Hi, JasperReports can very well do that. You can supply data as parameters and use text fields that have isStretchWithOverflow="true". You could also fill reports with XML data based on XPath queries. This can be seen in our /demo/samples/xmldatasource sample that comes with the project distribution.
I hope this helps. Teodor Vincent Keunen wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to know if JasperReport is able to generate reports that are mainly > text. I can see clearly that JR is focused on tables and data from DB. > > What we would need is to generate long text reports (several pages) with data > inserted at various places. Something like "word processor fusion" > functionality. The data could come from a java api (and/or xml). > > What seems missing (or that I did not find) in Jasper Report is: > > 1/ how to create static text with "fields" or "variables" inserted (that would > be filled in by java code or xml) > > 2/ how to create text that would span several pages dynamically (depending on > the above mentionned fields/variables). > > I hope I'm clear enough. > > Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Vincent > > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > jasperreports-questions mailing list > jasperreports-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jasperreports-questions > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ jasperreports-questions mailing list jasperreports-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jasperreports-questions
