Apache Fop with apex 4.2

Dears,
I need to download my reports in pdf and formatted ms excel file, I do altos of search and found that the free way to do such is to configure the Fop in the apex, please guide me to do that :
1- How to configure the Fop in apex 4.2 ?
2- How to use it to download my query ( report ) in PDF / Excel ?
3- Is it possible to modify the excel format ( font type , font size , header background color ..etc ) ?
Please, feeds me the steps; since I am new in this field .
thanks and regards
Salman

FOP will generate pdf's in a limited format, unless you build an xsl stylesheet and attach it to you report in APEX... See this link for details : http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/apex/application-express/configure-printing-093060.html
For excel output with some fancied up fonts and such in APEX... look at this free package: http://technology.amis.nl/2011/02/19/create-an-excel-file-with-plsql/
Thank you,
Tony Miller
Ruckersville, VA

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Is PDF output of more than one reports region with Apache FOP possible?

Hi,
I'm evaluating the possibilities of PDF output by means of the Apache FOP. I've installed the standalone OC4J, deployed the fop.war and configured my APEX 3.2 installation according to the various guides I found. Now I can generate PDF output of a reports region.
I will have APEX pages containing more than one reports region. Is it possible to generate a PDF document of the whole page, not just of the individual reports regions? If so, then how?
Thanks,
Robert
On a sidenote: Does anyone know where I can find the licensing model and fees for the standalone OC4J? They don't seem to be included in the [price list|http://www.oracle.com/corporate/pricing/technology-price-list.pdf].

Hello Sue,
>> The first report on Page 3 successfully opens Page 14 as a popup.
Please show us the code you are using for the popup link (it’s not the template that causes it to open as a popup. The template only styles the page once it rendered).
Regards,
Arie.
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