XML Date File into PDF

I have an XML data file that I want to use to populate a pdf fill-out form. There is enough data in the file to populate several forms. Is there a way of moving each set of data from this XML file into a seperate pdf fill-out form?

Hi,
There are many ways to convert XML files to PDFs through java.
One of the easiest way is by using iText.jar which have classes for conversion.
The following are the required steps
1. Create a document object for the XML file ( Using DOM or SAX parser).
2. Parse the xml document and extract the content to write in PDF.
3.Create a itext Document object.
4.Get a PdfWriter instance for the PDF file.
5.Write in the pdf the extracted text using the document object.
Refer <a href="http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/examples/com/lowagie/examples/general/HelloWorld.java">here</a> for a simple pdf writer example.
Refer <a href="http://java.sun.com/developer/codesamples/xml.html">here</a> for examples of XML Parsers.
Regards,
Uma

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http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/webmain/D2E196C7416F373A862568690074C759

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I have a PDF form which is submitting data via email.
I am not requiring a signature.
Along with the data collected on the form, I'd like the XML data file sent to include a date/time stamp. Roughly, this could be when the "Submit" button was selected.
I have been able to get the current date/time to display, on the form. However, I cannot get the value displayed on the form to be sent in the dataset.

I got this to work using the following steps:
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I am very unexperienced in using XML and have the problem
to import very large XML data files into existing reletional structures.
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Hi,
extract your xml and then you can use insert all clause.
here's very small example on 10.2.0.1.0
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2 into table1 values(id,val)
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Chris
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Hi,
There are many ways to convert XML files to PDFs through java.
One of the easiest way is by using iText.jar which have classes for conversion.
The following are the required steps
1. Create a document object for the XML file ( Using DOM or SAX parser).
2. Parse the xml document and extract the content to write in PDF.
3.Create a itext Document object.
4.Get a PdfWriter instance for the PDF file.
5.Write in the pdf the extracted text using the document object.
Refer <a href="http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/examples/com/lowagie/examples/general/HelloWorld.java">here</a> for a simple pdf writer example.
Refer <a href="http://java.sun.com/developer/codesamples/xml.html">here</a> for examples of XML Parsers.
Regards,
Uma

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sometimes not always:
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where p_key - is a number type
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We didn't say it doesn't work. We said it isn't supported.
There are a number of other ways to make a PDF. The one which would
give the most control is if your application directly printed to GDI,
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You could look for an application that gives control of font for
printing.
You could use a text-to-PostScript system and distill the result. You
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Working in the unsupported and dangerous world you chose, the font
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