Hi, Am 07.11.2014 um 09:50 schrieb Kernel freak <[email protected]>:
> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:32 AM, Maruan Sahyoun <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi >> >>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Maruan Sahyoun <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> Yes, but the examples I see are very basic and the API's are quite >>>>> extensive. In short PDFBox can do a lot, but I have no way of finding >>>>> something quickly what I am looking for. I guess I have no option but >> to >>>> go >>>>> through the API's and the basic examples to do what I want. My tasks >> are >>>> : >>>>> >>>>> 1) getting the data from the database(I have methods for that), format >> it >>>>> in correct way and put it in PDF: >>>>> 2) As the information in database can be small or big, I have to adjust >>>>> that in PDF. >>>> >>>> Is that a forms filling application or do you have to output dynamic >> text >>>> blocks? >>>> >>> Its a note taking application. And the output is the PDF should have all >>> the notes as they look on the canvas, and in landscape mode. >> >> PDFBox is a low level library if you want to create documents from scratch >> as there is no concept such as text blocks, paragraphs …. >> >> So also it's a doable job there might be better options. >> >> Apache fop might be an option using XSL:FO to create the document. >> >> Another option is to use https://github.com/GlenKPeterson/PdfLayoutManager >> which is built on top of PDFBox and adds things like tables, line breaking, >> page breaking and such. >> >> Some other projects (from github didn't check them) which could be used as >> a starting point >> >> https://github.com/eduardohl/Paginated-PDFBox-Table-Sample >> https://github.com/dhorions/boxable >> > > Thank you. This helps a lot with the github links, you just saved me hours > of work. Also, the XSL:FO is discontinued. AFAIK the work on XSL:FO 2 is discontinued but that doesn't mean that XSL:FO as a whole is discontinued. Apache FOP is very active as are commercial implementations of the standard. > Do you believe the tasks I > mentioned are achievable with something which is more active, like PDFBox. > I checked IText, but it's paid. > don't know if paid vs. unpaid is a good measure to decide on a technology or a vendor. If paid saves you a lot of time … From what I understand the task you have at hand is achievable with PDFBox (and some additions to get you started quicker - mentioned before), iText, fop and others such as a report writer … If you have a lot of text formatting, tables … something with a higher level api will help you getting the job done quicker. >> >> >>> >>>> >>>>> 3) The information in database has to be put on top of certain images >> in >>>>> the pdf. >>>> >>>> So the PDF is preexisting or are the images added as part of your >>>> application? >>>> >>> PDF doesn't exist, I have to create it, images I have saved in the >> system. >>> I have a background image which needs to be loaded to give a shadow. >>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Tilman Hausherr <[email protected] >>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> There is no "PDFBox in action" book, if that is what you mean. >>>>>> >>>>>> Most people learn by seeing examples. >>>>>> >>>>>> If there's a specific PDF element that you would like as example, just >>>> ask. >>>>>> >>>>>> However creating PDFs has only very basic support in PDFBox, i.e. you >>>> have >>>>>> to do everything youself, there's no higher API, e.g. for paragraphs >> or >>>>>> tables (there's a user who created a class for tables). >>>>>> >>>>>> A totally different approach would be Apache FOP. >>>>>> >>>>>> Tilman >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Am 06.11.2014 um 17:23 schrieb Kernel freak: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I want to use Apache PDFBox to create some advanced pdf's in Java. I >>>>>>> couldn't find any good documentation for PDFBox. Only a few examples >>>> and >>>>>>> directly the API docs. >>>>>>> Does anyone knows any good book or good documentation like other >> apache >>>>>>> products have. Kindly let me know. I don't want tutorials, there are >>>> many >>>>>>> on net and they are very basic, and going through the entire source >>>> code >>>>>>> takes a lot of time. Thank you. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Kernel >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >>
