Server side PDF generation based on L A T E X templates
István Bencze, Balázs Fark, László Hatala, Péter Jeszenszky · 2006
We present a web-based addressbook application that can generate customized PDF documents using LATEX template documents. The application is hosted on a server and users can access its functions using a web browser. A working LATEX system must be installed only on the server side. Each registered user can manage his or her own addressbook. They can upload LATEX templates and can generate multiple PDF documents from a template. Templates are customized to each selected recipient, substituting the appropriate addressbook data element into them. An example application might be an invitation card or a letter that must be sent to different recipients. Moreover, users can create simple documents (e.g. letters) using builtin templates and a simple web-based document editor.