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All In-The-Box runs on these Microsoft Windows platforms (in Win32 mode): Windows 95, 98, 2000, 2003, NT 4, XP and Vista.
All In-The-Box can be used with any development tool running on Microsoft Windows (in Win32 mode). Depending on your development tool, you've to select the right API.
All In-The-Box is offered with three programming interfaces called ActiveX, Delphi and DLL. They are functionally equivalent.
If you're programming in Delphi, preferably use the Delphi API. It's a VCL-based programming interface, supporting Delphi 4, 5, 6, 7, 2005, 2006 and 2007 (in Win32 mode).
If not, you've the choice between the ActiveX and the DLL APIs. All development tools can call DLLs, and most of them can integrate ActiveX controls. The ActiveX API is easier and more pleasant to use, that's why it's selected by most of our customers.
No! You need a license for each developer computer only, i.e. each computer used to design applications or websites using All In-The-Box. Deploying or distributing your applications to end-user computers is royalty-free!
No. All In-The-Box is not a file converter. If your need is to convert DOC or HTML files to PDF, this is not the tool you should use.
However, you can insert text files (TXT or RTF) and images in generated PDF files.
No! All In-The-Box is not a virtual printer driver. It's a development tool.
No. All In-The-Box is not a database-oriented tool. If your need is to produce PDF reports out of DMBS data, preferably use REPORTMAKER.
REPORTMAKER is a complete report generator for developers. It offers a built-in PDF output (based on the All In-The-Box technology, naturally).
Documents, yes! But not PDF files.
All In-the-Box can save its generated documents to a proprietary format ("BOX files"). These files can subsequently be reloaded and modifed programmatically.
Many developers would like to load existing PDF files for displaying, printing and editing purposes. However, this is not easy: most development tools available on the market (including Synactis PDF Viewer) give poor control over display and printer settings.
This observation was at the root of All In-The-Box specification. The idea is this: instead of producing a PDF file then displaying it or printing it with difficulty, reverse the order of operations! First, produce a document into memory (no mention of "PDF" at that stage!). You can display it or print it using an appropriate viewer, then at last save it:
either to a PDF file (in order to send it to somebody else)
or to a file that All In-The-Box can subsequently reload: for that purpose, Synactis has defined a proprietary format (the BOX format). In that case, there is no need to save and reload PDF files!
Naturally, this process can apply only to documents generated by yourself. If you need to load third-party PDF files, All In-the-Box may not be the right tool.
No. All In-The-Box writes native PDF format. It doesn't need Adobe Reader® or any third-party software to generate PDF files.
Yes! All In-the-Box contains a built-in document viewer, to be embedded into your applications. It allows you to show documents (either just-generated documents or BOX files) inside your own windows, with full programmatic control over display settings and interactive features.
In addition, All In-The-Box can show third-party PDF files in separate windows, using Adobe Reader® (supposed to be installed on the computer in that case), with limited programmatic control.
Yes! All In-the-Box can print documents (either just-generated documents or BOX files) with full programmatic control over printer settings.
In addition, All In-The-Box can print third-party PDF files using Adobe Reader® (supposed to be installed on the computer in that case), with limited programmatic control.
It's very simple:
Major updates are defined by the first digit of the version number.
Of course you can! When clicking the Order link in the
online store, you get a form requesting you to
select a currency. All currencies can be selected.
You can also quickly convert a specific amount to your currency by clicking one
of the
links
How much does it cost in your currency?
displayed on that page.
Our credit card transactions are processed by SWREG in secure mode. Most customers use this method of payment since it's now really safe and because the license is delivered immediately.
However, if you can't or won't pay by credit card, you can either use the PayPal system or send a wire transfer (see wiring instructions in that case).
No, sorry! This product is delivered electronically only. As soon as your license is paid, you get a license number and an activation key: this information allows you to download the product from our website.
No, sorry. This product is exclusively sold directly by Synactis and distributed electronically.
For 2 or 3 PCs, yes. For more computers, we offer a 10-developer license which will save you money.
The trial version is fully functional. It just displays a warning window on each run and writes a demo watermark across pages.
Non-latin characters are managed using the CharSet system. Supported character sets are: ANSI_CHARSET, ARABIC_CHARSET, BALTIC_CHARSET, EASTEUROPE_CHARSET, GREEK_CHARSET, HEBREW_CHARSET, RUSSIAN_CHARSET, TURKISH_CHARSET.
In current version, asian writings are not supported.
No. All In-The-Box provides technology to be integrated into applications in a transparent way for end-users.
All In-The-Box has a programming interface only. Depending on the selected version, this API can be supplied as an ActiveX control, a VCL component or a dynamic-link library (DLL).
No, this is not the part of All In-The-Box. It can create PDF forms but not load existing ones.
Depending on your need, you might consider using either Synactis PDF Viewer or All In-The-Box.
No. The number of pages per document is unlimited.
No. You can insert as many images as you wish.
When an image is repeated several times (such as a logo appearing on each page header), All In-The-Box stores it only once in the document in order to make it smaller.
Images can be retrieved from memory or loaded from disk. More than 30 image formats are supported, including JPG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PCX, PNG, WMF, EMF, ICO).
All In-The-Box supports smart stretching, i.e. it can preserve image proportions when inserting them into the rectangle that you specify.
Yes! All In-The-Box supports file encryption using 40-bit keys. You can define two different passwords (owner and user passwords) and assign permissions (Print, Copy, Annotate, Edit).
Yes, you can set various kinds of hyperlinks:
navigation links (first, previous page, next page, last page)
internal links (going to another place of the same document)
remote links (going to other PDF documents)
external links (to executable or data files)
Internet links (web or email addresses)
On interactive form fields, you can also set actions such as submitting the document to an URL or running JavaScript code.
Yes. You can define a tree-structured table of contents by bookmarking locations in the document.
Yes. For each image, you can choose between Zlib (a lossless compression algorithm, somewhat similar to ZIP) and Jpeg (which can give high compression rates, at the cost of quality deterioration).
Yes. You can create various types of annotations and store text inside.
Yes! All In-The-Box ActiveX can be installed on any Windows-based web server and generate PDF files in response to remote client requests. The PDF output will have to be encoded in VBScript, inside an ASP page.
You can try the online demos available on this website. An example is also supplied with the product.
PDF In-The-Box is a PDF generator. If your need is just to export your data to PDF files, this is the tool you need.
Actually, PDF In-The-Box is a subset of All In-The-Box. All In-The-Box has the same PDF generation capabilities and, in addition, can display and print documents, giving you full programmatic control over display and printer settings.
All In-The-Box just requires that you master a programming language! Whichever you want. No specific knowledge is needed concerning the PDF format.
The programming interface has been designed in order to be as easy and pleasant to use as possible. If you use All In-The-Box for Delphi, you'll be immediately accustomed to it since All In-The-Box emulates Delphi's TCanvas and TPrinter classes.
Moreover, All In-The-Box is delivered with a comprehensive demo project, showing the main features in a didactic way.
All In-The-Box includes a comprehensive Programmer's Manual in the form of a CHM file. All programming symbols (methods, properties, events and various symbols) are fully documented in English with a lot of examples and hyperlinks.
The Programmer's Manual is included in the product, but it can be downloaded separately too.
Tech Support is available by e-mail (support@synactis.com). It's operated by professional developers of the Synactis team.
This service is free and unlimited!
Yes. When opening the document, you define paper size (all sizes are supported) and initial orientation. Subsequently, you can change orientation at any time.
Yes! All In-The-Box implements a sophisticated page and chapter numbering system. You can number pages (page fronts only or both sides, at your choice), chapters, or pages inside chapters. In all cases, you can mention the total number of pages (either in the document or in the chapter).
Yes! You can insert a rich text, either loaded from a RTF file or from the memory (a rich edit control for instance).
Supported rich text features are those of the Microsoft Windows EM_FORMATRANGE functionality. In other words, you can insert texts saved by Windows Wordpad, not texts coming from a word processor.
Yes! All In-The-Box includes a style management system, making text layout easier.
Yes! All In-The-Box includes a grid management system. Row heights and column widths can be defined according to specific needs.
Yes! Any angle from ascending vertical to descending vertical is accepted.
Yes! The All In-The-Box programming interface includes various methods to draw lines, rectangles, circles, polylines, etc.
Yes. You've just to specify the handle of a window, All In-The-Box will display documents on it.
Yes, you can open several documents at the same time and display them in the same window or in different windows.
Zoom
Window fit mode
Navigation
Scrolling
Hyperlink activation
Language selection
Load and close document
Explorer panel with bookmarks, page thumbnails, search engine
Zoom
Window fit mode
Navigation
Scrolling
Hyperlink activation
Language selection
Tool bar customisation
Explorer panel customisation
Yes, you can take control using the event-driven system. All interactive features can be managed programmatically: navigation, hyperlinks, etc.
All In-The-Box comes with a fully customisable tool bar, containing the various commands given to the end-user. You can change button order and appearance or hide buttons or create new buttons. Alternatively, you can replace our tool bar by your own.
Yes! By default, a standard print dialog is diplayed when a printout is requested. You can either delete it or replace it by your own.
Documents can be exported, globally or partially, to these file formats:
the PDF format
image formats (one file per page): BMP, JPEG, EMF.
Yes! By default, a standard export dialog is diplayed when an output is requested. You can either delete it or replace it by your own.
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