Xsl fo in php the following script shows how you can call the fop server from a php program. Jan 17, 2001 xsl formatting objects is itself an xmlbased markup language that lets you specify in great detail the pagination, layout, and styling information that will be applied to your content. If you run the provided template and generate the pdf, you will see the output is a. It requires no prior knowledge of cocoon, xslt or xsl fo. All images are referred to using the url given in the xsl. Xslt commonly refers to the extensible stylesheet language transforms spec, as opposed to the xsl fo formatting objects spec.
Example xml data, xsl stylesheet and the resulting pdf are in data folder xml and xsl are courtesy of the xquery wikibook. Altsoft xslfo2pdf formatting engine is the most costeffective formatter on the market, for converting xslfo to pdf files in printable formats. Im generating a pdf from xml and i want to float the images inside the pdf. Free html xhtml css javascript dhtml xml dom xsl xslt rss ajax asp ado php sql tutorials, references, examples for web building. The other functionality allows you to transform a dar or an xml using xslt and xsl fo. Older releases can be obtained from his plugin page. Html xslfo tablecell with superscript and vertical. I am trying to turn off image scaling when rendering image using xsl. I need to know how to point the xsl fo file to the database, where the image now resides. Ill describe the benefits of including formatting information inside xml documents under particular circumstances. Dec 16, 2009 tutorials transforming xml with php and xsl if you want to transform xml from one format to another, and especially if either the input or output xml is complicated or the transformation itself is difficult or awkward to express, then xsl may be a good choice. On other formatting objects including formatting objects whose absoluteposition trait is absolute or fixed, it acts as if an overflow value of auto were specified.
When the world wide web consortium w3c made their first xsl working draft, it contained the language syntax for both transforming and formatting xml. When you use inside it, you are actually trying something like taskimageimage replace image in your valueof with. Xquerygenerating pdf from xslfo files wikibooks, open books. Header text by use of a table, because it might happen that the header text is quite long and in that case shall wrap onto the next line like so. Aug 16, 20 also if xsl fo is now discontinued, i think it is still a good choose to produce simple pdf documents. Transform your php with xslt in get xsl to do your dirty work, we looked at xsl transformations xslt and how an xsl processor can be integrated into a traditional content management system cms.
Image backgroundimage not dispalys in xsl fo with relative. Apache fop supports embedding a number of image formats in the xslfo through the element. Xslfo flow this chapter describes the output flow of xslfo documents. Xslfo blocks this chapter describes xslfo output blocks. The goals of the apache fop project are to deliver an xslfo to pdf formatter that is compliant to at least the basic conformance level described in the w3c recommendation from 05 december 2006, and that complies with the november 2001 portable document format. Extensible stylesheet language transformations typically, you need two xsl stylesheets to transform data from xml to html and xsl fo.
Now i want to output jpeg images to a pdf document from an xslfo stylesheet but fop complains that it could not find an imagepreloader. This then creates a bitmap of the image data that can be inserted into the pdf document. Jan 11, 2006 i would like to mention that one of disadvantages of fop is that you have to learn xsl fo and you spend quite a lot of time testing your xsl. Image not displaying in pdf report using xsl fo and using oracle 11g databa. About the tutorial extensible stylesheet language transformation, commonly known as xslt, is a way to. I have been trying hard to find a solution to this but no luck till now. Altsoft xslfo 2 pdf features xslfo formatter that supports almost all xslfo features and provides several extensions in order to cover special requirements. You may think that you have a xslt which does the same job. In this article ill demonstrate why xml stylesheet language formatting objects, known as xslfo, is the tool to use when you need to work with xml documents tailored for printing. Xslt used to transform xml document into various other types of document. This does not include any sort of resolving such as relative absolute. Xml code generator and framework for java, helps you develop highvolume xml parsers quickly and consistently. I used a simplified code just for image testing, and works. I am trying to create a pdf using xslfo where the background image is being used.
The goals of the apache fop project are to deliver an xsl fo to pdf formatter that is compliant to at least the basic conformance level described in the w3c recommendation from 05 december 2006, and that complies with the november 2001 portable document format specification version 1. Xslfo is part of xsl extensible stylesheet language, a set of w3c technologies designed for the transformation and formatting of xml data. You want to enrich your documents with print quality images and charts etc. Xsl formatting objects xsl fo, an xml vocabulary for specifying formatting semantics. Xquerygenerating pdf from xslfo files wikibooks, open. I am trying to create a pdf using xsl fo where the background image is being used.
Html xslfo tablecell with superscript and vertical alignment. Oct 12, 2001 generate pdf files dynamically using xslfo learn how to generate adobe portable document format pdf files from xml documents using xsl formatting objects xslfo and a java servlet. Xml setting image src in xslfo how to build software. There have been a number of reports that xslfo is a dead language and. The code is working the problem is its sending extra information. I realize the skeleton pdf document isnt much to get excited about but it is a fullblown pdf document that was generated straight from an xsl fo document, which is no small feat. The following code exemplifies how to convert xslfo to pdf. Inside it you are in the context of that element, which has no image child, but just the text node you want to select. Xslt commonly refers to the extensible stylesheet language transforms spec, as opposed to the xslfo formatting objects spec. Publishing xml data in html and pdf using a single xslt.
Formatting objects processor is a java application that converts xsl formatting objects xslfo files to pdf. Xslfo designer for oracle apex and the java tm platform. Typically, you need two xsl stylesheets to transform data from xml to html and xsl fo. An image url may be invalid, this can be costly to find out so we need to keep a list of invalid image urls. The list of tutorials related to oxygen xml editor. As i mentioned earlier in the lesson, a handy tool for carrying out the xslfo to pdf translation is fop, which is a free commandline tool made available by the apache xml graphics. Before starting, heres a brief introduction to xslfo and fop. One track led to the commonly used xslt extensible stylesheet language for transformations and the other, still in draft form, led to xslfo. Xslfo a transformation vocabulary used to describe how pages should look when presented to a reader. Jan 10, 2008 each region can have its own background, so you can use backgroundimage on.
You can call it from php by using the exec function or by using a phpjava bridge. It is also quite common to see xslfo documents stored with an. Xslfo pages this chapter describes how xslfo defines page layout. Xsl fo is part of xsl extensible stylesheet language, a set of w3c technologies designed for the transformation and formatting of xml data. The reason i want it in background is to have the title, revision etc, in front of the image. Download a released version from a foppdfimages distribution mirror. When the world wide web consortium w3c made their first xsl working draft, it contained the language syntax for both transforming and formatting xml documents. But this approach doesnt allow me to define width and height of image so i tried to use it like this but it didnt work.
Xqueryxslfo images wikibooks, open books for an open world. The foppdfimages plugin extends fop in order to add support for using pdf images in fo. The text for the pdffile is a simple ongoing plaintext without any linebreaks in it. The code generator uses xslt to transform xml schema to java code and is fully adaptable. Jun 26, 2009 i would not say itext is better than xsl fo or the other way round, these are 2 different approaches for different scenarios. Xslfo is xsl formatting objects and can be used for formatting xml data. Hello deepanshua, that error is commonly found when the xslfo is not well. It also enables you to embed svg and regular images and fonts, allowing. Xsl fo xsl formatting objects is a markup language for xml document formatting that is most often used to generate pdf files. The following code exemplifies how to convert xsl fo to pdf. Hello, i am trying to have a background image that takes the entire cover page. An xsl document specifies how a browser should render an xml document.
If you need to use pdf templates use apache fop xslfo parser. To get the whole page you will need to have the body region extend to the page dimensions, which is not really desirable for top and bottom margins. With xsd there are many different possible approaches to defining a. Styling is both about transforming and formatting information.
They contain information about the output layout and output contents. If you dont specify an xsl, a list of appropriate stylesheets from given dar and default docbook stylesheets will be shown and you will be able to choose which one you want to use for transformation. Extensible stylesheet language formatting objects xslt. Xslfo in php the following script shows how you can call the fop server from a php program. Apachetm fop a print formatter driven by xsl formatting. Current thread xsl xslfo question on how to align text and image at same line.
The point of all this effort in learning about the xslfo language is to do something useful, such as generate a highly formatted pdf document suitable for viewing in adobes popular acrobat reader application. This dom is then set as the document on the foreign object area in the area tree. Notes on installing apache fop processor enabling the xslfo module. Example of a pdf version click image to download pdf in elml you have two possibilities to create a pdf version of your lesson. Fo document is converted into an svg dom with batik.
The xsl formatting model defines a number of rectangular areas boxes to display output. Xslfo areas this chapter describes the area model of xslfo. If the above sample file does not work for you then the file path of the fo file must be set when the fop servlet is called but i think this is a tomcat question. Image not displaying in pdf report using xslfo and using oracle 11g databa 737189 oct 23, 2012 7. Unlike most development tools, xml2j does not force you to use a vendor specific api. My out put is a a4 size pdfand i am rendering a image,whose size can vary dynamicly which i dont have control on. Apache fop formatting objects processor is a java application that reads a formatting objects tree and renders the resulting pages to a specified output here, in our case, pdf. I am transforming dita to pdf using xmetal enhanched pdf via renderx xep and.
Graphic or image settings change xmetal community forums. The php xsl extension doesnt support xslfo so a java bridge is about your only option i think. Like for example if i have image floating left in the xml, same should get applied into the pdf. Xslfo xsl formatting objects is a markup language for xml document formatting that is most often used to generate pdf files. For example, to add an external image add a block to the xsl fo.
Xslfo output this chapter describes the output elements of xslfo documents. I am using the following code to display image using xslt in sharepoint. Problem in getting image in pdf using xslfo hi, saftest way is to use absolute path than relative path. As i did in this simple example you can have a look at how i build the sample file document. As pdf can support jpeg images then another element bridge is used. Jan 14, 2005 xsl xsl fo question on how to align text and image at same line.
Fo editors that can help you overcome these small problems here you have some links. Based in an xml source data file, and generate the final pdf report. We have a number of different caching schemes that are possible. The xslfo syntax will help you describe what the pages needs to look like and where the. If you are missing a tag or think a tag is not handled as expected please open a feature request item. Pdf generation using xsl fo general discussions appian. Transform your php with xslt in get xsl to do your dirty work, we looked at xsl transformations xslt and how an xsl processor can be integrated into a. Html2fo ist a converter for html files to the new xsl. The first method is described below, the latter method is described in the latex chapter. You just need to access companylogo node value and pass it to an html anchor as href. When i generate the pdf, there are linebreaks in the pdf, so after copying the text into notepad, there are those line breaks, too. The remainder of the lesson guides you through a more complete xsl fo example that results in the generation of a much more interesting pdf document. The embed image will include the image in the xslfo file as base64 resource so no image.