Convert CGM Files to XPS in Java
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About GroupDocs.Conversion for Java API
GroupDocs.Conversion for Java is an advanced file formats conversion API to convert between popular images and document formats like Microsoft Office, OpenDocument, PDF, HTML, Email, CAD and many more using a few lines of code. The native API auto-detects the source document formats and offers a plenty of options to customize the converted documents. Along with the document information-extraction feature, it also supports caching conversion result to the local disk by default. However any type of cache storage can be supported by implementing appropriate interfaces – Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, Windows Azure, Reddis or any other.
Steps for Converting CGM to XPS in Java
GroupDocs.Conversion makes it easy for developers to convert the CGM file to XPS in few lines of code.
- Create a new instance of Converter class and load the CGM file with full path
- Set ConvertOptions for the XPS document type
- Call the convert() method and pass the document name (full path) and format (XPS) as parameter
System Requirements
A basic conversion with GroupDocs.Conversion for Java APIs can be done with just a few lines of code. Our APIs are supported on all major platforms and operating systems. Before executing the code below, please make sure that you have the following prerequisites installled on your system.
- Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux, MacOS
- Development Environment: NetBeans, Intellij IDEA, Eclipse etc
- Java Runtime Environment: J2SE 6.0 and above
- Get the latest version of GroupDocs.Conversion for Java from Maven
CGM to XPS conversion using Java
// Load the source CGM file to be converted
Converter converter = new Converter("input.cgm");
// Get the convert options ready for the target XPS format
ConvertOptions convertOptions = new FileType().fromExtension("xps").getConvertOptions();
// Convert to XPS format
converter.convert("output.xps", convertOptions);
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CGM About CGM File Format
Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) is free, platform-independent, international standard metafile format for storing and exchanging of vector graphics (2D), raster graphics, and text. CGM uses object-oriented approach and many function provisions for image production. CGM uses these object-oriented characteristics for remolding graphical elements to render an image. A metafile contains necessary information that defines other files. In CGM, a text based source file contains all graphical elements that can be later compiled into a binary file. Basically CGM is a way to facilitate 2D graphical data interchange, independent from any particular platform, or device.
Read MoreXPS About XPS File Format
An XPS file represents page layout files that are based on XML Paper Specifications created by Microsoft. This format was developed by Microsoft as a replacement of EMF file format and is similar to PDF file format, but uses XML in layout, appearance, and printing information of a document. It is, in fact, more justified to say that XPS is an attempt on PDF, but couldn't get enough popularity as owned by PDF for a number of reasons. Microsoft provides XPS Document Writer by default from Windows 7 onwards for the creation of XPS files. XPS files can be generated by selecting the "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" as printer while printing the document.
Read MoreOther Supported Conversions
You can also convert CGM into many other file formats. Please see the complete list below.