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________________________________________ From: vmathai [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 4:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [iText-questions] File does not start with %PDF- ( after using pdfstamper ) I have a situation where the user uploads a pdf file (template) and it is stored in the SQL Server Table in a field which has an image datatype. Everything worked well so far. Now the user wants some data written onto the pdf dynamically over the template. I used pdfstamper to write the text over the data retrieved from the table. Steps Taken: 1) Saved the file to the local harddrive and i was able to bring the pdf up without any issues. 2) Saved it back to the table and while retrieving the pdf via the web app. I get the error message "File does not start with %PDF-" 3) I opened the file via notepad. Before overwriting with data and the file starts with "%PDF-1.4 %âãÏÓ 1 0 obj<</Subtype...." 4) File after overwriting with data : the file looks like this "1 0 obj<</Subtype/Type1/" and it's clearly missing the PDF related information. Is there any properties i could use to set the PDF information? Has anyone encountered a similar situation? Please help!! Thanks in advance, -Matt Below is the sample code snippet: PdfReader pdfReader = new PdfReader(d.DisclosurePdf); //PdfReader pdfReader = new PdfReader(@"d:\test\xyz.pdf"); PdfStamper ps = new PdfStamper(pdfReader, mStream,'\0'); PdfContentByte under = ps.GetUnderContent(1); PdfContentByte over = ps.GetOverContent(1); BaseFont bf = BaseFont.CreateFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, BaseFont.WINANSI, BaseFont.EMBEDDED); // text over the existing page over.BeginText(); over.SetFontAndSize(bf, 10); over.SetTextMatrix(95, 650); over.ShowText(DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()); over.EndText(); over.BeginText(); over.SetFontAndSize(bf, 10); over.SetTextMatrix(250, 650); over.ShowText("5000.00"); over.EndText(); mStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin); ps.Close(); result = mStream.ToArray(); Aviso Legal: Esta mensagem é destinada exclusivamente ao destinatário. Pode conter informação confidencial ou legalmente protegida. A incorrecta transmissão desta mensagem não significa a perca de confidencialidade. Se esta mensagem for recebida por engano, por favor envie-a de volta para o remetente e apague-a do seu sistema de imediato. É proibido a qualquer pessoa que não o destinatário de usar, revelar ou distribuir qualquer parte desta mensagem. Disclaimer: This message is destined exclusively to the intended receiver. It may contain confidential or legally protected information. The incorrect transmission of this message does not mean the loss of its confidentiality. If this message is received by mistake, please send it back to the sender and delete it from your system immediately. It is forbidden to any person who is not the intended receiver to use, distribute or copy any part of this message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
