Recommendations for generating pdf/docx reports in code?

Question

Looking at generating reports in a system we're building.There's tonnes of options, does anyone have any experience or recommendations?

dredmorbius · Accepted Answer

Pandoc.https://pandoc.org/

tmaly · Answer

I have used a Perl module PDF::API2 to make some nice pdf reports with tables and images about 10 years back. The reports are still being generated to date.

sebst · Answer

Princexml did a good job when I used it years ago, as well as TCPDF did.Recently, I only used weasyprint, which works like a charm for my needs.

nivethan · Answer

We generate html pages and then convert them using wkhtmltopdf. It works pretty well and the simplicity of it is nice.

LarryMade2 · Answer

Using what programming language? - this is important.

Recommendations for generating pdf/docx reports in code?

Looking at generating reports in a system we're building.
There's tonnes of options, does anyone have any experience or recommendations?

Pandoc.
https://pandoc.org/

I have used a Perl module PDF::API2 to make some nice pdf reports with tables and images about 10 years back. The reports are still being generated to date.

Princexml did a good job when I used it years ago, as well as TCPDF did.
Recently, I only used weasyprint, which works like a charm for my needs.

We generate html pages and then convert them using wkhtmltopdf. It works pretty well and the simplicity of it is nice.

Using what programming language? - this is important.