How to Use Highwire

The most common process for converting web pages and other HTML/XHTML based documents to PDF with Corda Server's Highwire is as follows:

1. You build a web page - This web page can be static or generated by a separate web application.
2. You build a simple web application that sends this page to the Corda server - With the help of the Corda Embedder utility, this task can be accomplished using just a few lines of code. If your web page is generated by a web application, this code can be embedded directly within that web application.
3. When a client browses to the web page, they can click on a button or link which initiates the web application - The Corda Embedder can even generate an appropriate button for you.
4. The Corda server will translate the specified web page into a PDF document and return it to the user's browser - The Corda Embedder utility allows you to do this in two separate ways: 1) redirect users to the document on Corda Server itself; and 2) have your web application fetch the document from Corda Server and then pass that document on to the client.