It creates Adobe Acrobat-compatible PDF files from standard UNIX text files, with options to add a JPEG image to the background (ex: the form the data completes), e-mail the PDF file directly as an attachment, file the PDF with our FineLine PC ImageLink software, break a report into smaller sections that are processed independently, and add a signature field compatible with our FineLine PC Tablet UNIX/PC signature capture software.

Now, rather than printing and then faxing or mailing a report, receipt or invoice, you can create an electronic version and e-mail it directly to the recipient with a single command so it can be viewed, printed and even forwarded to multiple people simultaneously, eliminating wasted paper, telephone charges, physical filing and storage.

It also provides the ability to electronically archive reports so they can easily be retrieved at any time in the future, rather than being printed and stored in a box in a remote location.

How does it work?

It provides a UNIX command that enables specifying the UNIX text file to convert, and whether to leave the file on UNIX or create a standard BASE64 attachment and e-mail it to the specified users, with optional filing of the PDF on the UNIX server for use by our ImageLink software.

What does the PDF output look like?

The screen sample below is of Adobe Acrobat displaying a PDF created on UNIX with FineLine Trapeze (and signed electronically with FineLine PC Tablet). Other screen samples that include this PDF are available on the FineLine PC Tablet and FineLine PC ImageLink web pages.

• A JPEG image can be placed behind each page of text, creating a full-color "form" that the data from the text file "fills in", with options for adjusting the text so it is positioned properly on the background form
• Flexible configuration templates can be created and specified on the command line for defining any number of configuration combinations to custom tailor the PDF file
• Support is included for 80, 96, 132, 144 and 220 column widths (with optional automatic detection), an option to fit to 8.5", 6 or 8 lines per inch, and a page length based on the input text file
• A single report can automatically be broken into multiple separate PDF and/or text files, with the ability to save and/or e-mail each PDF segment independently. An example of use would be to automatically break up a report that contains information for multiple customers into numerous reports, with each customer receiving their respective copy.
• A signature field can be added anywhere on the first or last page of the document, enabling the addition of an electronic signature directly into the PDF with our FineLine PC Tablet UNIX/PC signature capture software (and a supported signature tablet)
• The PDF can be created and e-mailed in a single command (with a return-receipt requested), with options to have the source text file automatically deleted when complete and optionally filed under our ImageLink software
• The system's SMTP server is used for sending the e-mail (so it will work with or without our FineLine Internet MailServer), with the ability to specify a default or command line subject, and a default body or text file containing the body of the message - complete with automatic word wrap
• When e-mailing the PDF, the file is converted into a standard BASE64 attachment and attached to the message so no additional e-mail software is required
• Regular, carbon-copy and blind carbon-copy recipients can be specified on the command line or in a text file - great for e-mailing PDF newsletters generated automatically on UNIX
• Reports can be archived electronically for immediate retrieval, rather than printed and stored in a box

• SCO OpenServer 5 / 6
• SCO UnixWare 7
• Linux
• IBM AIX

How is this product licensed?

This product is licensed by registered users. This requires registering the UNIX login name of every user who will create PDF files with the software (unless an "unlimited user" license is purchased).  Note that the license quantities are additive, so a 5 and a 10 can be combined to obtain 15 users.

What is the pricing for this product?

Full Version:

Signature Only:

Only creates a PDF file with a signature field for the FineLine PC Tablet software - no e-mail, JPEG, etc.

NOTE: All prices subject to change without notice.