com.itextpdf.text,version=[5.5,6) -- Cannot be resolved

[meghag95928867]

Hello everyone,

I am trying to generate PDF using com.itextpdf.text API. I have added its maven dependency in my POM. Build is successful but when i install it,its in installed state and i get error com.itextpdf.text,version=[5.5,6) -- Cannot be resolved.

Project is created using Archtype 12.

Dependency added:

<dependency>

    <groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>

    <artifactId>itextpdf</artifactId>

    <version>5.5.13</version>

</dependency>

I have tried with different versions but its not resolved in any case.

Could you please suggest solution for it?

Thanks,

Megha

[smacdonald2008 · Accepted solution]

See the heading titled "How can i work with 3rd party JARs when i create an OSGi bundle" in this blog -- http://scottsdigitalcommunity.blogspot.ca/2017/02/adobe-aem-tips-and-tracks-that-are-not.html

Scott's Digital Community: Adobe Experience Manager FAQs and other Tips

To work with third party JARS like this one - two steps need to be taken:

1 - when building the OSGi bundle - make sure you reference the correct dependency (which you did)

2 - you need to make sure that there is an OSGi bundle in AEM that exports that API. In the blog above- we show you how to wrap the SIMPLE JSON JAR into an OSGi bundle then deploy as an example (you did not perform this step)

[smacdonald2008]

So what you need to do is download the JAR and then wrap it into an OSGi bundle like we do for the SIMPLE JSON JAR in the article - you can use an Eclipse plug-in project for that purpose. Follow the steps in the article.

[meghag95928867]

Thank you Scott. Its working now.

[smacdonald2008]

I am glad to hear that!!!