HTMLJMerge Files

HTMLJMerge targets java 17.

See HTMLJMerge.pdf or HTMLJMerge.odt.  
Usage: java -jar HTMLJMerge.jar -f fromFileName [-t toFileName] -d dataFileName [-p htmltopdf.binary [-s "$H $P"]] [-v] [-q]  
where:  
    -f fromFileName is the template file.  
    -t toFileName is the result file - optional. Creates a default named file if missing.  
    -d dataFileName is the data xml file.  
    -p htmltopdf.binary binary to convert html to pdf - optional.  
    -s "pdf file syntax" the command line syntax template - optional (in quotes).  
    -r the size of the buffer to read in files (html and images) - optional defaults to 100k.  
    -q quiet mode IE no command line output (file names).  
    -v verbose mode IE command line output includes to pdf output.  
    -? This help message.  

Converting to PDF:  
    -p is the binary that will be doing the conversion.  
    -s is the command line syntax where $H means the HTML file and $P The PDF.  

You do not change $H and $P to your file names you use values $H and $P.  
The command line syntax uses:  
    the literal $H and changes that to the actual html file/s internally and  
    the literal $P and changes that to the actual pdf file/s internally.  


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Version 1.2.5 change log
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If data type is missing it'll check against a regular expression to guess what the type is.
If you explicitly specify a type and the value isn't strictly that type, then it'll remove incorrect characters.
e.g if your data contains :
<field name="Amount" type="num">$10.00<field>
<field name="StringAmount">$10.00<field>
Then you can branch on the 10.00 as the $ will be stripped away.

IE
  @@if(Amount<<20)
will return true but
  @@if(StringAmount<<20)
will return false as "$10.00" is not < "20"
  
However, the value including the $ will still be used in the merge.
IE @@Amount; will still be replaced with $10.00.


1.2.5 was released on 28-Feb-2026