Can anyone suggest any open source libraries for conversion. Xslt used to transform xml document into various other types of document. However, once it gets the fo file, it doesnt know how that was obtained, so it cant embed in any way the xslt file. The xmp specification lists recommendation for embedding. Xslt is used to make xml documents readable by transforming tagged data into a nice looking document. If instead of fouseragent, you embed xmp metadata in the xslfo. While many books touch on xsl fo in their treatment of xslt, this book offers indepth coverage of xsl fo s features and strengths. The pdf ua standard for accessible pdf documents gains more and more momentum, as pdf documents cannot only be displayed and used on different output devices including handhelds in a better way by complying to this standard, but they can even be read out.
Xsl fo tablecell with superscript and vertical alignment. When i generate pdf no pdf metadata is copied form the bookmeta block of the source. But is it not meant to be used where presentation is deeply tied to. Xmlmind xsl fo converter is an xsl fo processor similar to apache fop, renderx xep or antenna house xsl formatter. Jan 01, 2017 the rendering result when using the portable document format pdf would then be as follows, with an intermediate pdf generation step interpreting the xslfo markup for italics and boldface presentation semantics. An xslfo rendering next, consider a simple, but complete, xslfo instance for an a4 page report. Issue with automatically generating pdf propertiesmetadata. When working with xsl fo, you must only use the fo namespace nodes. Xsl formatting objects xslfo, xml to pdf, postscript, afp.
The document transformation usually is accomplished by applying the rules defined in a style sheet through the use of an xslt processor. The following script shows how you can call the fop server from a php program. This is reference documentation for all userconfigurable parameters in the docbook xsl fo stylesheets for generating xsl fo output destined for final print pdf output. Whatever level you wish to work, downloading a copy of stylus studio today will get your xml to pdf in no time at all. I tested similar components in word, abiword and open office and found that with apache fop the pdf turned out best with the open office solution, but it really depends on what you need to do. Xsl fo is one of the few books to go beyond a basic introduction to the technology.
Introduction to xsl max froumentin w3c 4 of 30 publication on different media. Further to this, i have tools with which to extract xmp metadata from an uncompressed pdf file using python and, from that, a stylesheet to. Xsl fo is an xmlbased markup language describing the formatting of xml data for output to screen, paper or other media. Convert xml to pdf and other formats easily using the visual, draganddrop functionality in stylevision. Xsl formatting objects are an xml dialect so they may be converted using an xsl style sheet. This example demonstrates how you can convert an arbitrary xml file to pdf using xslt and xsl fo fop.
Typically, you need two xsl stylesheets to transform data from xml to html and xsl fo. Example xml data, xsl stylesheet and the resulting pdf are in data folder xml and xsl are courtesy of the xquery wikibook. Unlike the aforementioned processors which all renders xslfo as pdf and postscriptdlt, xmlmind xslfo converter converts xslfo v1. The following code exemplifies how to convert xsl fo to pdf. Based in an xml source data file, and generate the final pdf report. The example uses jaxp to transform the xml file to xsl fo and fop to transform the xsl fo to pdf.
Mar 24, 2016 when creating pdf, we want to automatically add meta data to the pdf properties. Apache fop now synchronizes the info and the metadata object in pdf, i. Unlike the aforementioned processors which all renders xsl fo as pdf and postscriptdlt, xmlmind xsl fo converter converts xsl fo v1. In our xsl fo tutorial you will learn what xsl fo is. It requires no prior knowledge of cocoon, xslt or xsl fo. It is a combination of the first two examples above. Publishing xml data in html and pdf using a single xslt. Some, like the xml report tool, completely hide the xslfo and pdf details from you. Powerful report design tools let you build attractive pdf reports based on xml data and even generate xsl. If instead of fouseragent, you embed xmp metadata in the xsl fo document as shown above, the xmp metadata will be used asis in the pdf metadata object and some values from the xmp metadata will be copied to the info object to maintain backwardscompatibility for pdf readers that dont support xmp metadata. This howto shows you how to publish xml documents in html and pdf using cocoon. Ive used the ibex xsl fo engine to add xml metadata to a pdf document.
Lets say i want to set date, language, title and description. Jul 01, 2015 developing a minidigital collection with mods instance documents coded in xml, combined with xinclude and transformed via xslt and xsl fo processing. Try googling ooo2xslfo, its the open office implementation of saving a doc as xsl. Converting word documents to xslfo and onwards to pdf. To use the saved metadata in another pdf, open the document and use these instructions to replace or append metadata in the document. What is xslt xslt, extensible stylesheet language transformations, provides the ability to transform xml data from one format to another automatically. Xsl fo is part of xsl extensible stylesheet language, a set of w3c technologies designed for the transformation and formatting of xml data. Developing a minidigital collection with mods instance documents coded in xml, combined with xinclude and transformed via xslt and xsl fo processing. The apache fop page states this should be possible. These style sheets have been prepared by renderx development team as an addon to our principal product, xep engine. Converting xml to pdf is easy with stylus studio and our standardsbased approach using xsl.
I have an xsl fo file and data is available in xmljson formats. You will learn how to use xslfo to format your xml documents for output. When you use the extension elements or properties in xsl, please be sure to. Xslfo in php the following script shows how you can call the fop server from a php program. Errors will occur if you do not follow the xsl fo syntax. Xsl fo editor software free download xsl fo editor. You will learn how to use xsl fo to format your xml documents for output. To save the metadata as a template, choose save metadata template from the dialog box menu in the upper right corner, and name the file. In our xslfo tutorial you will learn what xslfo is. If instead of fouseragent, you embed xmp metadata in the xslfo document as shown above, the xmp metadata will be used asis in the pdf metadata object and some values from the xmp metadata will be copied to the info object to maintain backwardscompatibility for pdf readers that dont support xmp metadata. You could postprocess the pdf file using another tool, like pdfbox, to embed any metadata you. Xml metadata project xslt and xslfo transformations of xml.
Xslt and xslfo transformations of xml metadata files. Therefore, theres no portable way to represent metadata in xslfo documents. I cant get a pdf a1a not even pdf a1b according to pdfbox preflight conforming pdf with metadata with fop 2. Xmlmind xslfo converter is an xslfo processor similar to apache fop, renderx xep or antenna house xsl formatter. Since pdf is a target rendering for the formatting of xsl fo, i think it is irrelevant that another tool also produces pdf. Oct 21, 2007 xml meta data is now supported in aspose. The translator is an attempt to materialize this idea. Apache fop formatting objects processor is a print formatter driven by xsl formatting objects xslfo. Has anyone had core properties brought over into a pdf from a docx. Xsl fo xsl formatting objects is a markup language for xml document formatting that is most often used to generate pdf files. Format html and xml for print and pdf using the power of antenna house formatter. The output xsl fo from the xsl transformation is piped through to fop using sax events. Design your own templates in minutes for database publishing or printondemand. Net component for writing pdf documents without using adobe acrobat.