I think he wanted to use a javax.activation.DataSource or equalent to be able to write an image held in memory directly without storing it, but I could be wrong :)
WR -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: Jeremias Maerki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skickat: den 28 februari 2002 08:20 Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ämne: Re: dynamic image in PDF > I have a servlet which creates imagery. I want to embed this in a PDF > document and I've been playing around with FOP in JSP. I can get PDF > generated but only on static image references, using external- > graphic. What I need to know is - is there anyway of generating the > image dynamically, with the reference to the servlet embedded in the > .fo ? > > I can see there is a fo:instream- foreign-object but the examples just > show examples of SVG. Is there anyway to extend this and if so, > doesanyone have examples ? I haven't tested what you do, but I think you should be able to specify a full URL with parameters and all in the "src" attribute of "external-graphic" that will call your servlet to get the image. Or do you get any error messages? Cheers, Jeremias Märki mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] OUTLINE AG Postfach 3954 - Rhynauerstr. 15 - CH-6002 Luzern Fon +41 41 317 20 20 - Fax +41 41 317 20 29 Internet http://www.outline.ch