Advanced Integrated RPGIntegrating RPG with Java and Open Source

Session 2

Create PDFs from RPG using iText

Tom Snyder

Electronic Documents

Portability of PDFs

Usability with Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets

Standardization

Distribution with Email

Using Java with RPG

Accessing Java Objects from RPG

Working with the Java Virtual Machine

Java Native Interface

iText Official Website

SourceForge Download Files

iText Jar FileIFS Location Options

Setting the Class Path

AIR File Naming ConventionsiText, Java, and Generic Functionality

SPAIRPDF contains iText Prototypes

SVAIRPDF is the iText Service Program

SPAIRJAVA contains generic Java Prototypes

SVAIRJAVA is the generic Java Service Program

SPAIRFUNC contains generic Prototypes

SVAIRFUNC is the generic Service Program

iText Document Class

Document ConstructorDefault Constructor and Rectangle

iText RectangleUsing PageSize getRectangle Method

PageSize getRectanglePredefined Rectangles Available

iText ChunkReference Variable and Constructor

iText PhraseReference Variable and Constructor

iText ParagraphReference Variable and Constructors

AirPdf_newParagraph ProcedureAutomatic String Conversion with Font Option

Document add MethodiText Element Parameter

iText Element InterfaceImplemented by Chunk, Phrase, and Paragraph

PdfWriter ClassNo Constructor Method, use getInstance

Java FileOutputStreamextends OutputStream

AirPdf_setPdfWriterVariables, Initialization, EBCDIC to ASCII

AirPdf_setPdfWriterUsing JNI to getInstance

AirPdf_setPdfWriterCalling the Static getInstance Method

iText Document OpenMethod and Prototype

AirPdf_newDocumentOutputParameters

AirPdf_newDocumentOutputOpen Document with Output Stream

Document close

Hello World!RPG Code Used to Create PDF

Static and Non StaticConceptual Example

Static and Non StaticParameter Behavior

Colors and FontsWorking with Colors and Fonts in iText

Java Color ClassReference Variable and Constructor

Hexadecimal Color CodesGraphical Tools and Constants

HTML using Hexadecimal ColorsUsing the Same Codes as Java

Integer parseInt MethodStatic Method with Radix

Air_getColorFromHex ProcedureConverting Hexadecimal String to Integer

iText FontReference Variable and Constructor

Font ConstantsRPG Constants and JavaDoc

iText Font setColor Method

PDF Fonts and ColorsCreating the Fonts in RPG

PDF Fonts and ColorsAssigning the Fonts to the Paragraphs

iText TableCreating a PDF Table with RPG

PdfPTable ClassReference Variable and Constructor

PdfPCell setColspan MethodOne Cell Spanning Multiple Table Columns

PdfPTable addCell MethodAdding Cells to a Table

Creating a PDF TableVariables, Chunks and Text

Creating a PDF TableCreate Table and Add Cells

iText ImagesAdding Images to PDFs

iText Image ClassReference Variable and Constructor

AirPdf_getImage ProcedureString Conversion and getInstance

iText Image setAlignment Method

iText Image setBorder MethodsSet Border Color and Width

Creating a PDF with an ImageVariables and Initialization

Creating a PDF with an ImageSet Image Alignment and Border

Wrapping Text Around an Image

iText Image scalePercent MethodResizing the Image

Wrapping Text Around an ImageVariables and Initialization

Wrapping Text Around an ImageScale and Text Wrap

iTextBarcodes, Lists, Hyperlinks and Metadata

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