I use trml2pdf library in Python, but even when I use the examples, I get a blank PDF file. I run it as follows: trml2pdf.py ex5.rml > out.pdf
When I open the file in Acrobat it is blank/empty. But when I analyse the contents in text editor, I see the following.
Generated PDF:
%PDF-1.4
%“Œ‹ž ReportLab Generated PDF document http://www.reportlab.com
% 'BasicFonts': class PDFDictionary
1 0 obj
% The standard fonts dictionary
<< /F1 2 0 R
/F2 3 0 R
/F3 4 0 R >>
Example PDF:
%PDF-1.3
%“Œ‹ž ReportLab Generated PDF document http://www.reportlab.com
% 'BasicFonts': class PDFDictionary
1 0 obj
% The standard fonts dictionary
<< /F1 2 0 R
/F2 3 0 R
/F3 4 0 R
/F4 5 0 R
/F5 6 0 R >>
What am I doing wrong? Why am I getting blank lines in the output?
Thanks!
Here's basic RML that also returns blank PDF:
<!DOCTYPE document SYSTEM "rml_1_0.dtd">
<document filename="example_1.pdf">
<stylesheet>
</stylesheet>
<pageDrawing>
<drawCentredString x="4.1in" y="5.8in">
Hello World.
</drawCentredString>
</pageDrawing>
</document>
I've been using z3c.rml in many web apps for last 6-8 months and never faced any major issue. rml2pdf command from this package was able to generate the PDF for the rml you have shared.
You should give it a try.
#Install z3c.rml
[sudo] pip install z3c.rml
# create a new rml document
vim example.rml
# rum rml2pdf command to convert this rml to pdf
rml2pdf example.rml
# You should have desired PDF file now