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What is this world coming to? Evaluation period of aspose (pdf generator) not only has throws up an ugly red banner, but throws an error if you attempt to access the 5th or higher element of any collection. The company insists on paying for that over using latex. I'm out of words.
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PDF exploitation never ends.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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I actually rather like the core pdf format. Like html, if it was made of linked lists and no <>s. And no documentation exists anywhere. There are tools that can (de)compress it, and then I edit them as text sometimes. It has variables and templates. It looks rather like a lot of js frameworks try to turn html into.
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I think I last used Aspose in 2010-ish. I do not have fond memories of it (or was it Telerik?).
I find Office interop work just fine. But then I deal with fairly simple PDFs. May be you can think about that if it suits you as well. You can try out using this method: Document.SaveAs2
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Unfortunately, interop needs office installed locally, and the product is to run in an azure web app box we can't install office on.
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Links to that library are frequently spammed here. I suggest you remove the link, lest more overzealous members report your account as a spammer.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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If not only are people reporting, but those who presumably review said reports do so without reading the context, "overzealous" is too nice a word.
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Memtha wrote: over using latex
uhhh.. you are comparing Godzilla to Mothra ?
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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ftr, if it were up to me, I'd be making something new from scratch. But people are so impatient.
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That's why it is called "evaluation". If they gave you the full version for nothing then how would they get you to pay?
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Maybe to remove the red banner, or better yet, provide the software free and accept donations like every other lib.
"There is a single light of science. To brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere."
-Asimov
People should be commissioning new features they actually want, not paying for another copy of the features some ceo thought they would want.
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Why should they do that? They are after all in business to make money. And you are free to use or not use their product as long as you know their terms and conditions.
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Just finished a skype interview today with HR from a large international company. It was chat only. It was 3+ hours on the chat, and when it was done, I was told I had the job.
One problem for me is that the HR person listed all of this computer and software stuff I would need to get before I started training. I had someone try to scam me like that before, so I am somewhat cautious. One of the things that bothers me, is that the original guy who claimed to be from HR, and set the interview up, sent it from a Gmail account.
I am not sure why he wouldn't have a company email account. It almost seems too good to be true. any thoughts?
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Edward Aymami wrote: seems too good to be true
Most likely is.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Can you call or email the company and check his legitimacy?
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It is happening tomorrow. It's too late today.
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Absolute scanerooski! - They are posing as HR for one of the companies we are close to.
They do tell you about all this stuff you have to purchase before starting.
And they will send you a bogus check to cover the cost.
Sorry.
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Ron Anders wrote: They are posing as HR for one of the companies we are close to.
How can you tell that from the OP?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Same exact pattern. We have had to field calls from a host of irate individuals that contacted someone posing as HR for a certain concern after they posted ads for employment on FB. They had the logo and everything.
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They had the logo and everything.
Having a business logo is like owning an NFT.
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Yikes, I've not been in job hunting mode for a looooong time. Hopefully, I'll never need to navigate that swamp.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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The "you have to buy all this stuff first" scam only works when they insist on using a specific retailer/site (fake, that they own). A real major company really should buy you any equipment you need, especially if it's very specific. It's not, imho, even if it's legit you probably don't want to work for them.
There are, of course, other potential scams. The usual first-day activities on a real job involve sending them your identifying documents and bank info for direct deposit, after all.
I do not mind a business using gmail. Honestly it's really easy to make a "real" company domain name with email addresses on any cloud platform. It can cost <$100. So scammers can do it too without loosing their profit. My hobby startup uses gmail because I don't see a need to pay for an email service (I also do not have employees). Some companies enforce an absurd anti-spam system that makes it nearly impossible to communicate with external email accounts, so an HR person doing hiring might well have an external account.
So yes, as others have said, find the company's contact info independently and contact them outside this other groups control and ask. Don't just check the names, either, as it's not hard for the scammer to find and assume the name of a legit hr person. Ask how they contact potential employees and if you're in the running.
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SCAM
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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why dont you ask them why you have to buy stuff to get a job? does the company not have any money to training people ? what are the terms and conditions of the job? ask him to send official email with signed letter that you got the job...you spend 3hrs on chat doing what?
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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