pdf generation with cobol

For this project I'm searching coders with good experience with Cobol and specifically good knowledge of Acurcorp Cobol.

The cobol system is being used in realestate and is built with editor vim. The os is Windows xp.

The comments are mainly in french. I do have some examples.

The database of the system is done in text files with specific french characters.

There's now a problem printing text files with french characters. This went allright with old printers, but is a problem now in printers of today.

Our solution is to generate a pdf file based on the db txt file. The functionality is already there to parse the db txt file.

What we are looking for is a solution which can generate out of the db txt file a pdf with the french characters in it.

The pdf file could get 5million rows and it's possible that the amount of colums can become so broad that the fontsize should automatically decrease so it still fits on a4 format.

It's a big plus if you have experience generating pdf with cobol and if you can show me examples.

Please give me and idea of the amount of time you need and a pricerange what I have to think of.

I prefer a solution where no licences are needed and as light as possible for the machine.

I've attached a db txt file example and a cobol file with french comment.

Warning: the zip is password protected. The password is r3nt.

ps:

It's nice if you have experience with converting cobol systems to delphi, c++ or java but not necessary

## Deliverables

1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done.

2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables):

a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment.

b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request.

3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement).

## Platform

Windows XP, linux, unix

PHP

Project ID: #3074258

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