Hi again,
I found a way to make XML out of RTF (using Majix). If I 'm not wrong, XML is
the best format that iText wishes to handle at the time (when it comes to
automate PDF creation). Therefore, I should be able to make a good PDF copy of
the XML I have. Is that so?
Trying to achieve this with the Flying Saucer solution (I think it accepts XML
as well as XHTML) I had a fine PDF but which it didn' t include the tables and
the images that were existing in the XML (and the RTF out from which the XML
was produced).
If I tried to give the XML to iText would I get a PDF with all information
included (tables, images and other info that I would possibly have lost using
Flying Saucer)?
Thanks in advance
--- On Tue, 9/15/09, donanik duck <nald...@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: donanik duck <nald...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [iText-questions] RTF to PDF
To: "Post all your questions about iText here"
<itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 6:26 PM
as silly as
it is to launch OpenOffice or Word itself just to achieve such an
apparently straightforward result, I leave it to you to decide whether
it's even sillier not to achieve your goal at all.
Hmm, sounds like a riddle. A good one, too.
there's no nicely-packaged Java-coded RTF->PDF (or DOC->PDF ...) library
Unfortunately, in the end of the day, this seems to be the conclusion. Under
this point of view, openOffice.org looks very attractive!
--- On Tue, 9/15/09, Cameron Laird <claird.visipr...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Cameron Laird <claird.visipr...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [iText-questions] RTF to PDF
To: "Post all your questions about iText here"
<itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 4:32 PM
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 7:32 AM, donanik duck <nald...@yahoo.com> wrote:
HOWEVER, there are quite a few RTF->PDF converters, several available at no
charge.
I guess you' re talking about tools and not APIs. I already have mentioned the
conversion has to be made programmaticaly. I also have mentioned my application
has to be portable and not coupled with a specific OS like Windows or Linux. If
you are talking about APIs at no charge that can make the conversion, please
name them I' d be very interested.
Are you making the point that your organization rejects an external executable,
but would be OK with a library?
Well, yes. With a library you just import it to your Project and use it. Then
it is compiled along with the rest of your project and delivered to your
customer with no extra
actions. Whereas with the openOffice solution, our customer will have to
install openOffice.org as well in the same machine that will host our
application and make sure the openOffice.org service is always running in order
for our application to be functional (Right? Or, have I misunderstood something
here?).
Let aside the fact that having a whole project (openOffice.org) running just to
be able to use a small port of its capabilities (document conversion) doesn' t
exactly seem so good, at list to me.
I understand your description. While my own experience makes me chuckle at
"[w]ith a library you just import it to your Project and use it ...", I
recognize the ideal. In any case, I can reasonably confidently report to you
that what you're after isn't available: there's no nicely-packaged Java-coded
RTF->PDF (or DOC->PDF ...) library. I know the alternatives are far less
convenient for you. Similarly, as silly as it is to launch OpenOffice or Word
itself just to achieve such an apparently straightforward result, I leave it to
you to decide whether it's even sillier not to achieve your goal at all.
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