Itext and CFMX7

We developed a cfc in order to use itext and generate pdf
forms on the fly on a CF6.1. We have now setup a new server with
CFMX7 and promoted our applications on CF7.0 The cfc no longer
seems to work under CF7. Are there any known issues with regard to
itext or tweaks that need to be made? I noticed that a new class
shipped with CFMX7. Trying to install a refactored itext.jar did
not solve our problem. The pdf file is generated but data is no
longer passed.
This is the cfc we use:
http://www.reactivevision.com/coldPDF.txt

EmmanuelRuiz wrote:
> We developed a cfc in order to use itext and generate
pdf forms on the fly on
> a CF6.1. We have now setup a new server with CFMX7 and
promoted our
> applications on CF7.0 The cfc no longer seems to work
under CF7. Are there
"no longer seems to work" means? what version of itext were
you using before?
> noticed that a new class shipped with CFMX7. Trying to
install a refactored
> itext.jar did not solve our problem. The pdf file is
generated but data is no
that should actually work but will break all the cfdocument
stuff.

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sabre150 wrote:
AccadSoft wrote:
please guys I need an answer.To get answers about using iText I use "iText In Action, 2nd edition" by the prime author of iText - Bruno Lowagie.Classic way to make money - make the API free and sell the documentation. Also an honorable way to make money IMO.I was using iText before 2004 when the first edition of the book came out ( 4 years or so after the library was first introduced) and it was hard work. PDF is a very complex document format and just using the Javadoc does not really get you anywhere. There are many 'gotchas' in iText and most of the iText tutorials cover only the very basics and pretty much none of the 'gochas'. The book starts off with very simple examples that could be constructed from the Javadoc but then it does move on to the more complex issues. Worth every penny.

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