Is it good to convert html reports to any format reports using java ?
HI All,
As of now , i am working in report generation part of my project.
All i need to do is generate reports in excel format.
I have used Apache POI HSSF API to convert my records into excel report.
The problem i have faced is i have to write tight coupled code.
ie) i have to write a code to generate excel reports using HSSF API as tightly coupled.Thing making me to fear is i can't use this report generation module in any other project as it is tightly coupled with data.
I planned to move to JASPER Reports . But there i have to spend lot of time to understand designing configuraion xml files.
What i think is why we should not create html reports for our data and then convert into any other format (Excel ,pdf , etc ) .
Because writing a code to generate a html report is easy and most of
them know about how to write.
We dont have to learn anything specially for designing reports.
Is this a good idea? or else which one is best to generate reports ?
your suggestions and opinions are welcome.
Thanks in advance
nvseenu
