Is there any Scribd API iPaper development project

By SCarson-1 on 11 Mar 2008 at 07:07 UTC

Is there anyone developing a project based on Scribd API and iPaper? Though I'm quite happy to use their Quickswitch concept, the whole API might make for a great module.

http://www.scribd.com/platform/documentation/api

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andjules commented 28 April 2008 at 15:13

I've been using iPaper but not in Drupal... I agree this would be a great module.
I'm sure there are a thousand ways to implement it, but I can't help but think that it could be built off a modification/hack to the CCK file field module:
i) upload a PDF, add a description
ii) on upload complete, the ipaper conversion is triggered
iii) the cck file field url value is then replaced with an iPaper key
iv) the display is themed with a proper call to the iPaper embed codes

The next question for me would be how to get the iPaper display in a popup window...

I'd be willing to support this...

xtfer commented 15 May 2008 at 03:14

There is a PHP Api for scribd, and the CCK field sounds like a good option. Alternatively, a basic scribd module which adds the required js and viewer page for the QS service would be useful also.

If I have time to do this I might consider tackling it over the next few weeks. I'd also consider paying for it if someone thought they could do it.

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Good Idea

rmanola commented 16 May 2008 at 15:10

I'm using the scribd api at a module I'm developing for drupal, as the user uploads the PDF file to my website, I upload it to scribd and it returns me the keys to view the pdf in flash. Before knowing the scribd I was looking over the PdfMeNot (http://pdfmenot.com/), it's not as complete as scribd but also a good option.
With PdfMeNot I could upload my pdf programmatically using "http_post_fields()"and parsing the response I could, automatically, download the swf that is generated, so in this system you can use it just to convert PDFs in SWFs and do not rely on it for further visualizations of the page.

Downloading scribd SWF might be quite harder, I guess. I plan on writing a module that integrates this things but not soon, yet.

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rares commented 17 May 2008 at 20:06

The way I see it done is to have a form on your website that uploads directly into scribd (docs.upload) and then creates a node that stores the codes received from the POST (perhaps in a CCK field). Then come up with to display that CCK field as an ipaper. Basically the embed code tweaked for your needs.
Seems pretty simple. An ipaper CCK field. Let me know if you're interested in working on this.