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Re: [xsl] program to merge xsl and xml to create a pdf

2012-09-20 06:02:25
FOP is from Apache. It's a Java project that lets you create (among other 
formats) PDF from XML via XSL transformations. The fop-user mail list and its 
archives are good sources for learning, as are the online docs at 
http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/. That link is to the main site, where you'll 
also find the downloads and links to the mail list. 
 
As Chris said, FOP can run in Tomcat. That includes Tomcat (or another Java app 
server like Oracle, JBoss, etc.) on Windows. If you're using IIS or something 
similar, you'll need some way to execute Java on your Windows server to include 
FOP in your solution.
 
 HTH,
 
 Joe



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From: David Ryan <dgdunk(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com>
Date: 09/19/2012 08:56PM
Subject: Re: [xsl] program to merge xsl and xml to create a pdf


Thanks, I am new to this side of things. This would be running on a
windows server.  Is FOP something I need to download and install?

On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Christopher R. Maden 
<crism(_at_)maden(_dot_)org> wrote:
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On 09/19/2012 08:14 PM, David Ryan wrote:
I am looking for an inexpensive way to create a pdf output given
the xsl and xml files.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Ideally, this would work on a web based html or java function
call.

<URL: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=xml+xsl+pdf >

Depending on what exactly you want, FOP is probably your best bet.
You’re unlikely to get anything that actually runs *within* the
browser; I’m not sure the browser would know what to do with a PDF
instance if you did succeed in doing that.  FOP can run inside Tomcat
or other server-side systems, and as an Open Source tool, can be
integrated into whatever Java-based system you already have.

~Chris
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