• The function of multi page TIFF Input/Output.
• The evaluation copy expires after 30 days.
• Use of the evaluation version for an live production or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited.
• It is forbidden to not display intentionally the guide of our Web site under the page, or the watermark indicating the evaluation version.

There are no restrictions on formatting functions except for the above mentioned. However, the optional features that are not explicitly stated above are invalid.

With the purchase of a formal license, or when the program is upgraded during the maintenance contract period, Antenna House will provide the customer with a Maintenance Service Key which is used to activate and authenticate the Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0 and remove the above restrictions.

For more informationabout Rainbow PDF Server Based Converter V3.0, technical support and service needs, please contact us by e-mail.

• support@Rainbowpdf.com