I'd just build the entire page each time. There might be some
boilerplate there, but I think the reduced technical complexity will be
worth it.
--Mark Storer
Senior Software Engineer
Cardiff.com
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From: Martin Schwartzman [mailto:mschwartz...@ittvis.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 4:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [iText-questions] [Book]
If you go with #1 I would look at section 15.3.5 from the book.
You can mark objects when you generate your template then use PdfReader
to find them and insert your new dynamic content.
From: Mark Storer [mailto:msto...@autonomy.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 1:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [iText-questions] [Book]
I suggest going with #1. Build all your static content in
advance, and only render/insert the pages with dynamic content as
needed.
--Mark Storer
Senior Software Engineer
Cardiff.com
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From: Herold, Douglas [mailto:dher...@kheaa.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:32 AM
To: 'itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net'
Subject: [iText-questions] [Book]
Hi
We are going to create a large report (30 or 40 pages)
for our company using iText for Java. The report will have a lot of
static data and images. The report will also have dynamic data and
graphs about the current logged in user. I was wondering what the best
way to handle the static data and images would be. I have looked all
over the internet and cannot find any articles on this subject. I have
also asked the question in a few forums with no real help. These reports
will need to be generated on the fly and returned to the user
immediately, so performance is a must. The report will be served up
using a Java Servlet in a web application.
These are some of my initial thoughts on how to solve
the problem. I would really like some input on what issues other people
have had when doing a report like this so I can write/design a good
solid report that is easily maintained.
1.) We could create a PDF with all the static content
and images. Then open the PDF with Java and insert the dynamic content
and graphs. Is there a way to put place holders in the PDF that I could
use with the Java to insert the dynamic data and graphs (which would be
images).
2.) Place the static data in a database and retrieve
it whenever a report is generated. To me the database design would be
complex. It would have to take into account pages, paragraphs, titles.
It would also have to takes into account images and the placement of the
image on the page.
3.) We could put the static content in an XML file
and cache the content in the Servlet Context when it initializes. This
might help with performance issues. I would think we would still have
the same design issues as the database would have, but might be easier
to maintain.
I am using the iText book as a reference, but did not
see that it covered this particular issue.
Thanks For Your Time
Doug
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