Create a pdf file dynamically

[mindus]

hi
I want to create a PDF file dynamically in android application.

like File f = new File("sample.pdf");

we have to use any external api for this? any idea?


how can i do that?

Thanks
mindus

[Scythe]

Check out iText PDF -- it's free and fairly simple for generating pdf's.

[zse45tgb]

Check out iText PDF -- it's free and fairly simple for generating pdf's.

I second iText. I've used it in webapp projects for years.

[mindus]

Hi
Thanks for your reply.

Does android supports iText? And google android accepts to include iText in the application?

Because android has separate virtual machine (Dalvik) and it does not support all java classes.

If it is supports can u please tell me how to proceed this?

i tried this below sample code. But i got a error.

f = new File(root, "hello.pdf");
FileOutputStream file = new FileOutputStream(f);

Document document = new Document();

PdfWriter.getInstance(document, file);

document.open();
document.add(new Paragraph(result));

document.close();
file.close();

The error is something related to some Color class in iText jar.


Thanks
mindus

[mindus]

Hi,
I found the solution and without using itext we can displaly pdf file.


Thanks
mindus

[wanana]

Hi,
I found the solution and without using itext we can displaly pdf file.


Thanks
mindus

Hi mindus,
I'm writing an app which need to output a pdf too.
Could you tell me your solution? Did you use some other api?

Thanks
wanana

[Scythe]

Hi
Thanks for your reply.

Does android supports iText? And google android accepts to include iText in the application?

Because android has separate virtual machine (Dalvik) and it does not support all java classes.

If it is supports can u please tell me how to proceed this?

i tried this below sample code. But i got a error.

f = new File(root, "hello.pdf");
FileOutputStream file = new FileOutputStream(f);

Document document = new Document();

PdfWriter.getInstance(document, file);

document.open();
document.add(new Paragraph(result));

document.close();
file.close();

The error is something related to some Color class in iText jar.


Thanks
mindus

Android just uses a different set of underlying code for compilation -- but it supports jar's fully.

[mindus]

get the response using response.getEntity().getContent();

It returns input stream and parse the input stream and get the value as a string.

Create a pdf file like file f = new file("android.pdf");

and write the result string in this android.pdf and using intent display it.

By the way please create the file path like sdcard/download something like that.

Using environment class u can get the path.

Thanks
mindus

[siri]

how to open existing PDF file in Android 2.2 Emulator through a path in C: drive /D drive/...

please give me solution for this

[rachanakulkarnic]

hey hi..
I am Rachana, new to android. I am working on this loading pdf file. Can you tell me in detail how to do that? Actually I want to hardcore that pdf in code.
Thanks,
Rachana