Velocity and PDFs

[Matthias Wessendorf <mw...@pironet-ndh.com>]

Hi,

has anyone used Velocity to generate a PDF?
Or knows a tool that is plugable to velocity? ;)

Thanks,
Matthias

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RE: Velocity and PDFs

[James Lewis <ja...@goodtechnology.com>]

I have been lurking on the list for a while; hello all.

>> has anyone used Velocity to generate a PDF?

In answer to your question, I have used Velocity as *part* of a solution to
generate PDF's.

I had a requirement to produce dynamic reports in pdf format, and chose to
use the Report Library from Big Faceless Org
(http://big.faceless.org/products/report/index.jsp) - commercial I'm afraid.

Velocity generates XML which the big faceless report generator parses to
produce PDF's.

I used Velocity because a lot of the content was dynamic; also the
application needed to run both standalone, and in a servlet container.

>> Or knows a tool that is plugable to velocity? ;)

I don't know of any specific tools that are part of the tools project,
someone else may be able to enlighten you on that. I would say that I was
pleased with the BFO product.

>>
>> Thanks,
>> Matthias
>>

Hope that's been of some assistance,

James Lewis
Technical Team Leader
www.goodtechnology.com


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