Ken11 wrote: > I found that after itext 2.1.7, you upgrade the version of itext to 5.0 > directly.
Correct! > And I compared the source code of version between 2.1.7 and 5.0. > It really has a lot of differences right? Such as the package name:"lowagie" > and "itextpdf". And "com.lowagie.text.Cell" or "com.lowagie.text.Table" are > all removed. So I can't assess the work to migrate from 1.2 to 5.0, it is > too huge. Correct. The change from com.lowagie to com.itextpdf can be achieved without too much pain. Moving from Table to PdfPTable demands some testing to make sure everything looks the way it should. > So I don't think updating them from 1.2 to 5.0 is a good idea. I don't think it's a good idea to work with the old version, especially not with the Table class: you'll get no support whatsoever when something doesn't work as expected. > And what I > feel is that version 2.1.7 and 5.0 can be considered as two whole different > library right? That's in the eye of the beholder. > And the most important thing is: I did some research that someone said itext > 5.0 does not support excel. Is that correct? I has never produced excel files, not has it ever been able to read excel files. Not version 1.2, not version 2.1.7, not version 5.0.x. > Cause I have a lot of report > which will generate excel in my project. If so, I can just tell them we can > only use version 2.1.7 in our project. Strange reasoning. Are you sure you are talking about iText? Or were you producing CSV instead of XLS? You don't need a library to create CVS. -- This answer is provided by 1T3XT BVBA http://www.1t3xt.com/ - http://www.1t3xt.info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
