Sorry the -xm was a fat finger. I was using -xml and even if I change the file name to test it still produces the same error. Complete error below.
SEVERE: Exception javax.xml.transform.TransformerException: org.apache.fop.fo.ValidationException: First element must be the fo:root formatting object. Found (Namespace URI: "", Local Name: "html") instead. Please make sure you're producing a valid XSL-FO do cument. Eric Douglas wrote: > > -xm? Try -xml? > Then take the dashes out of your file name, or try putting it in quotes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: italocardwell [mailto:italo.cardw...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 9:10 AM > To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org > Subject: Re: Apache FOP Newbie needs Help Converting XML to PDF > > > I was using > fop -xm la91ec9d3-e021-4e5e-933f-54992cdc415c.20110308172937.xml > -xsl ccr.xsl -pdf test.pdf > > > > Peter Hancock-2 wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Can you tell us exactly which files you are using when you invoke fop, >> please. >> Your command should look something like fop -xml foo.xml -xsl foo.xsl >> -pdf foo.pdf judging by the files you have attached. >> I am guessing you missed out the -xml/-xsl flags, leading FOP to >> believe you were supplying an FO file. >> >> When an XML and XSL files are supplied, FOP will perform an XSLT >> transform using the Xalan XSLT Xalan library (I am guessing you will >> need to know more about this stage in your project), generating the FO >> document stream that is then processed to generate the output in the >> desired format: >> >> XML + XSL -> [XSLT transformer] -> FO -> [XSL:FO processor] -> PDF >> >> This initial stage just saves on from having to do the transform first. >> >> I hope this info helps, >> >> Peter >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 12:43 PM, italocardwell >> <italo.cardw...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Ill be upfront I know nothing about XML. I am a SQL developer and I >>> have a project where I need to convert XML files to a PDF. The XML >>> are going to be the same format every time with different data in >>> them. I am wanting to use apache fop 1.0 at the command line to >>> convert these. I am getting an error every time that I attempt to do >>> this. I will attach the files and the error. Would someone please >>> help me out. Thanks. >>> http://old.nabble.com/file/p31105999/a91ec9d3-e021-4e5e-933f-54992cdc >>> 415c.20110308172937.xml >>> a91ec9d3-e021-4e5e-933f-54992cdc415c.20110308172937.xml >>> http://old.nabble.com/file/p31105999/ccr.xsl ccr.xsl >>> http://old.nabble.com/file/p31105999/date.format-date.template.xsl >>> date.format-date.template.xsl >>> http://old.nabble.com/file/p31105999/str.padding.template.xsl >>> str.padding.template.xsl >>> >>> The error that I get states that fo needs to be in xml-fo format. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://old.nabble.com/Apache-FOP-Newbie-needs-Help-Converting-XML-to- >>> PDF-tp31105999p31105999.html Sent from the FOP - Users mailing list >>> archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: fop-users-unsubscr...@xmlgraphics.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: >>> fop-users-h...@xmlgraphics.apache.org >>> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: fop-users-unsubscr...@xmlgraphics.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: fop-users-h...@xmlgraphics.apache.org >> >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/Apache-FOP-Newbie-needs-Help-Converting-XML-to-PDF-tp31105999p31106656.html > Sent from the FOP - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: fop-users-unsubscr...@xmlgraphics.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: fop-users-h...@xmlgraphics.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: fop-users-unsubscr...@xmlgraphics.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: fop-users-h...@xmlgraphics.apache.org > > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Apache-FOP-Newbie-needs-Help-Converting-XML-to-PDF-tp31105999p31106816.html Sent from the FOP - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: fop-users-unsubscr...@xmlgraphics.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: fop-users-h...@xmlgraphics.apache.org
