how fill and print document

[marco cestini]

hello,
I want make a model, then the program has to fill it with the value and print it. that model has image, text and table.
here's my idea
1) i was thinking use a XLS as model to fill, but i have to use external libraries and i don't know how automatically print it (the class Desktop isn't supperted on kubuntu?!?!)
good: easy to save model
bad: use of proprietary software
2) draw the model to a panel and then print it (awt.print accept Graphics)
good: easy to print and graphical debug
bad: if the panel have scrol pane it won't print hidden components(i'm not sure about that!)

Any ideas?

p.s. sorry for my bad english

[Bear Bibeault]

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[marco cestini]

up?

[Campbell Ritchie]

marco cestini wrote:up?

Please look at this.

[Joe Ess]

Please remember that Patience is a Virtue. We ask that you wait 24 hours before bumping a post, and if you do bump, provide more information about your question.
But since we're here, I'll mention that OpenOffice has a Java API that exposes pretty much all the functionality of the office suite. It is, of course, non-trivial.

[marco cestini]

up

[W. Joe Smith]

marco cestini wrote:up

As Joe said, if you bump a post, please provide more information.

Have you looked into anything since Joe posted his suggestion about OpenOffice?