Using the same API to write both Word and PDF documents

Question

HI all

is there any kind of abstraction API over Apache POI/FOP allowing one to use the same API to write both Word and PDF documents ?

Answer 1

I'm not aware of a unified API for the two libraries you have mentioned.

However you may still have a couple of options using a single API:

• Use Apache POI to generate the documents in Word format and then use a Word to PDF conversion library to create a PDF from the word document. Another commenter has suggested IText
• Use OpenOffice via its Java API to create documents and export them in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Answer 2

When I was working on previous project, I was sure the Apache/POI can be used for Microsoft Documents.

we have IText.jar which we can use it for PDF generation and alteration. please check this will help you.

Answer 3

Docmosis will do what you require, assuming you mean a Java (or command line) API. It reads doc and odt files as templates, populates/manipulates via the Java API, and produces the output formats OpenOffice supports. Have a look at the online demo on the web site which lets you see various output formats to render a document in.