You'll need the version at itextpdf.sf.net. Use a ColumnText with your
elements inside like List, Paragraph and PdfPTable. The table will break
correctly as you repeatedly place the ColumnText and call go().
Best Regards,
Paulo Soares
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From: "Anthony Massa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 18:00
Subject: [iText-questions] How to paginate data using absolute positioning
>
> First off I'm new to using itext.
>
> Hear is my issue and I will try to be as explicit as I can.
>
> I overrode the onEndPage() method of PdfPageEventHelper, where I created
a PdfTemplate, which will house my header data and display this info on
every page. This is where itext recommends placing code for complex headers.
>
> This PdfTemplate uses absolute positioning to place itself and its
components at the top of the document.
>
> Code excerpt:
>
> try {
> template.moveTo(0, 200);
> template.lineTo(595, 200);
> template.moveTo(200, 100);
>
> template.beginText();
> template.showTextAligned(PdfContentByte.ALIGN_LEFT, lab, 0, 190, 0);
template.showTextAligned(PdfContentByte.ALIGN_LEFT, division, 0, 180,
0);............. blah,blah,blah
>
> The document displays the header correctly on each page.
>
> I now need to query the data from the database and add it to the document.
My first though is to put the data in a Paragraph object. The Paragraph
object handles pagination correctly that is why I choose it. When I put the
data in a Paragraph and add the Paragraph to the document, the data displays
from the top of the page, not from the end of the header as I would expect
(although it does paginate correctly). I cannot use absolute positioning to
place the Paragraph where I need it because, apparently, this is done
dynamically with itext.
>
> I tried using a PDFtable which allowed me to use absolute positioning to
place the table below the header but once the data reached the end of the
page it no longer dispalyed. I would expect the data would spill over to a
new page with the header being displayed along with the data (this is what a
Paragraph does). In other words the PTFtable did not paginate as I expected.
>
> So, what object do I use in my document to be able to use absolute
positioning and then display all my data even if it spills over one or more
pages? What object will paginate correctly using absolute correctly.
>
> Thanks
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