Thanks Dmitri, I agree that iText is pretty good at generating pdf. I was looking for any short-cut :)
Regards, Tahir -----Original Message----- From: Dimitris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:54 PM To: POI Users List Subject: Re: POI to PDF A good example of exporting anything from java to a pdf document is this: http://www.lowagie.com/iText/ Easy, free, and very well documented: http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/ Dimitris >> Thanks a load Tom, >> >> I understand, for this to work I will need to get an instance of OpenOffice >> running and listening for requests. I may not be able to do this in my >> current requirement as the App is already deployed at dozens of clients and >> requiring all of them to install and configure OO will be a nightmare for >> support. >> >> Thanks anyway. >> P.S. The code snippet is using odt extension for source file. Will it work >> with XLS? >> Regards, >> Tahir >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tom Schindl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:05 PM >> To: POI Users List >> Subject: Re: POI to PDF >> >> Well you can't export to PDF from POI you need to load the file into >> e.g. OpenOffice using UNO and let OO do the Job for you. How this can be >> done is shown in the codesnippet here: >> >> http://codesnippets.services.openoffice.org/Office/Office.ConvertDocuments.s >> nip >> >> Tom >> >> Tahir Akhtar wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> >>> >>> If I generate an excel sheet using POI, and have an instance of >> HSSFWorkbook >> >>> on hand, what are my options for generating a PDF file? >>> >>> >>> >>> Any ideas will be really helpful. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Tahir >>> >>> >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing List: http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail2.html#poi The Apache Jakarta Poi Project: http://jakarta.apache.org/poi/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: 3/7/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: 3/7/2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing List: http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail2.html#poi The Apache Jakarta Poi Project: http://jakarta.apache.org/poi/
