XML to PDF

I'm absolutely new to XSL-FO and i need to transfer xml file to PDF,I had already downloaded FOP from apache but do JAXP is the only way to do what I want?

Hello,

The usual way is: XML --XSLT--> XSL:FO --FOP--> PDF.
So the first step is to translate your XML into XSL:FO and the last step is to convert it into PDF with Apache FOP.

hi. may i know where did u download the fop thingy from? i dun see any programs or applications available on

for download. only source codes n stuffs are available for download.

in addition, there are so many programs/applications in result to my search on yahoo.com or google.com.

another question. if i manage to download the apache thingy for the conversion, must i configure any java environment or sdk sort of settings?

i confused. pls advise me. thnx alot.

Hi,

I recommend you carefully read this page http://xml.apache.org/fop/download.html.
I guess you need to download binary distribution.

Be careful not to combine it with anything depending on Batik because FOP uses outdated version of Batik and you may get compatibility problems. Atleast I got once.

Don't understand your last question. FOP is a Java SE application. You don't need anything else except JRE.