Dynamic PDF Creation - which method?

[Rob Martin]

Greetings

There seems to be two main ways of creating PDF from java - 1. via HTML to
PDF and 2. using an API (e.g. iText).

What are your thoughts - is there an adopted 'standard' method of the two
above, or personal/company preference. Want to go the most supported and
commonly accepted method for the future.

Thanks!
Rob

ps - converting a Powerbuilder web application that contains datawindow to
PDF via Amyuni print driver on windows.

[Dhananjay Singh]

Re: Dynamic PDF Creation - which method?

I've used iText for this purpose in one of my application.
I found iText extremely usefule. And it solved all of my purpose.

(Dhananjay Singh)
"Cut Me And I'll Bleed Java"

[RobM]

Re: Dynamic PDF Creation - which method?


"Dhananjay Singh" <dhananjay_java @yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:a602ce10.0 408192217.317ea dd@posting.goog le.com...[color=blue]
> I've used iText for this purpose in one of my application.
> I found iText extremely usefule. And it solved all of my purpose.
>
> (Dhananjay Singh)
> "Cut Me And I'll Bleed Java"[/color]

Thanks Dhananjay.

You didn't find it too complicated? We have some intricate documents - if in
HTML would be double newspaper column with many subtables on each side
(legal documents with all the dates, addresses, names etc. But I guess if
you can do it OK in HTML then the table/cells if iText is just as good?

Cheers
Rob

[RobM]

Re: Dynamic PDF Creation - which method?


"RobM" <rob@home.net.a u> wrote in message
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>
> "Dhananjay Singh" <dhananjay_java @yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:a602ce10.0 408192217.317ea dd@posting.goog le.com...[color=green]
> > I've used iText for this purpose in one of my application.
> > I found iText extremely usefule. And it solved all of my purpose.
> >
> > (Dhananjay Singh)
> > "Cut Me And I'll Bleed Java"[/color]
>
> Thanks Dhananjay.
>
> You didn't find it too complicated? We have some intricate documents - if[/color]
in[color=blue]
> HTML would be double newspaper column with many subtables on each side
> (legal documents with all the dates, addresses, names etc. But I guess if
> you can do it OK in HTML then the table/cells if iText is just as good?
>
> Cheers
> Rob[/color]


PS examples of our documents:

http://users.bigpond.net.au/snootfrog/wip/pdf/app.pdf

http://users.bigpond.net.au/snootfrog/wip/pdf/aff.pdf

[Dhananjay Singh]

Re: Dynamic PDF Creation - which method?

> PS examples of our documents:[color=blue]
>
> http://users.bigpond.net.au/snootfrog/wip/pdf/app.pdf
> http://users.bigpond.net.au/snootfrog/wip/pdf/aff.pdf[/color]

These links displays nothing. Just a blank page. I'm using Mozilla 1.7
and it has
the plugin installed for PDF.
I don no how to use html to create dynamic pdf document. I found iText
suits with my requirements. I was required to develope a servlet who
dynamically produce a pdf document. I found the API's of iText
extremely helpful in my situation. Don no what's your actual
requirement.

(Dhananjay Singh)

[RobM]

Re: Dynamic PDF Creation - which method?


"Dhananjay Singh" <dhananjay_java @yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:a602ce10.0 408230252.473ca 0dd@posting.goo gle.com...[color=blue][color=green]
> > PS examples of our documents:
> >
> > http://users.bigpond.net.au/snootfrog/wip/pdf/app.pdf
> > http://users.bigpond.net.au/snootfrog/wip/pdf/aff.pdf[/color]
>
> These links displays nothing. Just a blank page. I'm using Mozilla 1.7
> and it has
> the plugin installed for PDF.
> I don no how to use html to create dynamic pdf document. I found iText
> suits with my requirements. I was required to develope a servlet who
> dynamically produce a pdf document. I found the API's of iText
> extremely helpful in my situation. Don no what's your actual
> requirement.
>
> (Dhananjay Singh)[/color]

Righto, thanks for your help.

Ps - I've tried those links from 3 different places/sites and all display
PDFs. But thats OK, you've helped.

[Murray]

Re: Dynamic PDF Creation - which method?


"Dhananjay Singh" <dhananjay_java @yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:a602ce10.0 408192217.317ea dd@posting.goog le.com...[color=blue]
> I've used iText for this purpose in one of my application.
> I found iText extremely usefule. And it solved all of my purpose.
>
> (Dhananjay Singh)
> "Cut Me And I'll Bleed Java"[/color]

Rob, see my post in your thread over in comp.text.pdf

[Rajiv]

Re: Dynamic PDF Creation - which method?

I have used Quadbase api for writing to pdf library. It is commercial API.

Rajiv

"RobM" <rob@home.net.a u> wrote in message
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>
> "Dhananjay Singh" <dhananjay_java @yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:a602ce10.0 408230252.473ca 0dd@posting.goo gle.com...[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > PS examples of our documents:
> > >
> > > http://users.bigpond.net.au/snootfrog/wip/pdf/app.pdf
> > > http://users.bigpond.net.au/snootfrog/wip/pdf/aff.pdf[/color]
> >
> > These links displays nothing. Just a blank page. I'm using Mozilla 1.7
> > and it has
> > the plugin installed for PDF.
> > I don no how to use html to create dynamic pdf document. I found iText
> > suits with my requirements. I was required to develope a servlet who
> > dynamically produce a pdf document. I found the API's of iText
> > extremely helpful in my situation. Don no what's your actual
> > requirement.
> >
> > (Dhananjay Singh)[/color]
>
> Righto, thanks for your help.
>
> Ps - I've tried those links from 3 different places/sites and all display
> PDFs. But thats OK, you've helped.
>
>[/color]

[Quiks]

Re: Dynamic PDF Creation - which method?

"Rajiv" <Rajiv.Kumar@Co geco.ca> wrote in message news:<d9xXc.124 46$0c.3364@read 1.cgocable.net> ...[color=blue]
> I have used Quadbase api for writing to pdf library. It is commercial API.
>
> Rajiv
>
> "RobM" <rob@home.net.a u> wrote in message
> news:DftWc.4415 $D7.360@news-server.bigpond. net.au...[color=green]
> >
> > "Dhananjay Singh" <dhananjay_java @yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:a602ce10.0 408230252.473ca 0dd@posting.goo gle.com...[color=darkred]
> > > > PS examples of our documents:
> > > >
> > > > http://users.bigpond.net.au/snootfrog/wip/pdf/app.pdf
> > > > http://users.bigpond.net.au/snootfrog/wip/pdf/aff.pdf
> > >
> > > These links displays nothing. Just a blank page. I'm using Mozilla 1.7
> > > and it has
> > > the plugin installed for PDF.
> > > I don no how to use html to create dynamic pdf document. I found iText
> > > suits with my requirements. I was required to develope a servlet who
> > > dynamically produce a pdf document. I found the API's of iText
> > > extremely helpful in my situation. Don no what's your actual
> > > requirement.
> > >
> > > (Dhananjay Singh)[/color]
> >
> > Righto, thanks for your help.
> >
> > Ps - I've tried those links from 3 different places/sites and all display
> > PDFs. But thats OK, you've helped.
> >
> >[/color][/color]
I'm using iText also and it's very convinient... I've use it to
convert XML to PDF and it's rally easy : I'll make it in 5 lines of
code...!

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