How can we generate PDF/A-2 using BIRT?
You can't.
But you can use commercial software to post-process the PDF generated by BIRT.
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We have some custom requirement to export our data into excel with custom and conditional cell styling. We have explored two libraries (xlsxjs and syncfusion) and would like to know whether it is compatible with salesforce Lightning Web Components.
Please suggest if there is any other way to achieve the same without the mentioned libraries.
PFA sample of expected excel file on export.
Greetings from Syncfusion.
It is possible to create Excel document using Syncfusion XlsIO similar to the shared screenshot.
But you have mentioned that you are exporting data to Excel, and we request you to share the below details.
Platform you are using
Control you are using to export data to Excel.
It would be helpful for us if you could share these details, so that we will check the compatibility from our side.
You can also mail the requested details to support#syncfusion.com
I work for Syncfusion.
Regards,
Mohan.
Is there a way to sign electronically a PDF generated by JasperServer?
As we can see in the wiki:
http://community.jaspersoft.com/wiki/pdf-output-digital-signing-not-implemented-jasperreports
JasperReports itself does not provide a direct way to sign digital
certificates in the PDF report output file nor implements such a
feature from iText which is the library used by JasperReports to
generate a PDF file.
We would need to customize the iText library (wich is the one used to export de documents).
I'm trying to automate JavaHelp generation from a book (HTML) already on the web to bundle as a NetBeans module. Is there a way to automate the conversion into JavaHelp format?
How are you writing your book? If you're using DocBook then you can generate JavaHelp directly from it.
It appears that you can use JHelpDev to create Java Help sets from existing HTML. It looks pretty simple to use but I can't attest to it's quality.
I want to know pros and cons of JasperReports and iText/iTextpdf. Till now, I have been working on JasperReports but now thinking about shifting on iText. Should I change to iText or continue with JasperReports?
I know that for dynamic reports, we should use iText and for reports with static structure, we can use JasperReports and then create pdfs from them. But I still want to know more about both of these.
Jasper is a PDF library using iText for the generation of its PDFs. iText is a library for creating and manipulating PDFs.
If your purpose is to generate reports, I would stick to Jasper. However, if you feel like you are going to generate more PDFs that aren't reports, you could take a look at the iText library.
iText has an amazing book published by Manning called iText in Action 2nd Edition, which covers iText5 if you want to learn more about it. Also check out the official website of iText at itextpdf.com
JasperReports is a Business Intelligence / Reporting tool that uses an old iText version to create reports. It is distributed by
JasperSoft / TIBCO. JasperReports only uses a limited part of the
complete iText functionality. Creating PDF is just one of many
features of JasperReports, and JasperSoft uses iText to implement that
feature.
iText is a library that can be used by developers to enhance their web
and other applications with PDF functionality: create PDF, fill out
PDF forms, examine and manipulate existing PDFs.
Source:
http://developers.itextpdf.com/question/what-difference-between-itext-jasperreports-and-adobe-lc
https://stackoverflow.com/a/15537779/1793718
We are looking for a solution to generate documents in PDF/A format for sharing and also archiving purpose.
I checked the description of ExportFormatType.PortableDocFormat, however it just say PDF file.
Can the Crystal Reports generate PDF/A compatible files?
I don't think you export directly to PDF/A. Instead, I recommend using Crystal to export to PDF, then find a third-party software to convert your PDF to PDF/A. It takes 1 extra step, but it will meet your needs.
I googled a bit and found http://www.abbyyusa.com/shop/pdftransformer/. I know nothing about this software, I'm just presenting it as an example. It costs 80USD, but you might be able to find a freeware alternative.
http://www.pdfa.org/doku.php is the offical homepage of PDF/A. You might find something useful there too.
According to this SAP community thread from a few days ago, it can't be done natively, although there was a third-party component mentioned there. I haven't tried it, so I have no idea if it works or not.