CF10 display output as an image

I didn't see this mentioned, but have you considered the built in image functions available I think since CF8.  Define your image size, use imageDrawText to output the text input fields, and output to the screen.  Here is the help info

https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/cfml-reference/coldfusion-functions/functions-h-im/imagedrawtext.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/cfml-reference/coldfusion-functions/functions-by-category/image-functions.html

hope that helps

dannym22968722: "...I want to have the output be an image that can be copy/pasted.  Anyone have a thought on how to accomplish this?"

This tells me you want to have 2 things:

1) the output of a CFM page as the user would see it in the browser.

2) that output rendered as an image or a PDF.

If so, then I have a thought on how to accomplish it. I have a tool in mind: wkhtmltopdf.

Don't let the name confuse you. Wkhtmltopdf can do either, that is, convert to image or PDF. I shall give you an example that converts to image. (You will find an example of wkhtmltopdf conversion elsewhere in this forum)

Steps :

1) Download and install the "Installer (Vista or later) 64-bit" (assuming you're on 64-bit Windows). Accept the installation default.

2) Verify that the key executables, wkhtmltoimage.exe and wkhtmltopdf.exe, are present in C:\Program Files\wkhtmltopdf\bin.

That's it. You're ready to go. 

<!---
wkhtmltoimage Usage
To see the available options: 
Open the CMD as administrator. Navigate in DOS Command-line to C:\Program Files\wkhtmltopdf\bin. Then enter the command: wkhtmltoimage -H

To download the available options: 
Navigate in DOS Command-line to C:\Program Files\wkhtmltopdf\bin. Then enter the command: wkhtmltoimage -H > wkhtmltoimage_options.txt
 --->

<!--- 
Set up all wkhtmltoimage's options. 
For example, use the following to obtain an image of the page test.cfm, cropped to height 600px and width 800px.
The image file is saved in the current directory.
--->
<cfset wkHTMLToImageOptions = "--crop-h 600 --crop-w 800">
<cfexecute  name="C:\Program Files\wkhtmltopdf\bin\wkhtmltoimage.exe" 
	arguments="#wkHTMLToPDFOptions# http://127.0.0.1:8500/workspace/CF_Project/test.cfm #expandpath('testImg.png')#"  timeout="10">
</cfexecute>

AH!  Okay.. understood.  Still, if the outgoing email is formatted HTML, the signature _should_ also be formatted as HTML, and if the formatting isn't sticking in the sig editor.. well.. not sure.. I wonder if the file that contains the signature can be edited outside of Outlook.

After some quick Googling, I found the following that I hope might help.

https://www.extendoffice.com/documents/outlook/3941-open-edit-outlook-signature-in-word.html

Apparently you can edit an Outlook sig block in WORD.

HTH,

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Okay, so the curious thing, for me, is that Outlook is ignoring the formatting divs.  Have you disabled HTML for outgoing emails?  This seems the most likely.  I've copied/pasted into Outlook, before, and it appears as copied.  Or are you using an older version of Outlook that might not support some of the more modern code?

Just food for thought.

V/r,

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Would converting the output to a PDF work?

V/r,

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