Differences between JasperStudio PDF and Java generated PDF

[r.bernhauser]

Hello guys,

I have a question regarding the PDF generation in Japsersoft Studio. Were planning to develop reports in Jaspersoft Studio and deploy the .jasper-Files to our hosts. When we need the report a java program on the host uses the .jasper-file to generate the report. We are using a style file and a custom font as well. The problem is, that if we generate the pdf-file through our java programm, we experience major differences in comparison to the pdf-preview in studio. Some elements are not displayed in the report. If we reduce the font size in the stylefile its working. However this is not necessary in the studio - the pdf generation works fine with the bigger font size. The font is embedded in the pdffile.

The main lines in our java programm:

JasperReport jasperReport = (JasperReport) JRLoader.loadObjectFromFile(jr_kompilat_path.toString());
JasperPrint jasperPrint = JasperFillManager.fillReport(jasperReport, map, conn);
JasperExportManager.exportReportToPdfFile(jasperPrint, outputPath);

I must assume that the Studio generates the PDF in a different way than our java programm. We are using Jaspersoft Studio 6.11 and the jasperreports-*6.11*.jar's. I copied the jars directly from the Studio, so there should be no differences.

We are developing at a windows server and use the .jasper-files directly from the JaspersoftWorkspace. The java program runs on a linux host with jdk 8.

Do you have any suggestions how to solve this problem? Thank you for your time!

[I am Leo]

Did you add the custom font that you mentioned to your java application?

[r.bernhauser]

Yes I did, its getting embedded and used in the PDF. But there is a kind of space above and under the characters. I added static text with a black border and generated the PDF in the studio and with our application. The result looks like this:

 https://www.bilder-upload.eu/bild-a4ffa1-1583414188.png.html

In the studio-pdf it looks like this:

https://www.bilder-upload.eu/bild-284c17-1583414239.png.html

Is there a problem with a property setting?

Thanks for your help!

[I am Leo]

Have you tried to set the padding of the text field to 0?
And try to using textAdjust="ScaleFont" in your text field.

[I am Leo]

Base on my experience, just fix the result after generated from your java application. The PDF-preview in the studio is not reliable.

[r.bernhauser]

Hello,

thank you for the answer. I've removed all the paddings and the result is getting better, but not satisfying. I tried to use other library-versions (6.9, 6.10 & brand new 6.12). The same results ... only 6.12.1 didnt embed the font in the report, I do not know why. It was released 3 days ago, so maybe its a bug.

How can I add the textAdjust-Element? I've tried to add it directly in the source (e.g. <textField evaluationTime="Master" textAdjust="ScaleFont">) in studio, but as soon as the report compiles, its gone.

I just dont get it why the studio renders a perfect pdf and the java programm did not. I've tried so many things, I even copied the parameters from the studio and put it in the programm ( with JasperReportsContext).

Thanks so much for your help, its a little bit frustrating to get the same result over and over again...

[r.bernhauser]

Another interesting thing: If i change the "static text fileds" to "Text fields", then its they are drawn correctly in the pdf ... well, most of them.

[I am Leo]

 

Click on the Text Field and you can find the Text Adjust property here.

https://community.jaspersoft.com/sites/default/files/user_uploads/I%20am%20Leo/capture.png