Henry, The strange character right before the name is caused by
document.add(new RtfPageNumber()); I do not know why at the moment, only that this line causes it and the page number does not display on the page. Howard ----- Original Message ---- From: Henry Lu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Post all your questions about iText here <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:26:42 AM Subject: Re: [iText-questions] rtf - strange character at the beginning Here is my attachment -Henry Howard Shank wrote: > So, what are you using to read the file that shows the unexpected > character(s)? > > Howard > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Henry Lu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Post all your questions about iText here > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:14:30 AM > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] rtf - strange character at the beginning > > Thank you for your quick response. Here is my code: > > private int MARGIN_LEFT = 5; > private int MARGIN_RIGHT = 5; > private int MARGIN_TOP = 30; > private int MARGIN_BOTTOM = 30; > > public String makeCv(String MCV_ID, // MCV_ID > String rec_id, // cv id > OutputStream outStream) > { > int i, n; > List list; > String[] ss, name_ss; > Phrase ph; > Cell cel; > > // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > // get employee info > Employee emp = m_employee.selectEmployee_mcv_id(MCV_ID); > if (emp == null) > { > return null; > } > > name_ss = makeNameForCV(emp); > if (name_ss == null) { > return null; > } > // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > // get address > > Address adr = m_address.selectAddress(MCV_ID, "W"); > > ss = makeAddressForCV(adr); > > Document document = null; > > RtfFont boldFont = new RtfFont("Times New Roman", 12, RtfFont.BOLD); > RtfFont boldFont14 = new RtfFont("Times New Roman", 14, RtfFont.BOLD); > RtfFont bold_underline_Font12 = new RtfFont("Times New Roman", 12, > RtfFont.BOLD + RtfFont.UNDERLINE); > > RtfFont plainFont = new RtfFont("Times New Roman", 12, > RtfFont.STYLE_NONE); > RtfFont plainItalicFont = new RtfFont("Times New Roman", 12, > RtfFont.ITALIC); > RtfFont plainFont10 = new RtfFont("Times New Roman", 10, > RtfFont.STYLE_NONE); > > Paragraph newline_p = new Paragraph(" ", plainFont); > Paragraph none_p = new Paragraph(" None", plainFont); > > Paragraph p; > > try > { > // step 1: creation of a document-object > document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 50, 50, 50, 50); > > // step 2: > // we create a writer that listens to the document > // and directs a RTF-stream to a file > > RtfWriter2 rw2 = RtfWriter2.getInstance(document, outStream); > > // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > // header and footer mus be added > // after RtfWriter2.getInstance() > // > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > // * Create different headers for the title page and all following > // * pages > // > > Table footerTable = new Table(3); > footerTable.setBorderColor(new Color(255, 255, 255)); > footerTable.setDefaultCellBorderColor(new Color(255, 255, 255)); > > footerTable.setWidth(100); > footerTable.setAlignment("LEFT"); > footerTable.setWidths(new int[] { 34, 32, 34 }); > > ph = new Phrase(name_ss[0].trim(), plainFont10); > cel = new Cell(ph); > cel.setHorizontalAlignment("LEFT"); > > footerTable.addCell(cel); > > ph = new Phrase(emp.getEMPLID(), plainFont10); // date > cel = new Cell(ph); > cel.setHorizontalAlignment("CENTER"); > > footerTable.addCell(cel); > > cel = new Cell(); > cel.setHorizontalAlignment("RIGHT"); > cel.add(new RtfPageNumber()); > footerTable.addCell(cel); > > RtfHeaderFooter footer_table = new RtfHeaderFooter(footerTable); > document.setFooter(footer_table); > > /* > * Create different headers for the title page and all > following pages > */ > rw2.setMargins(MARGIN_LEFT, MARGIN_RIGHT, MARGIN_TOP, > MARGIN_BOTTOM); > > // step 3: we open the document > document.open(); > > document.add(new RtfPageNumber()); > // step 4: we add a paragraph to the document > > if (name_ss != null) > { > for (i = 0; i < name_ss.length; i++) > { > p = new Paragraph(name_ss[i].trim(), plainFont); > p.setAlignment("CENTER"); > document.add(p); > } > } > > if (ss != null) > { > for (i = 0; i < ss.length; i++) > { > p = new Paragraph(ss[i], plainFont); > p.setAlignment("CENTER"); > document.add(p); > } > } > > // ////////////////////////////////////////////////// > for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) > { > document.add(newline_p); > } > > // ////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > Table t = new Table(2, 14 * 2); > > // t.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER); > // t.setDefaultCellBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER); > > t.setBorderColor(new Color(255, 255, 255)); > t.setDefaultCellBorderColor(new Color(255, 255, 255)); > > t.setWidth(100); > t.setAlignment("LEFT"); > t.setWidths(new int[] { 90, 10 }); > > Cell cl; > for (i = 1; i <= 14; i++) > { > ph = new Phrase(table_contents[i], boldFont); > cl = new Cell(ph); > t.addCell(cl); > > cl = new Cell("Page"); > t.addCell(cl); > > cl = new Cell(newline_p); > cl.setColspan(2); > t.addCell(cl); > } > document.add(t); > > // ////////////////////////////////////////////////// > // next page > document.newPage(); > > ...... > > -Henry > > Howard Shank wrote: > >> Henry, >> >> Are you opening the RTF file with MS Office 2003 or some other reader >> application? >> Are you attempting to open the "text" of the RTF using a text editor? >> >> What are the "First few line:" of your code? >> >> Regards, >> >> Howard >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Henry Lu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: Post all your questions about iText here >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:04:44 AM >> Subject: [iText-questions] rtf - strange character at the beginning >> >> There is a strange/special/unexpected character at the very beginning of >> my rtf file if i have following code after first few line: >> >> >> Table t1 = new Table(2, (table_contents.length-1) * 2); >> >> // t.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER); >> // t.setDefaultCellBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER); >> >> t1.setBorderColor(new Color(255, 255, 255)); >> t1.setDefaultCellBorderColor(new Color(255, 255, 255)); >> >> t1.setWidth(100); >> t1.setAlignment("LEFT"); >> t1.setWidths(new int[] { 90, 10 }); >> >> Chunk chnk; >> // Cell cl; >> for (i = 1; i < table_contents.length; i++) >> { >> chnk = new Chunk(table_contents[i], boldFont); >> cl = new Cell(chnk); >> t1.addCell(cl); >> >> cl = new Cell("Page"); >> t1.addCell(cl); >> >> cl = new Cell(newline_p); >> cl.setColspan(2); >> t1.addCell(cl); >> } >> >> document.add(t1); >> >> Could someone help me out? 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