Many2PDF ActiveX v2.1
Convert to PDF from HTML, RTF, text, JPG and other formats

Downloads

You can download any of the files listed in the box below free of charge. Please provide your name and e-mail address so that we can send you information related only to your download. You will not be contacted for any other purpose. We will not give your e-mail address to anyone else in any situation.

Trial Limitations

Trial versions have the following limitations.

• Only 5 pages will be converted.
• Trial marks will be rendered on converted pages.

Features

Gnostice Many2PDF ActiveX Standard edition supports the following features. (For system requirements, click here.)

Feature Matrix By Edition

Features
Main Features	Standard
Convert with just one line of code: Convert HTML, RTF, Text, BMP, JPEG, EMF and WMF to PDF from within your application without needing any external PDF software, making your application highly capable and independent.
Set passwords and access restrictions: Restrict information only to the intended audience and also permit only the tasks that users were intended to perform on the document.

System Requirements

Please ensure that your systems meets these requirements.

Development Environments

• Microsoft Visual Studio 6
• CodeGear RAD Studio

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These purchases are covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. One-year Software Assurance (SA) includes at least one major upgrade.

New Licenses

If you are a new customer of this product, you can purchase these licenses.

Standard Edition

License	Software Assurance	Price (US$)	Buy from Plimus
Single-Developer License	Not Applicable		Buy Now
Site License	Not Applicable		Buy Now
Single-Internet Server Deployment License	Not Applicable		Buy Now

PDF ActiveX Bundle ¹

License	Software Assurance	Price (US$)	Buy from Plimus
Single-Developer License	(Add $225)		Buy Now
Site License	(Add $5610)		Buy Now

1 - Includes eDocEngine ActiveX Professional, PDFtoolkit ActiveX ProPlus, PDF2Many ActiveX Standard and Many2PDF ActiveX Standard

GPAD License

License	Software Assurance	Price (US$)	Buy from Plimus
Here is an extract from our registered software license agreement. OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS You may NOT use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or any part of the source code contained in the SOFTWARE PRODUCT to develop or assist in the development of a general purpose software product(s) or an integrated work(s) or product suite(s) whose sole purpose is to work with and/or a considerable and critical portion of the software you are developing is related to documents including but not limited to creating, producing, converting or transforming documents from any format to PDF, HTML, RTF, Excel, text or other formats supported by the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. Some examples of the these types of software are general purpose reporting software, business intelligence software, document management software, web services, virtual printer driver software, and PDF viewing/printing/converting software. To use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT to develop a general purpose software product, you require an GPAD (General Purpose Application Developer) License. GPAD License? For unlimited deployments Please read GPAD Licence Agreement before buying.	Not Applicable		Buy Now
Here is an extract from our registered software license agreement. OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS You may NOT use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or any part of the source code contained in the SOFTWARE PRODUCT to develop or assist in the development of a general purpose software product(s) or an integrated work(s) or product suite(s) whose sole purpose is to work with and/or a considerable and critical portion of the software you are developing is related to documents including but not limited to creating, producing, converting or transforming documents from any format to PDF, HTML, RTF, Excel, text or other formats supported by the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. Some examples of the these types of software are general purpose reporting software, business intelligence software, document management software, web services, virtual printer driver software, and PDF viewing/printing/converting software. To use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT to develop a general purpose software product, you require an GPAD (General Purpose Application Developer) License. GPAD License? For up to 1000 deployments Please read GPAD Licence Agreement before buying.	Not Applicable		Buy Now

Purchasing Guide

To develop, deploy, or sell an unlimited number of permitted royalty-free desktop and Intranet applications created using this developer tool, you need to purchase either:

• a Single-Developer License, one for each developer who will use the developer tool, or
• a Site License, one for every campus where the developer tool will be used.

To deploy permitted Internet applications (not including Intranet applications) created using this developer tool, you need to obtain a Single-Internet-Server Deployment License, one for each deployment server.

Development and deployment of some applications, such as those whose functionality closely resemeble the developer tool, and also certain other types of products, are not permitted. To develop, deploy or sell such products, you need to obtain an individual OEM/GPAD license.

For complete details, please read the license agreements.

History

For a history of Many2PDF ActiveX releases, please click here.

Licenses

To see a copy of the license agreements, click here.

FAQs

What is Gnostice Many2PDF?

Gnostice Many2PDF ActiveX/.NET is a versatile component for Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET users to enable conversion of HTML, RTF, Text and image (BMP, JPEG, EMF, WMF) documents to PDF. Many2PDF accomplishes this conversion with only ONE line of code.

Why do I need Gnostice Many2PDF?

Converting documents to PDF makes documents easier to use and distribute. PDF documents can be self contained with all information to render the document within the document, which enables them to look and print the same on any platform. With Many2PDF the task of converting can be performed from within your application programs, while otherwise they would have to depend of external applications to do the conversion.

Can I edit PDF documents using Many2PDF?

No, you cannot edit PDF documents using Many2PDF. Please have a look at Gnostice PDFtoolkit for editing and managing PDF documents.

Who can use Many2PDF?

If you are a software developer and you use Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Microsoft Visual FoxPro, Borland Delphi 8 .NET or Borland C#Builder to develop your software, you can use Many2PDF.

What are the minimum requirements for using Many2PDF?

Please see the System Requirements for complete details.

Can I try Many2PDF before I buy?

YES. The FREE full-feature trial versions of Many2PDF are available on the Download page.

What are the limitations of the trial edition?

Trial versions have the following limitations:

• Each page of the converted document will contain a message stating the document was created using the trial version of Gnostice Many2PDF and the Gnostice web site address printed across the top.
• Converted documents will contain no more than 5 pages of the original PDF document.

Does Gnostice Many2PDF require Adobe® Acrobat™ to work?

NO. Many2PDF does not require any external software or DLLs to work.

Do I need to supply any additional files with my application for Many2PDF to work?

You only need to supply the library files along with the compiled executable (EXE) application to your users. Please see the Deployment topic in Help. Further, the License restricts the distribution of certain files supplied with Many2PDF. Please check the License section for details.

How do I buy Gnostice Many2PDF?

You can buy Many2PDF online and get instant access to the registered version. There are several payment options available. Please check the Buy Now section for details.

Can I create PDF documents from scratch using Many2PDF?

No, Many2PDF can be used only for converting PDF documents to other formats. To create PDF files from scratch, please take a look at Gnostice eDocEngine.

How do I convert an HTML document to PDF using Many2PDF?

Multiple PDF documents can be merged using the MergeDocs function, as shown below:

[VB] Private Sub Command1_Click() ' Set the input and output file names gtMany2PDFX1.InputFile = "C:\Sample.html" gtMany2PDFX1.OutputPDFFileName = "C:\Output" ' Set file to open automatically on conversion gtMany2PDFX1.OpenAfterCreate = True ' Invoke command to convert document gtMany2PDFX1.RenderDocument() End Sub [VC++] void CPdftomanyDlg::OnButton1() { // Set the input and output file names m_manytopdf.SetInputFile("C:\\Sample.html"); m_manytopdf.SetOutputPDFFileName("C:\\Output"); // Set file to open automatically on conversion m_manytopdf.SetOpenAfterCreate(true); // Invoke command to convert document m_manytopdf.RenderDocument(1); } [VB.NET] Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _ ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click 'Set the input and output file names AxgtMany2PDFX1.InputFile = "C:\Sample.html" AxgtMany2PDFX1.OutputPDFFileName = "C:\Output" ' Set file to open automatically on conversion AxgtMany2PDFX1.OpenAfterCreate = true 'Invoke command to convert document AxgtMany2PDFX1.RenderDocument() End Sub [C#.NET] private void button1_Click(object Sender, System.EventArgs e) { // Set the input and output file names axgtMany2PDFX1.InputFile = @"C:\Sample.html"; axgtMany2PDFX1.OutputPDFFileName = @"C:\Output"; // Set file to open automatically on conversion axgtMany2PDFX1.OpenAfterCreate = true; // Invoke command to convert document axgtMany2PDFX1.RenderDocument(); }

Articles

Gnostice Newsletter articles are published every month. It contains technical articles related to Gnostice developer tools and office productivity applications. To subscribe to the newsletter, send a blank e-mail to info@gnostice.com with the "SUBSCRIBE" in the subject line.

The following articles have been published for Gnostice PDFOne .NET.

September 2008
How to Convert a Web Page to PDF

“Please can you tell me if it is possible to create a PDF by providing a URL...”

October 2007
How To Convert RTF Streams To PDF Streams In .NET

Learn about Many2PDF ActiveX/.NET ability to work with memory streams.

October 2006
How to Password-Protect a PDF Document Using Gnostice Many2PDF

Using Gnostice Many2PDF, it takes only a few lines of code to password-protect a PDF file converted from HTML, RTF, text or images (BMP, JPEG, EMF, or WMF).