J2SE - java program to convert text to mysql - xml and vice versa

This project is about reading and writing of Text files and their conversions. J2SE - java program to convert text to mysql - xml and vice versa. Another Java Program will be able to make calls to it and get data in the form of Java Collections and XML document and do other API like functions. It should run on command line. We do not need any GUI at this time. We already have similar Java project that converts csv / mySql to PDF and vice versa. You will be adding your code to this existing code. Let us know which library or open source parser etc you will use. One example Layout of the text file is provided as an attachment. Layout means what will be in the beginning or in the middle or at the end of the text file. What kind of data will be repeated or only once or is optional. One idea is that one can look at the layout of the text file and its fields (i.e Records) and their length etc and create an xml schema or dtd. So by doing this the text document will be parsed with the help of an open source (Free for commercial purposes) xml parser. The program should be flexible, generic and re-usable. So if the layout of text file changes then it should be able to handle that. Use of config files, mapping files between the data source and destination, ini files or other types of files to read the preferences etc etc. Upon selection, I will provide more details of the text files to the right candidate. At the time of bidding provide: 1. Your experience with file conversions. 2. Your experience with xml files. Your preference for use of xml schema and dtd or both? 3. If possible show or explain to me an example of reading a text file (with .txt extention) that can process it like an xml file. e.g List of Departments / Professors / Students in a College etc... Example Layout of different records: Record Type 1 - Header: Name of College // Appears only once. Record Length = 100 characters. Starting position = 1, Ending Position = 100 Record Type 2 - Name of Department // // There can be multiple Departments in a college. Record Length = 50 characters. Starting position = 101, Ending Position = 150 Record Type 3 - Name of Department Head // // There can be Only one Head of a Department in a college. Record Length = 50 characters. Starting position = 151, Ending Position = 200 Record Type 5 - Name of Professor // // There can be multiple professors in a Department in a college. Record Length = 50 characters. Starting position = 201, Ending Position = 250 ................... More Record Types ......................... ................... More Record Types ......................... ................... More Record Types ......................... Record Type 11 - Footer: Slogan of the College Hope you get the idea. 4. Provide me the time needed and the bid amount. ========================================================= we use Eclipse and Maven. Although open to ANT or any other. We need good documentation for the end user as well as programmer / API along with samples for the Java clients to call your program. End user will test your work by running the compiled version in JAR with command line on DOS. So provide good examples.