n2pdf Archive uses webPDF Server to convert attachments. It features an interface to this web service, which enables it to process a relatively large number of file formats “natively.”
If you want to process a relatively large amount of attachments and work with many different file formats, it is recommended to use webPDF. The external converter is especially preferable for obtaining a more exact conversion of the file formats. In fact, the quality of the results obtained with it will be virtually identical to that provided by the original application(s).
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When you use this filter to convert an attachment, the entire attachment will always be converted to PDF format and appended at the end of the PDF file. This means, among other things, that this filter cannot be used to import content (Import mode). |
webPDF Server is a platform-independent Java-based and server-based solution that can be used to convert over 100 file formats to PDF. More specifically, it uses a converter to convert the various file formats to PDF without requiring the corresponding original applications to be installed or used.
webPDF works as an Apache Tomcat-based web service, and its services will be available to every user in your organization in the form of Java web services. In fact, the clearly defined (API) interfaces and the J2EE architecture mean that you can use the service in your own applications – this is the interface that is used to integrate the converter into n2pdf Archive.Moreover, you can use the web service on any J2EE server of your choice (for example: Sun J2EE Application Server, Apache Tomcat).
By using webPDF, you eliminate the need to use additional third-party products in order to be able to convert your documents. In fact, not only does it make it possible to convert documents to PDF “natively,” but it also ensures that you do not have to pay a fee every time you generate a new PDF file. webPDF is available as a turnkey “out-of-the-box” solution (e.g., as a Windows service or Linux daemon).
Every application in your company that is able to communicate with a web service – regardless of whether it is a standard application or whether it was developed in-house – will be able to access the converter and its functionalities.
For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.webpdf.de