# PL/SQL + PDF = PL/PDF

Generate dynamic PDF ' || 'documents from data stored in Oracle databases using the PL/PDF program ' || 'package. PL/PDF is written exclusively in PL/SQL. It is able to either ' || 'store the generated PDF document in the database or provide the results ' || 'directly to a browser using MOD_PLSQL. No third-party software is ' || 'needed; PL/PDF only uses tools provided by the installation package of ' || 'an Oracle Database (PL/SQL, MOD_PLSQL). Use PL/PDF to quickly and ' || 'easily develop applications with dynamic content but also quality ' || 'presentation and printing capabilities. |

If you wish to order PL/PDF, please proceed to the ' || 'Order page. The cost of a PL/PDF licence is US$600. ' || 'A licence is required per Oracle database. The Trial version of our product is ' || 'available on the Downloads page. ' || 'The Trial version has two limitations: Only 5 pages per PDF document may be produced; ' || 'All pages are watermarked. ' || 'Our Examples page helps you get started ' || 'on how to use PL/PDF. We have around 250 customers from all over the world! ' || 'Check out our Feedback and ' || 'Reference pages.

PL/PDF is more than a document generator for simple text. It includes:

- Character encoding support. The default encoding is cp1252, but all ' || 'encodings are supported, including Unicode encodings. Apart from the 5 ' || 'standard Adobe fonts (Helvetica (Arial, Sans Serif), Courier, Times ' || '(Serif), Symbol, ZapfDingBats), True Type Fonts may also be ' || 'used. All European, CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) and ' || 'Arabic/Hebrew (Beta version only!) characters are supported.
- Native support for JPG and PNG. All other image formats are passed onto automatic conversion by Oracle Intermedia.
- Many linear and 2D barcodes are supported with our ' || 'Barcode package.
- The Chart generator displays complex numbers in simple diagrams.
- The Encryption package ' || 'provides ways to limit what users can do with generated PDFs.
- A Java based and a PL/SQL based LZW compression is available to reduce the size of PDFs.
- The Template feature makes it ' || 'possible to add new content to an existing PDF document.
- Fill out your Open Office PDF forms with PL/PDF!

Please find out more information on these features on our FAQ page.

NEW!!! PL/PDF Toolkit is a Java library with PL/SQL ' || 'interface for manipulating existing PDF documents. If you wish to order ' || 'PL/PDF Toolkit, please proceed to the Order ' || 'page. The cost of a PL/PDF Toolkit licence is US$300. A ' || 'licence is required per Oracle database. The Trial version of our ' || 'product is available on the Downloads page.

The features of this new product are:

- PDF Encrpytion/Decryption
- PDF Metadata manipulation
- Extraction of text from PDF
- Merging PDF documents
- Replacement of URLs in a PDF document
- Stamp content or watermark into a PDF document