I downloaded the itext-paulo-134.jar per your instructions.
I see you have added the ability for an "Element" to be added to the ColumnText object, nice.
I added my Paragraph object (testData) to the ColumnText but it does not paginate as expected. I would expect the ColumnText object to "grow" to accomadate the data in Paragraph and to display this data on as many pages as necessary.
ColumnText ct = new ColumnText(cb);
ct.setSimpleColumn(20, 400, 500, 500, 15, Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
ct.addElement(testData());
ct.addText(testData());
ct.go();
The Paragraph only prints within the range defined by the ColumnText object, in my case that would be ct.setSimpleColumn(20, 400, 500, 500, 15, Element.ALIGN_LEFT). It appears that this object constrains the Paragraph object.
Do I need to determine when my Paragraph data reaches the limits set for the ColumnText and build a new ColumnText object to which I add the remaining data in my Paragraph object?
Thanks again for your time.
>From: "Paulo Soares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "Paulo Soares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Anthony Massa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [iText-questions] How to paginate data using absolute positioning
>Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 10:36:42 +0100
>
>You need the more recent version. It won't work otherwise.
>
>Best Regards,
>Paulo Soares
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Anthony Massa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 21:18
>Subject: [iText-questions] How to paginate data using absolute positioning
>
>
> > Paulo,
> > I need clarification on implementing a ColumnText in my report per your
>last email response.
> > I am including responses to your original email.
> >
> > Paulo: You"ll need the version at itextpdf.sf.net.
> > Response:
> > I am currently using itext-1.01.jar. Is this sufficient? This version
>allows a Phrase object to be added to a ColumnText, is there a version that
>allows a Paragraph to be added?
> >
> >
> > Paulo: Use a ColumnText with your elements inside like List, Paragraph and
>PdfPTable.
> >
> > Response:
> > I instantiated a ColumnText and added in a Phrase object, called
>testData(),as one of the parameters. The object "testData" returns a Phrase
>object populated with a query from the database.
> > ColumnText ct = new ColumnText(pdfContentByte);
> > ct.setSimpleColumn(20, 20, 500, 500, 15, Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
> > ct.addText(testData());
> > ct.go();
> >
> >
> > Paulo: The table will break correctly as you repeatedly place the
>ColumnText and call go().
> >
> > Response:
> > Although the object "ct" displays at the correct absolute position, the
>"ct" object does not break. Once the page is filled with data for the
>current record, no more data is dispalyed and the next record starts.
> >
> > Why does the "ct" object not break correctly? Should it in this context?
> > Should this object be added to a table and the table added to the
>document?
> >
> > Sorry for all the questions.......
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Tony
> >
> >
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