[How to properly Install JasperReports on OS X]

Apache 2 != Apache Tomcat

If you want to run your java web app you need to have a web server with servlets/jsp support.

Try to run demo apps that comes with jasperreports in order to be sure that you have everything fine with jasperreports itself. Btw, you need to have Ant installed to do it

[adding columns programatically]

You can make a row header width = 0

[adding columns programatically]

take a look on a crosstab side

[problem while compiling jrxml]

My thought is that you might have some problems with classpath..

Make sure jasperreports-3.5.1.jar or compiled classes dir is in your classpath and no previous versions of jasperreports is overwriting this...

[problem while compiling jrxml]

Well, at first let's unite 2 discussion threads (on of them on Project Tracker) cause it's starting going a bit messy

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hongwei
20/05/2009 10:33 AM

Cannot compile JRXML with jasperreports-3.5.1.jar,

for example, try to run samples/templates, give command
ant compile, get exception,

Error compiling report design : D:\source\JasperReports\jasperreports-3.5.1\demo\samples\templates\Styles.jrxml
net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRException: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Document root element "jasperReport", must match DOCTYPE root "null".
    at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.xml.JRXmlLoader.loadXML(JRXmlLoader.java:242)
    at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.xml.JRXmlLoader.loadXML(JRXmlLoader.java:225)
    at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.xml.JRXmlLoader.load(JRXmlLoader.java:213)
    at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.xml.JRXmlLoader.load(JRXmlLoader.java:167)
    at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.xml.JRXmlLoader.load(JRXmlLoader.java:151)
    at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperCompileManager.compileReportToFile(JasperCompileManager.java:107)
    at net.sf.jasperreports.ant.JRAntCompileTask.compile(JRAntCompileTask.java:398)
    at net.sf.jasperreports.ant.JRAntCompileTask.execute(JRAntCompileTask.java:252)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:288)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:105)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:357)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:385)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1329)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1298)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:41)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1181)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:698)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:199)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:257)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:104)
Caused by: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Document root element "jasperReport", must match DOCTYPE root "null".
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.createSAXParseException(ErrorHandlerWrapper.java:195)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.error(ErrorHandlerWrapper.java:131)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(XMLErrorReporter.java:384)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportError(XMLErrorReporter.java:318)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.rootElementSpecified(XMLDTDValidator.java:1621)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.handleStartElement(XMLDTDValidator.java:1900)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.dtd.XMLDTDValidator.startElement(XMLDTDValidator.java:764)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanStartElement(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:1359)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$ContentDriver.scanRootElementHook(XMLDocumentScannerImpl.java:1316)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDriver.next(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:3095)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$PrologDriver.next(XMLDocumentScannerImpl.java:921)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.next(XMLDocumentScannerImpl.java:648)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:510)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:807)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:737)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(XMLParser.java:107)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(AbstractSAXParser.java:1205)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(SAXParserImpl.java:522)
    at org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.parse(Digester.java:1548)
    at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.xml.JRXmlLoader.loadXML(JRXmlLoader.java:238)

Best wishes
Hongwei

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andfedotov
20/05/2009 11:19 AM

Hongwei, I have no problem with compiling this report.
Looks like it's something wrong with the jrxml file itself (XML Parser complains on DOCTYPE). Have you ever edited it?..
Try the original file - it should be ok

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hongwei
20/05/2009 01:53 PM

I have also no problem with compiling jrxml using jasperreports-2.0.4.jar, which uses jaspereports.dtd.
but using jasperreports-3.5.1.jar, which uses jasperreports.xsd have problem.
for example, in file samples/templates/Styles.jrxml, which uses xml schema jasperreports.xsd, the root element is:
<jasperReport xmlns="http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/jasperreports" [^]
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" [^]
        xsi:schemaLocation="http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/jasperreports [^] http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/xsd/jasperreport.xsd" [^]
        name="Styles" pageWidth="595" pageHeight="842" columnWidth="555" leftMargin="20" rightMargin="20" topMargin="30" bottomMargin="30" whenNoDataType="AllSectionsNoDetail">
...
</jasperReport>

so it does not work.

Best wishes
Hongwei

[problem while compiling jrxml]

I personally have no problem with this report, everything goes smoothly in my case...

[Columng_Footer sticks on page_footer at lower end]

Is it ok that there's nothing printed in the section before column footer (the one where invoice_footer is situated).

Is it possible that this section occupy some place so that column footer is printed right after it, and not after previous section, as you're expecting?

[Transparent Rectangle with static fields embedded]

1. Delete transparent from rectangle

2. Send it to back

[Compile report in java 1.4]

Take a look here

Looks like this issure has been resolved

[Columng_Footer sticks on page_footer at lower end]

Well, it should work, actually... At least in my case it did.

Make sure you have isFloatColumnFooter="true" in your jrxml... And rebuild your report...

[Print calculated Average in Group header]

set evaluation time for the average field = group

Post Edited by andfedotov at 18/05/2009 05:36 PM

[Compile report in java 1.4]

You need to rewrite methods escapeJavaStringLiteral in net.sf.jasperreports.engine.util.JRStringUtil and createDialChart in net.sf.jasperreports.engine.fill.DefaultChartTheme to eliminate usage of 1.5's methods String.replace and Boolean.parseBoolean

After that recompile jasperreports project using 1.4 jdk

[displaying Subreports with XMLdatasource]

Not sure what you find wrong with subdatasource, but whatever..

You might also consider using ((net.sf.jasperreports.engine.data.JRXmlDataSource)

$P{REPORT_DATA_SOURCE}).dataSource("xpath") - it will select nodes from the top of your xml, not from the current node like subdatasource. Hope it might help...

[Compile report in java 1.4]

Yep, looks like escapeJavaStringLiteral method of JRStringUtil uses replace method of String class which was introduces in java 1.5

[validation error in JRXmlDataSource]

what about this as a first line?

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

[XMLdataSource]

Even better version that uses subDataSource method instead of dataSource that frees you from the mandatory of using id attribute for your xml nodes

    <subDataset name="dataset1">
        <queryString language="xPath">
            <![CDATA[]]>
        </queryString>
        <field name="C_id" class="java.lang.String">
            <fieldDescription><![CDATA[./@id]]></fieldDescription>
        </field>
        <field name="D" class="java.lang.String">
            <fieldDescription><![CDATA[D]]></fieldDescription>
        </field>
        <field name="E" class="java.lang.String">
            <fieldDescription><![CDATA[E]]></fieldDescription>
        </field>
    </subDataset>

            <componentElement>

                <reportElement x="31" y="31" width="400" height="20"/>

                <jr:list xmlns:jr="http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/jasperreports/components" xsi:schemaLocation="http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/jasperreports/components http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/xsd/components.xsd">

                    <datasetRun subDataset="dataset1">

                        <dataSourceExpression><![CDATA[((net.sf.jasperreports.engine.data.JRXmlDataSource)

$P{REPORT_DATA_SOURCE}).subDataSource("/B/C")]]></dataSourceExpression>

                    </datasetRun>

                    <jr:listContents height="20">

                        <textField isBlankWhenNull="true">

                            <reportElement x="13" y="0" width="100" height="20"/>

                            <textElement/>

                            <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String"><![CDATA[$F{C_id}]]></textFieldExpression>

                        </textField>

                        <textField>

                            <reportElement x="127" y="0" width="100" height="20"/>

                            <textElement/>

                            <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String"><![CDATA[$F{D}]]></textFieldExpression>

                        </textField>

                        <textField>

                            <reportElement x="246" y="0" width="100" height="20"/>

                            <textElement/>

                            <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String"><![CDATA[$F{E}]]></textFieldExpression>

                        </textField>

                    </jr:listContents>

                </jr:list>

            </componentElement>

 

 

[Could not find resource /jasperreport.xsd]

Well, that's strange. I have no such issue.

Try with jasperreports-3.5.1, although schema validation was introduced at version 3.1.0

 

Take a closer look at your classpath...

[RTF support for Word 2007]

There's a SP2 available now. Try it, it might help.. I don't have crashes with your file

[Reuse variables in a common JRXML-file?]

I personally don't think it's possible...

 

Actually copying variables from one report to other is quite simple: just select all variables in one report, copy them and paste in other report. :)

[Beginner please help]

Looks like you have some problems with your report parameters. Create a simple report (say, with one TextField) and try it, so that you discover what was the cause of your problem.

[Text and Lines not showing in HTML output]

Here's what I've got

 

It might be a little different from your's cause I run it with an empty datasource..

Post Edited by andfedotov at 15/05/2009 10:28 AM

[Text and Lines not showing in HTML output]

Hmm, I've got much better result after removing this rectangle (btw, what was it's purpose?).

 

After that I got all lines on place, even though, as I said before, don't be surprised with an odd behaviour of html exporter when you have so much field overlapped..

[Specifying default file name in JasperViewer]

You might try to modify JRViewer and add this line to method btnSaveActionPerformed before the call to fileChooser.showSaveDialog

fileChooser.setSelectedFile(new File(new File("yourDefaultFile.name").getCanonicalPath()));

 

don't know if this feature of default name will worth your time...

[content below parameter not moving with stretch]

try to set position type property of this element to "flow"

[Which band to use?]

  You can also consider creating a fake group with expression new Integer(1)

  This group footer will be right after details section

 

  Or use summary  if it's ok