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	Not able to open generated pdf by Amit Dave-2 :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Some parts of this message have been removed. Learn more about Nabble's security policy. Hi, I am using iText with Struts in my web application. In my ajax request I am sending the html that should be converted to pdf by iText. In the execute method, I get the html from the request and convert it to PDF using iText as shown in the example in the iText website: http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/general/webapp/index.php But the problem is that I am not able to open the generated pdf file, I have Adobe Reader 9 installed on my system and I am using iText2.1. What is the action mapping I need to do in the config file for this action ? What should my execute method return ? Thanks a lot in advance. Amit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
	Re: Not able to open generated pdf by Alexis Pigeon :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Hi Amit, 2009/11/4 Amit Dave <Amit.Dave@...> Hi, I am using iText with Struts in my web application. In my ajax request I am sending the html that should be converted to pdf by iText. In the execute method, I get the html from the request and convert it to PDF using iText as shown in the example in the iText website: http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/general/webapp/index.php But the problem is that I am not able to open the generated pdf file, I have Adobe Reader 9 installed on my system and I am using iText2.1. What is the action mapping I need to do in the config file for this action ? What should my execute method return ? What do you mean by not being able to open the file? - That it throws an error in Adobe Reader? -> Have you tried saving the pdf file on the file system (on the server side) and opening it? With Adobe Reader? With another pdf reader? - That nothing is returned to the browser? -> Have you followed step by step the tutorial you refer to? Have you tried with different browsers? By answering these counter-questions, you'll help us help you. Cheers, alexis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
	Re: Not able to open generated pdf by 1T3XT info :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Amit Dave wrote: > In the execute method, I get the html from the request and convert it to > PDF using iText as shown in the example in the iText website: > http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/general/webapp/index.php That page doesn't show how to convert HTML to PDF. Have you tried writing a standalone application that generates the PDF? If so: did that create a valid PDF? > But the problem is that I am not able to open the generated pdf file, Can you show us the generated PDF? Is it a PDF file or some error message in HTML? > I have Adobe Reader 9 installed on my system and I am using iText2.1. > What is the action mapping I need to do in the config file for this action ? Forget about Struts, first try to have your app working in a web application without Struts. PDF is a binary format. Why would you use Struts to generate document in binary format? Isn't that like eating soup with a fork instead of with a spoon? -- This answer is provided by 1T3XT BVBA http://www.1t3xt.com/ - http://www.1t3xt.info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
	Re: Not able to open generated pdf by Amit Dave-2 :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Some parts of this message have been removed. Learn more about Nabble's security policy. Hi Alexis, I am expecting that a pdf reader to open up showing my html content in the pdf. Isin’t this possible ? I do not get any error in the logs. No, I am not saving the file, I just want to open up a pdf reader with the converted contents to the user and let user decide where to save it in its local system. Yes I did follow the tutorial step by step and also tried it on different browsers. Is it something related to where I am forwarding my response to the server is not correct. That is why the generated pdf is not opening up ? Thanks, Amit From: Alexis Pigeon [mailto:pigeon.alexis@...] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:52 PM To: Post all your questions about iText here Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Not able to open generated pdf Hi Amit, 2009/11/4 Amit Dave <Amit.Dave@...> Hi, I am using iText with Struts in my web application. In my ajax request I am sending the html that should be converted to pdf by iText. In the execute method, I get the html from the request and convert it to PDF using iText as shown in the example in the iText website: http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/general/webapp/index.php But the problem is that I am not able to open the generated pdf file, I have Adobe Reader 9 installed on my system and I am using iText2.1. What is the action mapping I need to do in the config file for this action ? What should my execute method return ? What do you mean by not being able to open the file? - That it throws an error in Adobe Reader? -> Have you tried saving the pdf file on the file system (on the server side) and opening it? With Adobe Reader? With another pdf reader? - That nothing is returned to the browser? -> Have you followed step by step the tutorial you refer to? Have you tried with different browsers? By answering these counter-questions, you'll help us help you. Cheers, alexis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
	Re: Not able to open generated pdf by 1T3XT info :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Amit Dave wrote: > Hi Alexis, > I am expecting that a pdf reader to open up showing my html content in > the pdf. Isin’t this possible ? Thousands of developers have served iText generated PDFs to the browser in thousands of applications. So it's possible. Try for instance: http://itext.ugent.be/articles/filmfestival/ > I do not get any error in the logs. Your initial question was phrased in a way that gave me doubts about your code: I'm not convinced that you're generating a PDF file. > No, I am not saving the file, This is one major reason for my doubt: you're writing an application that is supposed to produce a PDF and you haven't even tried to write a standalone application that writes the PDF to a file first? That should always be the first step. Once you have tested the standalone example, it should be a piece of cake to integrate it into a Java Servlet. > I just want to open up a pdf reader with > the converted contents to the user and let user decide where to save it > in its local system. That's the final step in the development process of your application. Also, if it's Struts related, then the question is off-topic on this list. > Yes I did follow the tutorial step by step and also tried it on > different browsers. That tutorial you are referring to is about serving PDF on the fly using Servlets. The tutorial is obsolete compared to the book, but the examples work. > Is it something related to where I am forwarding my response to the > server is not correct. That is why the generated pdf is not opening up ? That sounds like a Struts question. Ask this on a Struts forum. -- This answer is provided by 1T3XT BVBA http://www.1t3xt.com/ - http://www.1t3xt.info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/