Save pdf into database using seam itext

[prajwal81]

Hi All,

I have been using seam itext to generate pdf files using itext jsf tags.
Now I have to save the generated pdf file as a blob in database.

how can i use the existing xhtml file with the jsf itext tags and store the generated pdf on the database.

any help on this

Thanks in advance
Prajwal

[cash1981]

This is possible. You need to render the faces page. More information here

        private byte[] createPDF(String path) {
                // String DATA_STORE =
                // "org.jboss.seam.document.documentStore.dataStore";
                EmptyFacesContext emptyFacesContext = new EmptyFacesContext();
                // Context conversation = Contexts.getConversationContext();
                byte[] bytes = null;

                try {
                        Renderer.instance().render(path + "/status/status_pdf.xh
tml");
                        DocumentStore doc = DocumentStore.instance();

                        if (doc != null) {
                                DocumentData data = doc.getDocumentData("1");
                                ByteArrayDocumentData byteData = null;
                                if (data instanceof ByteArrayDocumentData) {
                                        byteData = (ByteArrayDocumentData) data;
                                } else {
                                        throw new Exception("Couldnt get the byt
es from the pdf document, unkown class " + data.getClass().getName());
                                }
                                bytes = byteData.getData();
                        }

                } catch (Exception ex) {
                        log.error("Error when trying to get the content of the p
df in bytes with the message #0", ex.getMessage());
                        ex.printStackTrace();
                } finally {
                        emptyFacesContext.restore();
                }

                return bytes;
        }

This is how we do it

[ganjiprabhakar]

I've been trying to put this solution to work but has no luck so far as Render.instance().render(viewID) throws

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: resource doesn't exist: tempTagReceiptPdf.xhtml

This PDF enabled xhtml file is available under
WebContent/pages/transactions/tempTagReceiptPdf.xhtml

and used various ways to pass this view id but did not help.

Could you please tell me what I should pass view id for the above path. By the way the app name is EZPass

Thanks in advance.

[abucs01]

even  i am getting same error can seam experts help this.???