FOP PDF FILE

Hello everybody.
Im testing FOP and looking for the best way to use it.
I see that there is many handicaps in it, (by example, you cannot print photos, pics etc the master detail you can do a litle but not much etc).
Also you must use OC4J Standalone for use it. (I think it is not necesary).
FOP is a java program that use 2 files like input (the XML file like source data & the XLS-FO like source of formating) with this 2 files FOP give you 1 file, that can be in various format (PDF mainly).
My question is :
Is there any way to call the FOP java program by command line?
I think that this can be a road to explore.
If anybody have a idea about this please tell me.
Regars everybody.

"selezeus"
You don't need to use OC4J stand-alone, you can use the version that ships with the database, and you should be able to use other J2EE containers as well. You can also follow Carl Backstrom's example for how to hook up Apache Cocoon. In order to be able to better support our customers though, we have documented only one specific setup, where we know the versions of the different components, etc.
When you open up (unzip) the fop.war file we provide, you'll find a file called apex_fop.jsp. That file should give you see information you need for programming your own interface.
Regards,
Marc

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