activePDF / .NET Components and .NET Controls

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activePDF is a leading provider of PDF converter, PDF creator, and PDF manipulation software and development tools, catering to the increasing demand for high-quality, automated PDF document management within today’s key vertical markets. Whether you need to deploy PDF creation across the enterprise, add ‘print to PDF’ capabilities to your server-side application, create PDF reports on the fly, dynamically form-fill PDF, or batch convert to PDF, activePDF offers scalable solutions to meet your needs.

.NET Components and .NET Controls

What is a .NET component? .NET components are pre-built pieces of software that you can re-use within the Microsoft .NET Framework (pronounced dot net framework) to help you create your application faster and hopefully with fewer bugs. By re-using .NET software components you not only save time and money, but you also get the opportunity to use other people's expertise and knowledge that will give your app extra functionality and features - fast. In this filtered view of our product catalog you will only find .NET compatible products, these products include both .NET Components and .NET Controls as .NET downloads for you to try and buy.

What is a .NET Control? A .NET Control has a visual aspect and can be used on a form or Web page to control the behavior of the user interface, so the user of the app can use a .NET UI Control to: enter data, click on a button, select from items displayed on a drop down list, draw a chart or graph based on data that they have entered into a .NET datagrid control etc.

What is the difference between a .NET Component and a .NET Control?

A .NET Component does not always have to have a visual interface, for example a .NET Component could work behind the scenes on a server and be used to calculate the tax due on an invoice for goods sold to a customer or to create a PDF version of that invoice and then email it to the customer's email address. .NET Controls are User Interface (UI) controls and they are a subset of .NET Components and as such all .NET Controls are therefore .NET Components, however, the reverse is not true, a .NET Component is not also a .NET Control, as a .NET Component does not have to have a visual or visible interface and it does not have to appear on a Windows form, Web Form or Web page as part of the UI.

In this .NET Components marketplace you will find both .NET Controls and .NET Components - available as commercial grade, quality .NET software component products. You will find ASP.NET controls that you can use as an ASP.NET developer for your latest Web site or Intranet project, VB controls for your Visual Basic app and there are numerous VB .NET control products listed here as VB.NET Controls. If you are a C# developer looking for a C# component or C# controls you will also find a wide selection of C# .NET controls, C# .NET component products and .NET custom control products that will meet your needs.

The range of .NET Component and .NET Control products includes: .NET WinForm Controls, ASP.NET Controls, ASP.NET AJAX Controls, .NET Class Components or .NET Class Libraries, .NET Web Services, .NET Compact Framework (.NET CF) products for mobile & hand-held device apps, .NET LINQ Classes for data access, WPF Controls or Windows Presentation Foundation Controls and Silverlight Controls for the latest .NET Framework 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 environments. Finally you will also find a special form of ASP.NET server control that can be used inside SharePoint, these are called Web Part Controls.

Our .NET component product range will give you a choice of controls for .NET, whether you are using them as a control in C# or as VB NET controls for your next VB project or in any other .NET development language or .NET based IDE that supports the use of .NET software components. There are well over 1,000 commercial grade, high quality .NET component based products available in this .NET component product gallery that you can search for, compare, download, review, try and buy!

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1. activePDF Toolkit

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Publisher: activePDF Primary Category: PDF Creation Product Type: Component / .NET Class / ActiveX DLL

Manipulate PDF documents from within your applications. activePDF Toolkit is a .NET Ready ActiveX DLL that can append and extract PDF Pages, stamp text & images, PDF form filling, Stitching and more. activePDF Toolkit also offers PDF Encryption and Decryption. Both versions of activePDF Toolkit, activePDF Toolkit Standard and activePDF Toolkit Professional permit stamping, appending and form-filling of existing PDF files. activePDF Toolkit Professional includes support for stitching, text to pdf, linearization and encryption and decryption. Additionally, activePDF Toolkit Professional permits stamping and form filling with over 40 image types. If you don't require any of those features activePDF Toolkit Standard is recommended activePDF Tookit edition to buy.
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2. activePDF DocConverter 2010

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Publisher: activePDF Primary Category: PDF Product Type: Component / Add-In / .NET Class / ActiveX OCX

Two-Way PDF conversion simplified. activePDF DocConverter converts over 300 file types to and from PDF including Microsoft Office, WordPerfect and 80 image types. activePDF DocConverter is a server-based web-accessible application that allows you to dynamically convert over 300 different file formats to and from PDF. DocConverter provides control of output parameters such as file location. DocConverter also allows control of print and screen quality, security and web optimization of generated PDF files. activePDF DocConverter 2010 can streamline document management by dynamically converting virtually any file format, including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint 2007, to and from PDF. activePDF DocConverter operates in batch mode via directory scanning for on-the-fly PDF conversion. DocConverter Enterprise edition includes COM or .NET APIs to provide PDF conversion capabilities directly within your custom applications. DocConverter Enterprise also includes email and FTP Output settings.
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3. activePDF Meridian

Publisher: activePDF Primary Category: PDF Product Type: Component / .NET Class / ActiveX OCX

Server-based, Roundtrip PDF Printing for Your Network. activePDF Meridian is a true server-side PDF creator that enables you to deploy centralized PDF creation to every user in your organization, harnessing the processing power of your server machines, while providing client-side control. Deployment is simple - install Meridian on your server machine, set up a printer with the desired settings, then roll the Meridian client out to your user base through one of several installation methods. End users can simply “Print to PDF”, with the output PDF delivered almost instantly directly to the client or to a location of your choice.
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4. activePDF Portal

Publisher: activePDF Primary Category: PDF Product Type: Component / .NET Class

Browser Based PDF Viewing and Editing. activePDF Portal can be hosted entirely on your server and enables your users to interactively view and modify PDF documents from any source - adding comments, form fields, bookmarks, and more – directly from within a standard web browser, without requiring any client-side software such as Adobe Reader or Flash, or the use of ActiveX controls. With activePDF Portal, you can selectively disable the end user’s PDF editing, printing and saving capabilities, allowing for full protection against unauthorized distribution or tampering.
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5. activePDF Server

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Publisher: activePDF Primary Category: PDF Product Type: Component / Driver / .NET Class / 100% Managed Code / ActiveX DLL / DLL

Dynamically generate server-based PDF from virtually any Windows NT/2000/2008/XP/Vista application. activePDF Server 2009 is a PDF print driver designed for multithreaded production in high stress environments. activePDF Server 2009 enables you to add PDF conversion functionality to your business applications, literally, anything that can be printed to a printer can be converted to PDF using activePDF Server. activePDF Server PDF conversion includes built-in document integrity features to support document management processes, provides true multi-threaded PDF generation, enabling simultaneous conversions to PDF under stress and Includes options for PDF security, web optimization, color management, font embedding, and more. activePDF Server also supports PDF/A, PCL to PDF conversion, email and FTP output, 64 bit support and more.
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