Hi, the current version 0.20.3rc of FOP (which is used by Cocoon2) seems to have some problems. It's not even possible to transform its own glossary-example (docs/examples/markers) correctly. I think that's why I have some trouble with fo2pdf in Cocoon:
fop -xml docs\examples\markers\glossary.xml -xsl docs\examples\markers\glossary.xsl -pdf x.pdf java -cp build\fop.jar;lib\batik.jar;lib\xalan-2.0.0.jar;lib\xerces-1.2.3.jar;lib\ava lon-framework-4.0.jar;lib\logkit-1.0b4.jar;lib\jimi-1.0.jar org.apache.fop.apps.Fop -xml docs\examples\markers\glossary.xml -xsl docs\examples\markers\glossary.xsl -pdf x.pdf [INFO]: FOP 0.20.3rc [INFO]: building formatting object tree [INFO]: [1] [INFO]: Parsing of document complete, stopping renderer javax.xml.transform.TransformerException at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(TransformerImpl.j ava:1212) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.run(TransformerImpl.java:2894) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) --------- java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.fop.fo.FObjMixed.addCharacters(FObjMixed.java:47) at org.apache.fop.fo.FOTreeBuilder.characters(FOTreeBuilder.java:166) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.ResultTreeHandler.characters(ResultTreeHandler. java:446) at org.apache.xalan.stree.TextImpl.dispatchCharactersEvent(TextImpl.java:157) at org.apache.xalan.stree.Parent.dispatchCharactersEvent(Parent.java:466) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemValueOf.execute(ElemValueOf.java:279) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2154) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2097) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java: 739) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2154) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2097) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java: 739) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemForEach.transformSelectedNodes(ElemForEach.ja va:495) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemApplyTemplates.execute(ElemApplyTemplates.jav a:193) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2154) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2097) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java: 739) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemForEach.transformSelectedNodes(ElemForEach.ja va:495) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemApplyTemplates.execute(ElemApplyTemplates.jav a:193) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2154) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2097) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java: 739) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2154) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2097) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java: 739) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2154) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2097) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemLiteralResult.execute(ElemLiteralResult.java: 739) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemForEach.transformSelectedNodes(ElemForEach.ja va:495) at org.apache.xalan.templates.ElemApplyTemplates.execute(ElemApplyTemplates.jav a:193) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2154) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.executeChildTemplates(Transform erImpl.java:2097) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.applyTemplateToNode(Transformer Impl.java:2029) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.transformNode(TransformerImpl.j ava:1189) at org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerImpl.run(TransformerImpl.java:2894) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) [ERROR]: null First I used the binary release, but compiling the sources on my own didn't change anything. Hope someone has any idea how to fix this ... Andreas P.S.: I'm using JDK 1.3.0 on Windows NT 4/SP5 Andreas Breiter T-Systems GEI mbH Flughafensysteme Hausanschrift: Pascalstraße 8, 52076 Aachen Postanschrift: Postfach 500 144, 52085 Aachen Telefon: +49 (2408) 943-1114 Telefax: +49 (2408) 943-1430 E-Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://www.t-systems.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>