PDF pagesize issue

Report · Aug 03, 2020

Hi all, I have a problem generating pdf files.

I use Coldfusion 2016 update 11 and <cfdocument format="PDF"> to generate a pdf document.

If I set pageheight to 2.5 centimeters, I got this error:

The valid size must be equal to or greater than 2 inches (5.1 centimeters).

There are some limits in pagesize?

Thank you very much

Report · Aug 04, 2020

In cfdocument the default pageType is "letter". You get an error because you set a pageHeight of 2.5 cm to the Letter pageType. So, use the attribute pageType="custom".

Anyway, do you really want to have a PDF document with such a small page height?

Report · Aug 04, 2020

I already used pagetype="custom" with pagewidth and pageheight, but I got the same error.

I set this size because I need to generate labels to print with Dymo LabelWriter 450.

Report · Aug 04, 2020

This is my code:

<cfoutput>
<cfdocument format="PDF" filename="label.pdf" overwrite="true" orientation="portrait" pagetype="custom" pagewidth="5.4" pageheight="2.5" fontembed="true" margintop="0.1" marginbottom="0.1" marginleft="0.1" marginright="0.1" unit="cm">

<body style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;">
<style type="text/css">
.etichetta {
	font-family: 'Calibri';
	font-size: 36pt;
	line-height: 40%;
}
.etichetta-barcode {
	font-family: '3 of 9 barcode';
	font-size: 48pt;
	line-height: 100%;
	margin-top: 10px;
    transform: scaleY(2);
}
</style>

<cfloop index="i" from="53700" to="53710">
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
	<tr>
		<td valign="top" align="center">
			<p class="etichetta-barcode">*SID00#i#*</p>
			<p class="etichetta">SID00#i#</p>
		</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<cfdocumentitem type="pagebreak" />
</cfloop>
</body>
</cfdocument>
</cfoutput>

Report · Aug 04, 2020

Hi ilgolem ,

You're right. I have been able to reproduce the error.

Also, when using cfhtmltopdf. I didn't expect that. 😞

Report · Aug 04, 2020

From what I can see on the web, the minimum page-size of a PDF is 1 inch, that is, 2.54 cm. Please report a bug.

Report · Aug 04, 2020

As an alternative tool to generate PDF, try wkhtmlToPDF. You will find an example in my last post in this thread: https://community.adobe.com/t5/coldfusion/cfdocument-processing-speedtest-results-and-inquiry/td-p/1...

(ignore the bits about tickcounts and processing time)

Report · Aug 04, 2020

I found it and I will try to use it.

The custom tag does not have the ability to use the custom page size, but I try to add it by myself.

Report · Aug 04, 2020

Thank you for testing.

I reported the bug.

Regards

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PDF pagesize issue