We have a need to generate a run of HTML files, like a letter or print batch. We also need to be able to (in real time), generate said reports/letters. Our infrastructure is Struts, so my lean is to create a struts page with a JSP template for the on-demand letters and reports. The question is what to do about the batch, then? I can picture ways to do this such as doing an HTTP request and hitting the action, retrieving the HTML and sending that to the printwriter. I was wondering, though, if anyone had done something similar and had come up with a more elegant solution. The coder that came before me actually started this part of the project by generating HTML from a Java class. Now I'm taking over for his work and being told to do the on-demand side. I would like to get the generated HTML out of this monster class with a giant stringbuffer and have one JSP template handle the formatting. I just can't come up with the proper way for the batch process/java class to make use of said template. Preston CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
