Printing reports using fop

Hi: My java application creates reports using fop and xml. Currently, I am printing the reports to pdf files. Is it possible to send the report straight to the printer instead of first creating the pdf file and then printing the report? If it is, can anyone please give me some help on how to do it?

JasperReports is a powerful report-generating tool that has the ability to deliver rich content onto the screen, to the printer or into PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV and XML files.
http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net
There is a convenient visual designer to create reports for jasperreports library called iReport.
Take a look at http://ireport.sourceforge.net
Giulio

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