Looking for API (java) to convert .doc into .pdf

[vedmack]

Hi,

I'm looking for an java api which can convert .doc file into .pdf file... i need this solution to work without any intervention of MS Office/Windows.

If anyone have any idea about such api , please reply.

Thanks ahead

Daniel

[darkagn]

Davisor Publisher is a Java API that can convert from a DOC, PPT or PDF to PDF, XHTML, PNG, JPEG, TXT or XML formats. I haven't actually used it before but it seems to be a good one.

[vedmack]

Thx darkagn!

gonna check it it

[bertt]

Another solution:

import officetools.OfficeFile;
...
FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(new File("test.doc")); // works with xls also
FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(new File("test.pdf"));
OfficeFile f = new OfficeFile(fis,"localhost","8100", true);
f.convert(fos,"pdf");

All possible convertions:
html --> pdf
doc --> pdf, html, txt, rtf
xls --> pdf, html, csv
ppt --> pdf, swf
from dancrintea.ro/html-to-pdf/

[verruckt24]

iText is a free, open source Java to PDF converter and it offers much more.

[stephen84s]

Verruckt24, I guess the O.P. by now must have already figured out how to accomplish this task.
"bertt" is the culprit who revived this thread older than almost 6 months and whats worse he doesn't even provide a decent answer, let alone use code tags or anything else.

[peter_budo]

I did not look into iText for last 2 years. Did they extend the scope of documents that can be converted? As far I can remember it was only images gif, png, bmp, tiff, wmf and jpeg (there was problem with JPEG2000 - type of grey colour), html, txt, rtf, xml. Are you sure you can convert office formats like doc, ppt or xls to pdf?

[verruckt24]

Verruckt24, I guess the O.P. by now must have already figured out how to accomplish this task. "bertt" is the culprit who revived this thread older than almost 6 months and whats worse he doesn't even provide a decent answer, let alone use code tags or anything else.

Yes you are correct, I don't how but the post date somehow skipped my attention here.

[stephen84s]

Actually to convert from .doc to .pdf via Java I could not find a direct method, But I found a two step process,
Access your Microsoft Format files using Apache POI , You can read more about it here .
Next use iText to convert the data you have into a PDF.

[salinidinesh]

I tried the convertion method that bertt's described . bt I can't get the jar that contain the ' import officetools.OfficeFile' can any one please suggest a method to convert HTML to PDF

[stephen84s]

I tried the convertion method that bertt's described . bt I can't get the jar that contain the ' import officetools.OfficeFile' can any one please suggest a method to convert HTML to PDF

Thats the reason why his post has received a Bad Rep (RED Mark) and my post which was the actual answer received a Good Rep (Green Mark) if you had cared to observe.

[salinidinesh]

Can anyone please help me ?????

I want to convert HTML to PDF using java code.... please give me a solution.......

[verruckt24]

Whats wrong with you the answer has already been given here

[salinidinesh]

i don't want to use iTex ... most of the methods described above are not working :(

[verruckt24]

Which methods ? Have you even cared to go through the iText library and the Apache POI ? They both are stable production quality libraries.
Do your homework before posting blindly.

[peter_budo]

i don't want to use iTex ... most of the methods described above are not working :(

iText is working fine as long you know how to use it not like brett. iText tutorials , don't forget to download the library file and store it in your project folder

[danielernesto]

You can try JasperReports, but i think that´s for web develop only, anyway you can find something.

[Rajni05]

Hi,

Iam facing the same issue, have to convert any file come (e.g xls/doc/text...) into pdf for an urgent requrement. i have started with apache poi and itext but succeed. can you please help me with sample code that have both apache POI and itext used say for eample reading an excel and converting it into pdf. please hurry ....

Thanks,
Rajni

[Rajni05]

Actually to convert from .doc to .pdf via Java I could not find a direct method, But I found a two step process,

• Access your Microsoft Format files using Apache POI , You can read more about it here .
• Next use iText to convert the data you have into a PDF.

Hi,

Iam facing the same issue, have to convert any file come (e.g xls/doc/text...) into pdf for an urgent requrement. i have started with apache poi and itext but didnt succeed. can you please help me with sample code that have both apache POI and itext used say for eample reading an excel and converting it into pdf. please hurry ....

Thanks,
Rajni

[stephen84s]

can you please help me with sample code that have both apache POI and itext used say for eample reading an excel and converting it into pdf. please hurry ....

Yeah before that transfer a million dollars to my account !!!