How about this: echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>' > book.xml cat chapter*.xml | grep -v '<?xml' >> book.xml fop.sh -xsl rajeev.xsl -xml book.xml -pdf rajeev.pdf
? -----Original Message----- From: sunitha nair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE:Making PDFby combining different XML files??? hello sir, Thanx for ur prompt response.but i think u couldn't understand my question.In the commandline i'm using java -cp org.apache.fop.apps.Fop -xsl rajeev.xsl -xml rajeev.xml -pdf rajeev.pdf that is rajeev.xml is the final xml file which contain lot of chapter xml files.I need chapter files because i want to make pdf of individual chapter other than pdf of entire book as user demands. so my question is how i combine all that chapter files into a single xml file so that i can use the above command line and make the book pdf. as per the above commandline i'm inputting .xml and .xsl(eventhough using the xsl-fo tags). how i make pdf of a book ,if there are two chapter xml files...chapter1.xml & chapter2.xml using fop with the same .xsl file for styling. please take cocern. regards sunitha --- "Shkuro, Yuri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why do you need entities in FOP input? If you use > different > stylesheets for different chapters, write a Makefile > to > XSLT them into fo files, then merge and feed into > FOP. > If you use the same XSL for all chapters, then you > can use > <xsl:include> to pull all chapters into a single XML > file > and transform it to FO. > > FOP is FO-2-PDF converter, not XML-2-PDF, so it's > really > up to you how to create an FO file from multiple XML > files. > > YS > > -----Original Message----- > From: sunitha nair > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 5:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: making pdf by combining different xml > files??? > > > Hi all, > Is it possible to make pdf from different xml data > files using fop. > my real need is to make a book on pdf format.I made > different xml file for different chapters and an xsl > file for styling.If it possible to use dtd entity > to > combine all xml files and make pdf by that final xml > file.Since fop needs an xml and xsl file it is > necessary for me to make a xsl for the final xml > file(combination of individual chapter XMLs) to make > the final book.What xsl I use for component(chapter) > xml files.if i use href=".." in chapter xml files > will > the convertion take place correctly.I tried many > ways. > but was invain.Is FOP supportDTD and entity > references? > can anyone please help me. > > regards > sunitha > > ____________________________________________________________ > *NEW* Connect to Yahoo! Messenger through your > mobile phone *NEW* > Visit > http://in.mobile.yahoo.com/smsmgr_signin.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ____________________________________________________ *NEW* Yahoo! Messenger for SMS *NEW* Now on your ORANGE phone Visit http://in.mobile.yahoo.com/smsmgr_signin.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]