How to print jTable with custom header and footer....

Hello all,
I'm trying to print a jTable with custom header and footer.But
jTable1.print(PrintMode,headerFormat,footerFormat,showPrintDialog,attr,interactive)
does not allow multi line header and footer. I read in a chat that we can make custom header and footer and wrap the printable with that of the jTable. How can we do that..
Here's the instruction on the chat...
Shannon Hickey: While the default Header and Footer support in the JTable printing won't do exactly what you're looking for, there is a straight-forward approach. You can turn off the default header/footer and then wrap JTable's printable inside another Printable. This wrapper printable would then render your custom data, and then adjust the size given to the wrapped printable
But how can i wrap the jTable's Printable with the custom header and footer.
Thanks in advance,

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import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
import java.awt.print.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import javax.print.*;
import javax.print.attribute.*;
import javax.print.attribute.standard.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.math.*;
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     private final int RIGHT_ALIGN = 1;
     private JFrame m_parent;
     private String m_title;
     private JTable tableView;
     private String lastPrintDate;
     private Font defaultFont;
     private Font headerFont;
     private Font footerFont;
     private int headerHeight;
     private int footerHeight;
     private int cellBuffer = 5;
     private boolean first_pass;
     private ArrayList pages;
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          m_parent = parent;
          tableView = table;
          doPrint();
     public PrintJTable(JFrame parent, String title, JTable table)
          m_parent = parent;
          m_title = title;
          tableView = table;
          doPrint();
      * Reset variables before printing
     private void prepareForPrint()
          pages = new ArrayList();
          first_pass = true;
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      * The print fonts are also hardcoded
     public void doPrint()
          try
               String jobName = "Java Report";
               defaultFont = new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 8);
               footerFont = new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 6);
               headerFont = new Font("Arial", Font.BOLD, 8);
               PrinterJob prnJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
               prnJob.setPrintable(this);
               PrintRequestAttributeSet prnSet = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
               prnSet.add(new Copies(1));
               prnSet.add(new JobName(jobName, null));
               prnSet.add(MediaSizeName.ISO_A4);
               PageFormat pf = prnJob.defaultPage();
               pf.setOrientation(java.awt.print.PageFormat.PORTRAIT);
               prnJob.setJobName(jobName);
               PrintService[] services = PrinterJob.lookupPrintServices();
               if (services.length > 0)
                    if (prnJob.printDialog(prnSet))
                          * Get print date
                         String dateFormat = "dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss";
                         DateFormat m_DateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormat);
                         lastPrintDate = m_DateFormat.format(new Date()).toString();
                         prepareForPrint();
                         prnJob.print(prnSet);
               else
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(m_parent, "No Printer was found!!", "Printer Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
                    return;
          catch (PrinterException e)
               e.printStackTrace();
     public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pageFormat, int pageIndex) throws PrinterException
           * Check if this is the first time the print method is called for this print action.
           * It is not guaranteed that the print will be called with synchronous pageIndex'es,
           * so we need to calculate the number of pages and which rows appear on which pages.
           * Then the correct page will be printed regardless of which pageIndex is sent through.
          if (first_pass)
               calcPages(g, pageFormat);
          first_pass = false;
          // Stop printing if the pageIndex is out of range
          if (pageIndex >= pages.size())
               return NO_SUCH_PAGE;
          Graphics2D     g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
          g2.setColor(Color.black);
          // The footer will be one line at the bottom of the page, cater for this.
          g2.setFont(footerFont);
          footerHeight = g2.getFontMetrics().getHeight() + g2.getFontMetrics().getDescent();
          g2.setFont(defaultFont);
          FontMetrics fontMetrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
          int fontHeight = fontMetrics.getHeight();
          int fontDescent = fontMetrics.getDescent();
          double pageHeight = pageFormat.getImageableHeight() + pageFormat.getImageableY();
          double pageWidth = pageFormat.getImageableWidth();
          double tableWidth = (double) tableView.getColumnModel().getTotalColumnWidth();
          // Shrink or expand the table to fit the page width
          double scale = (pageWidth - (cellBuffer * tableView.getColumnCount())) / tableWidth;
          // Calculate the width in pixels for each column
          double[] columnWidths = new double[tableView.getColumnCount()];
          double test = 0;
          for(int i = 0; i < tableView.getColumnCount(); i++)
               columnWidths[i] = (double)Math.floor(tableView.getColumnModel().getColumn(i).getWidth() * scale);
               test += columnWidths;
          // Reset the view to the start of the page
          g2.translate(0, 0);
          // Draw a rectangle to see the printable area
          g2.draw3DRect((int)pageFormat.getImageableX(),
                    (int)pageFormat.getImageableY(),
                    (int)pageFormat.getImageableWidth(),
                    (int)pageFormat.getImageableHeight(),
                    false);
          // Calculate the header height
          g2.setFont(headerFont);
          fontMetrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
          // Print the headers and retreive the starting position for the data
          int next_row = (int)pageFormat.getImageableY() + fontMetrics.getHeight();
          if ((m_title != null) && (!m_title.equalsIgnoreCase("")))
               g2.drawString(m_title,
                                   (int)(pageFormat.getImageableX()),
                                   next_row);
               Color current_color = g2.getColor();
               g2.setColor(Color.lightGray);
               int y = next_row + fontMetrics.getDescent();
               g2.draw(new Line2D.Double(pageFormat.getImageableX(),
                              y,
                              (pageFormat.getImageableY() + pageFormat.getImageableWidth()),
                              y));
               g2.setColor(current_color);
               next_row += fontMetrics.getHeight();
          next_row = printLine(g2, pageFormat, fontMetrics, -1, next_row, columnWidths);
          g2.setFont(defaultFont);
          fontMetrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
          // Start printing the detail
          ArrayList page = (ArrayList)pages.get(pageIndex);
          int start = ((Integer)page.get(0)).intValue();
          int end = ((Integer)page.get(1)).intValue();
          for (int i = start; i <= end; i++)
               next_row = printLine(g2, pageFormat, fontMetrics, i, next_row, columnWidths);
          // Print the footer
          g2.setFont(footerFont);
          String pageFooter = "Page " + (pageIndex + 1) + " - " + lastPrintDate;
          g2.drawString(pageFooter,
                         (int)pageFormat.getWidth() / 2 - (fontMetrics.stringWidth(pageFooter) / 2),
                         (int)(pageHeight - fontDescent));
          return PAGE_EXISTS;
     * We can't guarantee that the same amount of rows will be displayed on each page,
     * the row heights are dynamic and may wrap onto 2 or more lines.
     * Thus we need to calculate the height of each row and then test how may rows
     * fit on a specific page. eg. Page 1 contains rows 1 to 10, Page 2 contains rows 11 to 15 etc.
     public void calcPages(Graphics g, PageFormat pageFormat) throws PrinterException
          Graphics2D     g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
          g2.setColor(Color.black);
          // The footer will be one line at the bottom of the page, cater for this.
          g2.setFont(footerFont);
          footerHeight = g2.getFontMetrics().getHeight() + g2.getFontMetrics().getDescent();
          g2.setFont(defaultFont);
          FontMetrics fontMetrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
          int fontHeight = fontMetrics.getHeight();
          int fontDescent = fontMetrics.getDescent();
          double pageHeight = pageFormat.getImageableHeight() - fontHeight;
          double pageWidth = pageFormat.getImageableWidth();
          double tableWidth = (double) tableView.getColumnModel().getTotalColumnWidth();
          // Shrink or expand the table to fit the page width
          double scale = (pageWidth - (cellBuffer * tableView.getColumnCount())) / tableWidth;
          // Calculate the width in pixels for each column
          double[] columnWidths = new double[tableView.getColumnCount()];
          for(int i = 0; i < tableView.getColumnCount(); i++)
               columnWidths[i] = (double)Math.floor(tableView.getColumnModel().getColumn(i).getWidth() * scale);
          // Calculate the header height
          int maxHeight = 0;
          g2.setFont(headerFont);
          fontMetrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
          headerHeight = 0;
          if ((m_title != null) && (!m_title.equalsIgnoreCase("")))
               headerHeight = fontMetrics.getHeight();
          for (int j = 0; j < tableView.getColumnCount(); j++)
               String value = tableView.getColumnName(j).toString();
               int numLines = (int)Math.ceil(fontMetrics.stringWidth(value) / columnWidths[j]);
               if (numLines > maxHeight)
                    maxHeight = numLines;
          headerHeight += g2.getFontMetrics().getHeight() * maxHeight;
          g2.setFont(defaultFont);
          fontMetrics = g2.getFontMetrics();
          int pageNum = 0;
          int bottom_of_page = (int)(pageFormat.getImageableHeight() + pageFormat.getImageableY()) - footerHeight;
          int prev_row = 0;
          int next_row = (int)pageFormat.getImageableY() + fontHeight + headerHeight;
          int i = 0;
          ArrayList page = new ArrayList();
          page.add(new Integer(0));
          for (i = 0; i < tableView.getRowCount(); i++)
               maxHeight = 0;
               for (int j = 0; j < tableView.getColumnCount(); j++)
                    String value = formatObject(tableView.getValueAt(i, j));
                    int numLines = (int)Math.ceil(fontMetrics.stringWidth(value) / columnWidths[j]);
                    if (numLines > maxHeight)
                         maxHeight = numLines;
               prev_row = next_row;
               next_row += (fontHeight * maxHeight);
               // If we've reached the bottom of the page then set the current page's end row
               if (next_row > bottom_of_page)
                    page.add(new Integer(i - 1));
                    pages.add(page);
                    page = new ArrayList();
                    page.add(new Integer(i));
                    pageNum++;
                    next_row = (int)pageFormat.getImageableY()
                                   + fontHeight
                                   + ((int)pageFormat.getHeight() * pageNum)
                                   + headerHeight;
                    bottom_of_page = (int)(pageFormat.getImageableHeight()
                                        + pageFormat.getImageableY())
                                        + ((int)pageFormat.getHeight() * pageNum)
                                        - footerHeight;
                    //Include the current row on the next page, because there is no space on this page
                    i--;
          page.add(new Integer(i - 1));
          pages.add(page);
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     * Return the position of the row following this one
     public int printLine(Graphics2D g2,
                                   PageFormat pageFormat,
                                   FontMetrics fontMetrics,
                                   int rowNum,
                                   int next_row,
                                   double[] columnWidths)
               throws PrinterException
          int lead = 0;
          int maxHeight = 0;
          for (int j = 0; j < tableView.getColumnCount(); j++)
               String value = null;
               int align = LEFT_ALIGN;
               if (rowNum > -1)
                    Object obj = tableView.getValueAt(rowNum, j);
                    if (obj instanceof Number)
                         align = RIGHT_ALIGN;
                    value = formatObject(obj);
               else
                    //align = CENTER_ALIGN;
                    value = tableView.getColumnName(j);
               int numLines = (int)Math.ceil(fontMetrics.stringWidth(value) / columnWidths[j]);
               if (numLines > maxHeight)
                    maxHeight = numLines;
               if (fontMetrics.stringWidth(value) < columnWidths[j])
                    // Single line
                    int offset = 0;
                    // Work out the offset from the start of the column to display alignment correctly
                    switch (align)
                         case RIGHT_ALIGN: offset = (int)(columnWidths[j] - fontMetrics.stringWidth(value)); break;
                         case CENTER_ALIGN: offset = (int)(columnWidths[j] - fontMetrics.stringWidth(value)) / 2; break;
                         default: offset = 0; break;
                    g2.drawString(value,
                                   lead + (int)(pageFormat.getImageableX() + offset),
                                   next_row);
               else
                    for(int a = 0; a < numLines; a++)
                         //Multi-Line
                         int x = 0;
                         int width = 0;
                         for(x = 0; x < value.length(); x++)
                              width += fontMetrics.charWidth(value.charAt(x));
                              if (width > columnWidths[j])
                                   break;
                         int offset = 0;
                         // Work out the offset from the start of the column to display alignment correctly
                         switch (align)
                              case RIGHT_ALIGN: offset = (int)(columnWidths[j] - fontMetrics.stringWidth(value.substring(0, x))); break;
                              case CENTER_ALIGN: offset = (int)(columnWidths[j] - fontMetrics.stringWidth(value.substring(0, x))) / 2; break;
                              default: offset = 0; break;
                         g2.drawString(value.substring(0, x),
                                        lead + (int)(pageFormat.getImageableX() + offset),
                                        next_row + (fontMetrics.getHeight() * a));
                         value = value.substring(x);
               lead += columnWidths[j] + cellBuffer;
          // Draw a solid line below the row
          Color current_color = g2.getColor();
          g2.setColor(Color.lightGray);
          int y = next_row + (fontMetrics.getHeight() * (maxHeight - 1)) + fontMetrics.getDescent();
          g2.draw(new Line2D.Double(pageFormat.getImageableX(),
                         y,
                         (pageFormat.getImageableY() + pageFormat.getImageableWidth()),
                         y));
          g2.setColor(current_color);
          // Return the position of the row following this one
          return next_row + (fontMetrics.getHeight() * maxHeight);
     public String formatObject(Object obj)
          String value = (obj == null) ? "" : obj.toString();
          return value;

Print JTable with column heading

Hi,
I'm very new to this JTable. I'm try to print a Jtable using the print() function (from JDK 1.5)
JTable.print(JTable.PrintMode.FIT_WIDTH, new MessageFormat(
_tabledata.getTitle() ),
new MessageFormat("Page {0,number}"));
The problem I have is that some time it print and other time it doens't print. Also, if it doesn't print, then the program become very slow or not respond. Is that the probelm with the new JDK or am I doing something wrong?
Thanks for you help.

Don't rely on JTable.print() methods too much.
Sadly Sun didn't think anyone would need to print anything from java so support was added late and half heartedly (programmers hate printing stuff)
If you are new to java you need to focus on something simpler than printing documents; unfortunatly printing is a tedious burdonsome task for experreineced developers
for example: learn how to output your data from a table into an HTML formate/file; you can build beautiful reports/printouts easily and view them in java components easily but you will probably want to print them from a browser.
Even if you find a class or two to help with your printing efforts on the net you will find you need to know many other generic complicated aspects of java to continue
Sean

OSB to RestFul with Custom Header and Authentication

I am trying to add to OSB a RestFul service which requires authentication and custom http headers.
I am able to register the RestFul service as Business Service with following parameter
- Service Type: Messaging Service
- Request Message Type: None
- Response Message Type: Text
- Http Request Method: Get
- Authentication: Basic (Service Account)
When I test the Business Service in the Test Console, I passed in the custom http header and the content type and it did return back the JSON object I was expected.
However when I then try to create a Proxy against it with the following parameter, I had problem running it in the Test Console. Although I did pass in the http header it still complained that I didn't pass in the header. And as for Authentication, I was not even able to specify a service account like how I did in Business Service.
- Service Type: Messaging Service
- Request Message Type: None
- Response Message Type: Text
- Http Request Method: Get
Any ideas?
Thanks

What type of service account are you using ? If it is static you need specify the username/password in the PS. Also you do not specify service account for a proxy service. What is the error in the logs.
If you have to pass the HTTP header use transport headers in your request, select request type as http and then set the content type and custom http header.
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E21764_01/doc.1111/e15867/modelingmessageflow.htm#i1125373

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Using APEX 4.0 and 11g - The only way I could find to get data out of APEX in TXT format was to use htp.prn. I load a cursor with the data and this works fine, the problem is that I need to have the file start with a string (*:P9_HEADER_STRING*) but it can only appear once in the output.
Is there a way to add the *:P9_HEADER_STRING* to the output in a single TXT file? or is there another way I should be doing this?
This is what I have now: The *:P9_HEADER_STRING* is in the loop which I know it can't be, but I can't figure out how to concatenate this string to the output from the loop. The rank() is being used because I can only send the selected number of records, ranked from highest. (I will have to do the same thing with a footer too, but that variable isn't in here yet)
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, POSTAL_CODE
, ADDRESS1
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end loop;
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-- rest of the HTML does not render
htmldb_application.g_unrecoverable_error := true;
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Yes, I've already done that, hence this part of the code I pasted above:
begin
-- Set the MIME type
owa_util.mime_header( 'application/octet', FALSE );
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htmldb_application.g_unrecoverable_error := true;
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I've solved my problem by loading the cursor data into a variable (inside the loop) and concatenating the header info to it (outside the loop). This works when there are only a few records but as soon as I get to 32767 bytes it's throwing an error because of the size. So that's a different issue altogether.

How to display 2 layouts with 2 different Header and Footer in a template.

Hi,
I am using XML Publisher 5.5. I have created one template which is having two layouts. I am using <?Start: Body?> and <?end body?> for displaying Headers and footers. Now my problem is, I need to display first layout with it's associated Header and footer and then second layout with other header and footer. But the two layouts should come in single template file. How is it possible?. Is there any work around? Please help me as this is the urgent requirement to my client.
Thanks.
Siva.

No problem. Select Insert -> Break from the menu bar. Then select a "Section Break" - Next page.
Header 1
<?start:body?>
Page 1
<?end: body?>
Footer 1
==================Section Break (Next Page)=================
Header 2
<?start:body?>
Page 2
<?end: body?>
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Worked like a charm.
Klaus

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Hi,
I am wondering if this is possible, if yes , can some help me please?
At present we have preprinted stationary for invoices and now the plan is to get rid of preprinted stationary and print header and footer via oracle reports directly. The address on header has to be dynamic because our organization has multiple offices across various countries. I am wondering if its possible to create a separate report only with a header and footer and reference it in other reports so that when printed both are merged and presented as single invoice. My reports knowledge is around basic level but i am good at plsql , if someone hear can please guide me HOW TO implement this logic I will be very grateful.
We are using Oracle reports 6
Thanks
Aali
Edited by: aali on 05-Jul-2010 05:44
Edited by: aali on 05-Jul-2010 06:09

Hello,
You can set the header and footer dynamically.
In the report layout section. There is one option called Edit Margin beside the Help iconic button.
When you will press that button Edit Margin it will open for the new look your report fields and frames inside the black dense lined frame. So at the top of that main frame you can set the Header and same at the bottom you can set the Footer.
And in your case if you want to set dynamic. Then while running the report. Send the dynamic values into the parameters and when you will create field in layout section Header/Footer then set the source as parameter which you passed. So, it will change dynamically.
-Ammad

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Hi.
I created a View in Pages Library to view specific folders.
After that i added one Page Viewer web part to one of the aspx page.
There in the Page Viewer web part properties Link i have provided the url of the view.
It is displaying the folders but at the same time it is displaying the master page header and footer inside the web part.
Now i need to display the folders alone inside the Page Viewer web part.
Please let me know how to exclude the master page header and footer inside the Page Viewer web part?
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Thanks & Regards, Sudheer

I think that is the default behavior of the page viewer webpart.
In the page viewer web part,your just enter the url of the website.So that is treated as webpage and it is displaying as per page.
http://meritsolutions.com/meritmatters/archives/576-Displaying-a-File,-Folder-or-Web-Page-in-the-Page-Viewer-Web-Part.html
If you want to display a folder, type in a network path to that folder under Link and the folder content will be displayed.
Find the more details about page viewer webpart in msdn
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Header and footer template

I would like build an app with a header and footer which will
be used. What is the best practice for this type of layout?
Any template I can use? Thanks.

Lots of ways, depending, but consider mx:Application with
layout="absolute", then using a header and footer components
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Tracy

I have just updated to Pages 5.1 and now the templares which I have saved do not displat the header and footer which they were saved with in the previous version. How can I have the header and footer included when I open a template?

I have just updated to Pages 5.1 and now the templares which I have saved do not displat the header and footer which they were saved with in the previous version. How can I have the header and footer included when I open a template?

That is becuase Pages 5.1 has numerous unnounced surprises for the unwary user. Among the surprises:
- it strips out images from headers and footers without warning
- it strips out bookmarks without wanring (yes, all those bookamrks you laboriously put into a document: poof! Gone.)
- it strips out alternating left/right margins, without warning.
There are many more suprises, as you'll see from glancing through these discussions. They fall into two main categories: things that are present in version 4.3 but that are missing in 5.1, things like
-mail merge
-meaningful Applescript/Services support
-non-contiguous text selection
-ability to set defaul zoom
-ability to see comments while editing
-ability to print comments
-ability to read RTF files
-ability to drag in hyperlinked ted from a browser
These about about 90 other features are gone.
Then there are the bugs. Hyperlinks do not reliably export to a PDF file any longer. There have been multiple problems with printing report. Some fonts place stray characters in the headers. Many reports of the program crashing, courrupting files, etc.
Fortunately for you, the previous version of Pages is still on your system. Export any documents you may have created or edited with Pages 5.1 (another great surprise: files created with version 5.1 cannot be read by any previous version of Pages: not just 4.3 but even 5.01!). Then trash 5.1 and use 4.3 until (unless?) it is stable and has a reasonably robust feature set.

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