Producing PDF files on the fly

I'm on a team of three developers. Unfortunately, all are novice level. We need to create PDF reports from data retrieved from the database. We are already displaying this information in a JSP page. I know there are some options out there. We just don't understand how to start. Anyone care to tutor me on this?

I dont know what you mean with tutor, but:
(1) Generate XML from the data in the database.
(2) Use XSL to transform your XML into XML-FO.
(3) Use FOP to transform XML-FO into PDF.
(4) Use a servlet (not a JSP) and write the bytes of the PDF to the response outputstream.

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* Created on Apr 13, 2005
* TODO To change the template for this generated file go to
* Window - Preferences - Java - Code Style - Code Templates
package forums;
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.Color;
import com.lowagie.text.*;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.*;
import com.lowagie.text.Font.*;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.MultiColumnText;
import com.lowagie.text.Phrase.*;
import net.sf.hibernate.mapping.Array;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.*;
import org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.*;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.*;
import com.lowagie.text.Phrase.*;
import java.util.Iterator;
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* @author blowagie
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     * @param args no arguments needed here
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                    pageSize.setBackgroundColor(new java.awt.Color(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xDE));
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          //Document document = new Document(pageSize);
          Document document = new Document(pageSize, 132, 164, 108, 108);
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My Input from MS-Excel file is:
     Planning and Tracking Template for Interns
     Name of the Intern     N.Kesavulu Reddy
     Project Name     Enterprise Sales and Marketing
     Description     Estimated Effort in Hrs     Planned/Replanned          Actual          Actual Effort in Hrs     Complexity     Priority     LOC written new & modified     % work completion     Status     Rework     Remarks
S.No               Start Date     End Date     Start Date     End Date
1     setup the configuration          31/01/2005     1/2/2005     31/01/2005     1/2/2005
2     Deploying an application through Tapestry, Spring, Hibernate          2/2/2005     2/2/2005     2/2/2005     2/2/2005
3     Gone through Componentization and Cxprice application          3/2/2005     3/2/2005     3/2/2005     3/2/2005
4     Attend the sessions(tapestry,spring, hibernate), QBA          4/2/2005     4/2/2005     4/2/2005     4/2/2005
     The o/p I'm gettint in .pdf file is:
Planning and Tracking Template for Interns
N.Kesavulu Reddy Name of the Intern
Enterprise Sales and Marketing Project Name
Remarks Rework Status % work completion LOC written new & modified Priority
Complexity Actual Effort in Hrs Actual Planned/Replanned Estimated Effort in Hrs Description
End Date Start Date End Date Start Date S.No
38354.0 31/01/2005 38354.0 31/01/2005 setup the configuration 1.0
38385.0 38385.0 38385.0 38385.0 Deploying an application through Tapestry, Spring, Hibernate
2.0
38413.0 38413.0 38413.0 38413.0 Gone through Componentization and Cxprice application
3.0
38444.0 38444.0 38444.0 38444.0 Attend the sessions(tapestry,spring, hibernate), QBA 4.0
                                   The issues i'm facing are:
When it is reading a row from MS-Excel it is writing to the .pdf file from last cell to first cell.( 2 cell in 1 place, 1 cell in 2 place like if the row has two cells with data as : Name of the Intern: Kesavulu Reddy then it is writing to the .pdf file as Kesavulu Reddy Name of Intern)
and the second issue is:
It is not recognizing the date format..it is recognizing the date in first row only......
Plz Tell me wht is the solution for this...
Regards
[email protected]

Don't double post your question:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=617605&messageID=3450899#3450899
/Kaj

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