This example shows how to use webPDF webservices with the Ruby scripting language via the REST interface. To follow the steps on your machine, you need a local webPDF installation, Ruby version 2.x, and any text editor. If you need help installing Ruby, see ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/installation.
PDF is a format for everyone and so it's high time to give a simple and easy explanation for what PDF is.
Simply successful: The Portable Document Format - called PDF for short - was developed and released by Adobe Systems about 20 years ago. This document format has since become an indispensable asset to the modern digital world in which we live. This file format makes it possible to share documents exactly the way they were originally created, regardless of the application or operating system being used. This capability is best illustrated using the example of a text document. When you create and save a text document as a .doc file in Word, and then open it on another computer with different software, then it often happens that the document appears in the wrong font or with line breaks other than those originally intended.