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Here are Dev Direct's latest code solutions which illustrate how to solve common problems quickly and elegantly using off-the-shelf tools and components. This list is updated every weekday morning.

	How can I convert TIFF file to PDF, PDF/A and back ? In some cases it can be needed to convert image files (TIFF, multipage TIFF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP and JBIG2) into multipage PDF or PDF/A document. Also there can be a situation where you should split multipage PDF document into many image files or convert PDF to other version of PDF specification 1.0-1.7, PDF/A.
	How to read/write barcodes from/to images and PDF files in VB.NET, C#,ASP.NET using VintaSoftBarcode.NET SDK. This simple example demonstrates how to read/write barcodes from/to images or PDF files in your VB.NET, C# or ASP.NET application.
	Print PDF with WPViewPDF (Windows DLL, .NET, VCL, ActiveX) Using WPViewPDF You can print PDF files. Acrobat Reader(tm) does not have to be installed on the computer. This tool is useful to print PDF files created by your Application, for example using our tools wPDF, WPDFControl and RTF2PDF / TextDynamic Server. It is possible to print only selected files and to add overlays.
	Dynamic PDF creation - .NET, ASP, ASP.NET and ActiveX RTF2PDF can be easily used with ASP or ASP.NET to create HTML or PDF response output. A template can be loaded as RTF or HTML code, modified and then saved as RTF, HTML and PDF. It is possible to use merge fields, too. With the 'Reporting' addon it is possible to use meta tags to create bands which will be looped in the template. So it is also possible to create lists and master-client reports. RTF2PDF/TextDynamicServer has been designed to work in the background. We also market TextDynamic - it
	Printing existing PDF documents Our Amyuni PDF Creator products (available as an ActiveX control, a .NET component or a .NET library) will allow a developer to print existing PDF documents to hardware printers.
	How to Create a PDF document Our Amyuni PDF Creator products (available as an ActiveX control, a .NET component or a .NET library) will allow a developer to add or edit text to existing PDF documents or create a new PDF document by placing different PDF objects on a blank page.
	How to implement a web search application with the dtSearch Engine This article will explain how to implement a web-based search interface for a web site using the dtSearch Engine's .NET interface. Complete sample code for the interface described here is included with the dtSearch Engine in the examples\asp.net2 folder, in C# and VB.NET.
	List email messages waiting on POP server using IPWorks! ASP.NET Edition by /n Software Using the POP Component in IPWorks! .NET Edition to access and list the contents of a POP3 mailbox. The sample runs from an ASP.Net based web page which requests the authentication information with a web form and displays the list of messages.