How can I convert a Word document to PDF?

Question

How can I convert a Word document to PDF where the document contains various things, such as tables. When trying to use iText, the original document looks different to the c

Answer 1

I agree with posters listing OpenOffice as a high-fidelity import/export facility of word / pdf docs with a Java API and it also works across platforms. OpenOffice import/export filters are pretty powerful and preserve most formatting during conversion to various formats including PDF. Docmosis and JODReports value-add to make life easier than learning the OpenOffice API directly which can be challenging because of the style of the UNO api and the crash-related bugs.