----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Massa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 21:21
Subject: Re: [iText-questions] How to paginate data using absolute
positioning
> 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.
>
Not all elements, just Paragraph, PdfPTable, List and Graphic. Paragraph has
also some new tricks when used with ColumnText like auto-leading.
> 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 is there so that you can control yourself the pagination.
>
> 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?
>
Your code should be something like this:
ColumnText ct = new ColumnText(cb);
ct.addElement(testData());
while (true) {
ct.setSimpleColumn(20, 400, 500, 500, 15);
int status = ct.go();
if ((status & ColumnText.NO_MORE_TEXT) != 0)
break;
doc.newPage();
}
Best Regards,
Paulo Soares
> Thanks again for your time.
>
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>
> >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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