How to use PAGEPOPUP with FOP in the Page

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How to display a PDF (FOP Control) in “PAGEPOPUP” mode?

I have problems with POPUP blockers of browsers.

Thank You.

Geraldo Valencia

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Hi Geraldo,

in the current versions we added a switch “usepagepopup” to the cisconfig.xml, which advices the NJX framework to use page pop-ups for all NJX modal dialogs.

But PDF documents are still opened in own browser windows. Showing documents automatically in page pop-up is something not all our NJX customers like. That’s why we did not include it in the “usepagepopup” switch for the NJX modal dialogs.

The answer to your question: Currently there is no configuration setting to open PDFs of the FOP Control in page pop-ups. But your question made clear, that there is a need to avoid browser windows for documents.

Best Regards,
Christine

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Thank you Christine for your help.

Best Regards!!

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For those who would like to learn more about PDF support, here are some hints:

NJX supports 2 ways to use PDF with Natural for AJAX:

  1. REPORT control (see the Natural for AJAX documentation):
    That’s the way which requires more programming on the Natural side. You have to fill the report yourself at runtime.
    The njxdemos contain an example for this: Start the njxdemos and select Reporting/Report.

  2. Adapter Listener (com.softwareag.cis.server.adapterlistener.PDFFOPListener)
    That’s the way which requires nearly no programming on the Natural side. You do the report design at design time: Create an PDF Print Form layout in Layout Painter.
    NJX812 contains an example for this. Since NJX812 is not available yet, please find attached a simple example to get started:

Explanation:

  • The PDF_FOP_Demo.xml is a normal NATPAGE layout in which the Adapter Listener com.softwareag.cis.server.adapterlistener.PDFFOPListener is set.
  • PDF_FOP_Demo_fop.xml is a PDF Print Form. It is bound to the NATPAGE via naming conventions: same name + “_fop”
  • The texts in the print form are also directly bound to fields in the NATPAGE via naming convention: Search for example for “fromFirstName” in both layouts.

How to run it:

  • Copy the 2 attached layouts
  • Do the Natural Adapter/html generation in the usual way
  • For PDF_FOP_Demo_fop.xml no Natural Adapter will be generated because it is a PDF Print Form.
  • For PDF_FOP_Demo.xml an Natural Adapter PDF-8.NS8 will be generated
  • Generate a corresponding Natural Programm for PDF-8.NS8 in the usual way.
  • You do not have to write any code: Simply run your main program, enter some values and press the “Generate Invoice” button.
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Hi David,

in your post you simply copied the text from my earlier post PDF/FOP with Natural For Ajax - Adabas-Natural - Software AG Tech Community & Forums
without adding any comments from your side.

What was your intention? Was it to add a link to my earlier post? Or did you find a way to open FOP pages as PAGEPOPUPs?

Best Regards,
Christine