RE: Need Working Sample
Just a thought but what you seem to want is the XML file processed by XSL
(which can be on disk).
Have you checked the docs/examples for Xalan, the XSLT processor oncluded
with FOP?
Because that is what you've been asking for: how dow I process my XML file
using my XSLT
stylesheet.
Sorry, no Java programmer so I can't give any techie tips but I'd go and
have a look at the Xalan
docs and examples if I were you..
Good luck,
Michiel
$ -Original Message-
$ From: Jim Urban [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
$ Sent: vrijdag 6 juli 2001 17:52
$ To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
$ Subject: RE: Need Working Sample
$
$
$ Sorry, but this does not work for two reasons.
$
$ 1. The XML does NOT exist on disk! It is in memory only, and
$ writing it to
$ disk is NOT an option.
$
$ 2. This is a high traffic web application. Starting a new
$ JVM to process
$ FOP is too costly.
$
$ There must be a way for this FOP thing to read raw (data only) XML (in
$ memory) apply an XSL style sheet to add the FO tags, then
$ format the PDF and
$ return it to a browser. I can't believe I am the first
$ person in the word
$ to need to do this.
$
$ If I seem upset, I'm sorry. But I have been fighting with
$ FOP since last
$ week to get it to do this. FOP works great for taking FO files and
$ converting them to PDF files, but that's not what I have to
$ do. I have a
$ deadline to meet and I have wasted a week trying to get FOP to work.
$
$ Jim
$
$ -Original Message-
$ From: Wolf Gustavo (SGC-EXT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
$ Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 10:11 AM
$ To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
$ Subject: RE: Need Working Sample
$
$
$ Hi Jim,
$ I have exactly the same problem, and I've just found a non
$ elegant, working solution:
$
$ I generate my XML file, and then call the command line Fop
$ from within my
$ servlet:
$
$ Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{java.exe, -cp,
$ c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\fop.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib
$ \\w3c.jar;c:\\
$ fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\xalan-2.0.0.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-
$ DEV\\lib\\xerc
$ es-1.2.3.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\jimi-1.0.jar,
$ org.apache.fop.apps.Fop, -xml , c:\\prueba.xml, -xsl ,
$ c:\\prueba.xsl, -pdf , c:\\prueba.pdf});
$
$ As I said, it is NOT elegant, but after sweating for days
$ with problems of
$ all type doing the elegant thing, I get my beautiful PDF on disk.
$
$ Of course you should adapt the names of trhe directories and
$ the xml and
$ xsl files.
$
$ Cheers,
$Gustavo
$
$ PS: if someone has an elegant solution I would be happy to use it too.
$
$ -Message d'origine-
$ De :Jim Urban [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
$ Envoyé :vendredi, 6. juillet 2001 17:09
$ À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
$ Objet : Need Working Sample
$
$ Hi, I am new to FOP. I have a servlet which dynamically
$ generates XML. I
$ need to apply an XSL stylesheet containing FO tags to generate a FO
$ version of the XML and then I need to run this FO version of the XML
$ through FOP (or Driver) so the servlet can return a
$ dynamically created
$ PDF to the browser. Does anyone have a working example of
$ how to do this?
$ Only the XSL style sheet containing the FO tags used in the initial
$ transform will be on disk. Please help, I have to get this working.
$
$ Thanks,
$
$ Jim Urban
$ Product Manager
$ Netsteps Inc.
$ Suite 505E
$ 1 Pierce Pl.
$ Itasca, IL 60143
$ Voice: (630) 250-3045 x2164
$ Fax: (630) 250-3046
$
$ Fichier: ATT14204.txt
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Re: Need Working Sample
There is a FOP servlet example in the distribution of FOP : /docs/examples/embedding/FopServlet.java I think it will answer all the beginners questions. See the example section on the FOP site to see all pre-answered question you might have in your beginning journey. (starting with http://xml.apache.org/fop/embedding.html) Cyril At 10:08 06/07/01 -0500, you wrote: Hi, I am new to FOP. I have a servlet which dynamically generates XML. I need to apply an XSL stylesheet containing FO tags to generate a FO version of the XML and then I need to run this FO version of the XML through FOP (or Driver) so the servlet can return a dynamically created PDF to the browser. Does anyone have a working example of how to do this? Only the XSL style sheet containing the FO tags used in the initial transform will be on disk. Please help, I have to get this working. Thanks, - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Need Working Sample
Hi Jim,
I have exactly the same problem, and I've just found a non
elegant, working solution:
I generate my XML file, and then call the command line Fop from within my
servlet:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{java.exe, -cp,
c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\fop.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\w3c.jar;c:\\
fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\xalan-2.0.0.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\xerc
es-1.2.3.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\jimi-1.0.jar,
org.apache.fop.apps.Fop, -xml , c:\\prueba.xml, -xsl ,
c:\\prueba.xsl, -pdf , c:\\prueba.pdf});
As I said, it is NOT elegant, but after sweating for days with problems of
all type doing the elegant thing, I get my beautiful PDF on disk.
Of course you should adapt the names of trhe directories and the xml and
xsl files.
Cheers,
Gustavo
PS: if someone has an elegant solution I would be happy to use it too.
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De : Jim Urban [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Envoyé : vendredi, 6. juillet 2001 17:09
À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Objet : Need Working Sample
Hi, I am new to FOP. I have a servlet which dynamically generates XML. I
need to apply an XSL stylesheet containing FO tags to generate a FO
version of the XML and then I need to run this FO version of the XML
through FOP (or Driver) so the servlet can return a dynamically created
PDF to the browser. Does anyone have a working example of how to do this?
Only the XSL style sheet containing the FO tags used in the initial
transform will be on disk. Please help, I have to get this working.
Thanks,
Jim Urban
Product Manager
Netsteps Inc.
Suite 505E
1 Pierce Pl.
Itasca, IL 60143
Voice: (630) 250-3045 x2164
Fax: (630) 250-3046
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RE: Need Working Sample
Sorry, but this does not work for two reasons.
1. The XML does NOT exist on disk! It is in memory only, and writing it to
disk is NOT an option.
2. This is a high traffic web application. Starting a new JVM to process
FOP is too costly.
There must be a way for this FOP thing to read raw (data only) XML (in
memory) apply an XSL style sheet to add the FO tags, then format the PDF and
return it to a browser. I can't believe I am the first person in the word
to need to do this.
If I seem upset, I'm sorry. But I have been fighting with FOP since last
week to get it to do this. FOP works great for taking FO files and
converting them to PDF files, but that's not what I have to do. I have a
deadline to meet and I have wasted a week trying to get FOP to work.
Jim
-Original Message-
From: Wolf Gustavo (SGC-EXT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 10:11 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Need Working Sample
Hi Jim,
I have exactly the same problem, and I've just found a non
elegant, working solution:
I generate my XML file, and then call the command line Fop from within my
servlet:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{java.exe, -cp,
c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\fop.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\w3c.jar;c:\\
fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\xalan-2.0.0.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\xerc
es-1.2.3.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\jimi-1.0.jar,
org.apache.fop.apps.Fop, -xml , c:\\prueba.xml, -xsl ,
c:\\prueba.xsl, -pdf , c:\\prueba.pdf});
As I said, it is NOT elegant, but after sweating for days with problems of
all type doing the elegant thing, I get my beautiful PDF on disk.
Of course you should adapt the names of trhe directories and the xml and
xsl files.
Cheers,
Gustavo
PS: if someone has an elegant solution I would be happy to use it too.
-Message d'origine-
De : Jim Urban [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Envoyé : vendredi, 6. juillet 2001 17:09
À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Objet : Need Working Sample
Hi, I am new to FOP. I have a servlet which dynamically generates XML. I
need to apply an XSL stylesheet containing FO tags to generate a FO
version of the XML and then I need to run this FO version of the XML
through FOP (or Driver) so the servlet can return a dynamically created
PDF to the browser. Does anyone have a working example of how to do this?
Only the XSL style sheet containing the FO tags used in the initial
transform will be on disk. Please help, I have to get this working.
Thanks,
Jim Urban
Product Manager
Netsteps Inc.
Suite 505E
1 Pierce Pl.
Itasca, IL 60143
Voice: (630) 250-3045 x2164
Fax: (630) 250-3046
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RE: Need Working Sample
Hi Erik,
I have tried your stuff, but it still gives me the same problem i
have since two days after I try to instantiate the parser:
javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException: Namespace not
supported by SAXParser
Error msg: null
At the risk of looking abusive, could someone take a look at the xml and xsl
files (they are really short examples that work with Fop as a line command,
and I'll invite a beer to whomever comes to Geneva (CH, not IL) to pick it
up)?
They are attached once more.
Really thanks, and sorry to know that Jim cannot use my non-elegant
solution. I am fighting this stuff for days also and I have to finish my
project by next Friday.
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De : Erik Rehrmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Envoyé : vendredi, 6. juillet 2001 17:26
À : '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Objet : AW: Need Working Sample
Hi Gustavo,
the following works great:
ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
Driver driver = new Driver();
driver.setRenderer(Driver.RENDER_PDF);
InputHandler inputHandler = new XSLTInputHandler(xmlFile, xslFile);
org.xml.sax.XMLReader parser = inputHandler.getParser();
driver.buildFOTree(parser, inputHandler.getInputSource());
driver.format();
driver.setOutputStream(out);
driver.render();
response.setContentType(application/pdf);
byte[] content = out.toByteArray();
response.setContentLength(content.length);
response.getOutputStream().write(content);
response.getOutputStream().flush();
This example lets the servlet stream the result directly to the client
browser. If you want to have the pdf file on your disk instead, just write
use an other output stream!
It currently does not work for IE5.5, but I'll check the hint of Alex
McLintock earlier in this list.
Hope this helps you out,
___
Erik Rehrmann - IOn AG
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Gesendet: Freitag, 6. Juli 2001 17:11
An: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Betreff: RE: Need Working Sample
Hi Jim,
I have exactly the same problem, and I've just found a non
elegant, working solution:
I generate my XML file, and then call the command line Fop
from within my
servlet:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{java.exe, -cp,
c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\fop.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib
\\w3c.jar;c:\\
fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\xalan-2.0.0.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-
DEV\\lib\\xerc
es-1.2.3.jar;c:\\fop\\Fop-0.18.1-DEV\\lib\\jimi-1.0.jar,
org.apache.fop.apps.Fop, -xml , c:\\prueba.xml, -xsl ,
c:\\prueba.xsl, -pdf , c:\\prueba.pdf});
As I said, it is NOT elegant, but after sweating for days
with problems of
all type doing the elegant thing, I get my beautiful PDF on disk.
Of course you should adapt the names of trhe directories and
the xml and
xsl files.
Cheers,
Gustavo
PS: if someone has an elegant solution I would be happy to
use it too.
-Message d'origine-
De :Jim Urban [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Envoyé :vendredi, 6. juillet 2001 17:09
À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Objet : Need Working Sample
Hi, I am new to FOP. I have a servlet which dynamically
generates XML. I
need to apply an XSL stylesheet containing FO tags to generate a FO
version of the XML and then I need to run this FO version of the XML
through FOP (or Driver) so the servlet can return a
dynamically created
PDF to the browser. Does anyone have a working example of
how to do this?
Only the XSL style sheet containing the FO tags used in the initial
transform will be on disk. Please help, I have to get this working.
Thanks,
Jim Urban
Product Manager
Netsteps Inc.
Suite 505E
1 Pierce Pl.
Itasca, IL 60143
Voice: (630) 250-3045 x2164
Fax: (630) 250-3046
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RE: Need Working Sample
The FopServlet reads a .fo file. This is of no use to me. I will
dyamically generate XML contianing only data. This XML will be in a
StringBuffer. I first need to apply an XSL sytle sheet to this
StringBuffer, generating a new XML stream (IN MEMORY). This new (IN MEMORY)
XML stream then needs to be ran through FOP to generate a PDF stream which
will be sent back to the browser. The embed sample also shows how to
process .FO files. This is not what I want The ONLY file that can be
on disk is the XSL file which contains the FO tags to apply to the XML data.
Applying XSL to your XML in memory should be fairly easy. The
transformation APIs in JAXP handle this. then just edit the servlet code to
handle something other than a file stream. I got this to work without much
problem a while ago. My code is appended below -- I think it worked with
0.17, haven't checked it in a while. It differs only slightly from the
original. The fo data comes in an HTTP parameter called fo, though you
can change the name. It loads this all into the String called fo. Then when
it sets up the driver, instead of passing it a FileInputSource, it passes
it a StringInputSource derived from the fo String.
I dimly recollect that the Driver interface changed a lot in 0.18 so some
of these methods may now be hidden, i.e. not called directly in the
servlet, but if you manually configure your driver, changing the type of
input source you hand it should not be hard.
-- sgl
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// Java
import java.io.*;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Date;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
// SAX
import org.xml.sax.XMLReader;
import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
import org.xml.sax.SAXParseException;
// FOP
import org.apache.fop.messaging.MessageHandler;
import org.apache.fop.configuration.Configuration;
import org.apache.fop.apps.Driver;
import org.apache.fop.apps.Version;
/**
* Example servlet to generate a PDF from a servlet.
* Servlet param is:
* ul
* lifo: the path to a formatting object file to render
* /ul
*
* Example URL:
http://servername/servlet/FopServlet?fo=/home/fop/example/readme.fo
*
*/
public class FopStream extends HttpServlet
{
public static final String FO_REQUEST_PARAM = fo;
/**
