Re: Dynamic PDF Document Generation

From: Dave Hart (hdschem_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 07/16/04

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    Niall

    I used Apache FOP a couple of years ago.
    It integrates well into java.
    All the work is done by XSLT, so you need to be happy writing XSL

    Dave Hart

    "Niall" <niall.murphy@gmail.com> wrote in message
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    Hi all,

    I'm looking for some advice on Dynamic PDF Document Generation from
    java/ j2ee web apps.

    What I'd like to do is take data from a form or database (perhaps in
    XML format) and include it in a PDF document which will be returned to
    the user.

    I've come accross a number of tools, but am having trouble deciding
    between them. Eg.

    -iText

    -Apache FOP

    -AurigaDoc (uses FOP)

    -DocBook

    -Some other XML - XSLT method ?

    Which are the easiest to integrate? allow the most flexibility in
    generating PDF? offer best performance?

    Thanks,
    Niall

    (It's for an academic project so I can't afford to buy any commercial
    software)

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