com.antelmann.util
Class PDFUtils

java.lang.Object
  com.antelmann.util.PDFUtils

All Implemented Interfaces:

ThirdParty

public class PDFUtils
extends Object
implements ThirdParty

Method Summary

static void	generatePDF(String text, File file) uses the IText package from lowagie.com
static void	printAsPDF(String text) creates a temp file and then uses a system call to print it
static boolean	printPDF(File pdfFile) platform dependent system call to print the given file to the default printer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

printAsPDF

public static void printAsPDF(String text)
                       throws IOException,
                              PrintException

creates a temp file and then uses a system call to print it

Throws:

IOException

PrintException

See Also:

printPDF(File)

printPDF

public static boolean printPDF(File pdfFile)
                        throws IOException

platform dependent system call to print the given file to the default printer. Method uses application.pdfPrintCommand from the Settings. The switches used for the AcroRd32.exe are "/p /h".

Throws:

IOException

See Also:

Settings.getProperties()

generatePDF

public static void generatePDF(String text,
                               File file)
                        throws IOException,
                               PrintException

uses the IText package from lowagie.com

Throws:

IOException

PrintException