topic Re: HTML2PDF for VMS? in Operating System - OpenVMS

HTML2PDF for VMS?

Clark Hayden — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:51:12 GMT

Hi.

We produce HTML files which contain some graphics and the business would now like to convert these to PDF which will then be e-mailed to the clients as attachments.

Is there a way to convert the HTML files to PDF within VMS that is freeware? I have managed to compile a C module to convert text to pdf bu cannot find anything on converting HTML to PDF for the VMS platform.

Thanks.
Hayden.

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Brian Reiter — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:37:35 GMT

There's HTMLDOC which is on the Freeware 7 set of disks and is also included as part of the T4 installation.

cheers

Brian

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

P Muralidhar Kini — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:54:56 GMT

Hi Clark,

You can make use of the HTMLDOC freeware utility.

You can find it in the below link -
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/freeware/v7_00freeware_abstract.txt
>> HTMLDOC Translate HTML pages into Postscript or PDF

To download HTMLDOC or other utilities from Freeware V7, Refer
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/freeware/

That should meet your requirement.

Regards,
Murali

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Clark Hayden — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:24:03 GMT

The HTMLDOC runs but I keep getting the follwoing error message:

ERR005: Unable to open font width file HTMLDOC_DATA/fonts/Times-Roman.afm!

Any ideas to remedy the problem? Or is this something I need to take up with our system administrator?

Thanks.

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Volker Halle — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:31:21 GMT

Clark,

you have the sources available, have a look for this error message...

The font files seem to exist on the Freeware V7 CD, may it's just a missing HTMLDOC_DATA logical ?

Volker.

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Bhadresh — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:47:04 GMT

>>> ERR005: Unable to open font width file HTMLDOC_DATA/fonts/Times-Roman.afm!
>>>Any ideas to remedy the problem?

Error 5 indicates the specified file could not be found. HTMLDOC_DATA variable specifies the location of HTMLDOC's data and fonts directories. Have you set HTMLDOC_DATA?

Regards,
Bhadresh

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Clark Hayden — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:36:22 GMT

Yes, HTMLDOC_DATA has been set up to map to the correct directory. The problem seems to be that the app tags on "/fonts/..." to the location.

I've been scouring the web trying to find a solution but so far I have had no luck.

Any assitance will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Hayden.

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Volker Halle — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:39:18 GMT

Hayden,

does $ DIR HTMLDOC_DATA:[FONTS] show the font files ? If not, can you copy them there ?

Volker.

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Andy Bustamante — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:28:30 GMT

Would you post the results of

$ show logical HTMLDOC_DATA

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Clark Hayden — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:27:17 GMT

Ok. I have extracted the files/directories from the Freeware V7 backups and have copied these to $DKE0:[HTMLDOC] on VMS, with $DKE0 being the disk.

I had to copy the HTMLDOC_IA64.EXE executable from another source since I could not find an executable image in the freeware files that would run.

I then set the HTMLDOC_DATA logical up as follows:
"HTMLDOC_DATA" = "$DKE0:[HTMLDOC]" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)

But I still get the ERR005 message that it cannot find the files.

Any tips?

PS: Volker, thanks for all your help so far.

Thanks.
Hayden.

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Joseph Huber_1 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:52 GMT

I almost never used it, but htmldoc.com setup reads:
$! HTMLDOC.COM
$!
$! Customize this procedure as required for your installation.
$!
$! Note: use unix-style directory format for the HTMLDOC_DATA directory!
$!
$ define HTMLDOC_DATA "disk$www/htmldoc/
$!
$ HTMLDOC :== $DISK$WWW:[HTMLDOC]HTMLDOC.EXE
$!
$ exit

i.e defining htmldoc_data in VMS syntax is wrong.
Define it in Unix syntax:
define htmldoc_data "/device/htmldoc/"
to make it working.
A quick test on my system showed it is working.

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Joseph Huber_1 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:05:15 GMT

In my above define command, there may be a variation of the Unix-style path definition,
depending on "device" being a logical name, and the definition of the Unix-compatibility level and the definition of
DECC$DISABLE_TO_VMS_LOGNAME_TRANSLATION

So either "/device/directory/"
or "device/directory".

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Clark Hayden — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:17:01 GMT

Hi Joseph.

I have tried defining the logical as:
"HTMLDOC_DATA" = "/ALEX04$DKE0/HTMLDOC"
"HTMLDOC_DATA" = "/ALEX04$DKE0/HTMLDOC/"
"HTMLDOC_DATA" = "ALEX04$DKE0/HTMLDOC"
"HTMLDOC_DATA" = "ALEX04$DKE0/HTMLDOC/"

None of which has returned anything other than ERR005: Unable to open font width file.........

I have no previous Unix experience so this is all a learning experience for me. :)

Thanks.
Hayden.

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Oswald Knoppers_1 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:19:59 GMT

Maybe the html2pdf tool doesn't like the $ sign in the (ALEX04$DKE0) logical name.

Oswald

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Volker Halle — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:20:29 GMT

Hayden,

and there is a DKE0:[HTMLDOC.FONT] directory with all the required font files ?

Volker.

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Joseph Huber_1 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:29:15 GMT

On my system (VMS 7.3-1 Alpha) it looks like this:

MPIW10_HUB>sh log htmldoc_data
"HTMLDOC_DATA" = "disk$www/htmldoc/" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
MPIW10_HUB>sh log disk$www
"DISK$WWW" = "AVMP01$DKA100:" (LNM$SYSTEM_TABLE)
MPIW10_HUB>sh log DECC$DISABLE_TO_VMS_LOGNAME_TRANSLATION
"DECC$DISABLE_TO_VMS_LOGNAME_TRANSLATION" = "DISABLE" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
MPIW10_HUB>dir disk$www:[htmldoc]

Directory DISK$WWW:[HTMLDOC]

COPYING.TXT;1 DATA.DIR;1 FONTS.DIR;1 HTMLDOC.COM;2
HTMLDOC.EXE;1 HTMLDOC_VMS.TXT;1 README.TXT;1

Total of 7 files.
MPIW10_HUB>htmldoc -f tmp.pdf ALL.HTML
PAGES: 4
BYTES: 19848

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Clark Hayden — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:46:30 GMT

Ok. I figured out this problem. I used the unix style format you described and it worked. All I had to do was track down the junior system administrator who figured he needed some space and so deleted some of the files that I created yesterday. The files were copied back and HTMLDOC runs.

It now produces a PDF but Adobe can't read it. Is there a limit to which version of Adobe can be used to access the file? I have Adobe Reader 9.

Thanks.
Hayden.

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Joseph Huber_1 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:57:50 GMT

Well I did not extensive tests, but my all.html in last reply is a HTML file containing some

tags, and an
list of links in between.
It produces a table of contentents for the
tags, and correctly lists everything.
XPDF on VMS and the Adobe reader on Linux have no problems with the file produced.
So maybe some HTML elements (graphics ?) produce the errors ?
Can You look at the acroread error ? Maybe run Adobe reader on the command-line to see errors ?

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Clark Hayden — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:41 GMT

I was about to post a follwo up. I see that the conversion to PDF produced the following:
ERR014: Text on page 7 too large - truncation or overlapping may occur!

Would this have anything to do with the problem being experienced by Adobe Reader?

Thanks.

Re: HTML2PDF for VMS?

Joseph Huber_1 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:04:13 GMT

Hayden,
since You produce the PDF on VMS, but use Adobe reader on another system (Linux, windows ?, acroread standalone, in a web-browser ?),
how do You transfer the VMS file ?
From a VMS web-server ?
Transferred to the other system by which method ?

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tags, and correctly lists everything.XPDF on VMS and the Adobe reader on Linux have no problems with the file produced.So maybe some HTML elements (graphics ?) produce the errors ?Can You look at the acroread error ? Maybe run Adobe reader on the command-line to see errors ?

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tags, and correctly lists everything.
XPDF on VMS and the Adobe reader on Linux have no problems with the file produced.
So maybe some HTML elements (graphics ?) produce the errors ?
Can You look at the acroread error ? Maybe run Adobe reader on the command-line to see errors ?