Output separate PDF files for each group

just1joe

Hello,

I have a large report that I have designed which contains several sub charts and tables. My plan was to output this to a .PDF file and then run a splitter to separate the output into separate .pdf files. There will end up being about 950 separate .PDFs when I am done. I have run into an issue where if I try to generate the full list I get the error that the file is corrupt. On looking at the forums this was an indication of a bug with the .pdf output running out of memory. It was suggested on that link to generate the output in another format like .ppt. I have tried that and let the process run overnight, it still has not completed over 10 hours later.

Is there a mechanism to either create a separate output file every time a group changes or is there a way to pass a report parameter in from a file automatically and have it process one record and upon completion get the next parameter record in the list and process that one until it goes through all 950?

- Joseph

kclark

If your groups are on pages by themselves then you could render each page to PDF using the __format parameter and loop through each page via the URL.<br />
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<pre class='_prettyXprint _lang-auto _linenums:0'>http://localhost:8080/birt/frameset?__report=new_report_26.rptdesign&__page=3&__format=pdf</pre>
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I think you could also set up your report to take a hidden parameter to know which group to render and then generate the PDF. Depending on what you want and how your report is setup that might be better. You could create an array with the information for each time the report runs and loop through it to render each PDF with some Java code.<br />
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Could you tell me a little more about how your report is setup or attach the rptdesign?