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ia.solano
ia.solano

Reputation: 558

Convert excel to pdf or create new pdf file?

I am developing a web app using java. I can create reports in excel files for the user to download. Now I am told to give the option of downloading it in a pdf file. Should I use a library to create pdf and write the content or look up a way to convert the excel file into pdf? I think the second option would be easier to develop, but are there any disadvantages on doing this? And if this is the best option, what would be a good library to convert xls to pdf?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 19164

Answers (2)

StormeHawke
StormeHawke

Reputation: 6207

You might check out Apache FOP for PDF creation, and POI for reading the excel. I used both pretty extensively in my previous job.

http://poi.apache.org/

http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/

Upvotes: 2

Daniel Kaplan
Daniel Kaplan

Reputation: 67300

Looks like this question will help you: How to convert ms-Excel file to pdf in java

They recommend iText there but you should be aware that Flying Saucer exists. This will let you render html/css as a PDF. It may be a better level of abstraction to work at.

Upvotes: 3

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