Convert XSL-FO template back to RTF template

Report's layout that I have to create has strict size requirements (e.g. page margins, cell sizes and so on).
I created a simple RTF template using MS Word. RTF template meets this size requirements but when I print my report using Acrobat Reader report looks different.
I know that this happens because at runtime BI Publisher converts report to XSL-FO automatically to XSL-FO and only after that it renders pdf.
In order to meet thissize requirements I converted my RTF template to XSL-FO stylesheet using Template Builder and changed appropriate cells and margins etc. manually.
And everything works well but now I know that there will be a lot of changes in this report's layout (e.g. several complex tables will be added).
It's quit difficult for me to create tables in XSL-FO. And so my question is
HOW CAN I CONVERT MY XSL-FO STYLESHEET BACK INTO RTF FORMAT WITH ALL THE LOGIC IT HAS?
BI Publisher Release 10.1.3.4
Thanks.
Edited by: Ruslan on 20.07.2011 5:22

No way , you can't go back.

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