Wait! You lost me... what?
-Matt
--- Paulo Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, I'll do even better (this sounds like those TV
> commercials to sell
> super frying pans), I'll add insertion/extraction of
> metadata in the library
> and you'll also get (some form) of PDF/X
> compatibility for free.
>
> Best Regards,
> Paulo Soares
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Matt Benson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 15:42
> > To: Paulo Soares; itext-questions
> > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] modifying metadata
> >
> > I'll modify as long as I know I can have them by
> the
> > time I go to production, which shouldn't be until
> > July...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
> >
> > --- Paulo Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > They will be public in the next version together
> > > with some others. If you
> > > don't want to mess with the library put your
> code in
> > > the package
> > > com.lowagie.text.pdf.
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Paulo Soares
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Matt Benson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 15:36
> > > > To: Paulo Soares; itext-questions
> > > > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] modifying
> metadata
> > > >
> > > > Except that when I tried your solution, I
> found
> > > that
> > > > PdfIndirectReference and PdfWriter.addToBody()
> are
> > > > both package-private so I can't get to them
> > > without
> > > > modifying the library... :(
> > > >
> > > > -Matt
> > > >
> > > > --- Matt Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > Oops. :) Okay, thanks for the solution,
> Paulo!
> > > > >
> > > > > -Matt
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Paulo Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > > > > And now you have a stream as a direct
> object,
> > > > > which
> > > > > > is illegal.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best Regards,
> > > > > > Paulo Soares
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Matt Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: "Paulo Soares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> > > > > > "itext-questions"
> > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 23:11
> > > > > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] modifying
> > > metadata
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Okay, I think I found it. Of course
> using
> > > > > > PRStream
> > > > > > > wouldn't be any better than PdfStream
> > > because
> > > > > > PRStream
> > > > > > > extends PdfStream and doesn't override
> > > toPdf().
> > > > > > > PdfStream.toPdf() is implemented as
> always
> > > > > > returning
> > > > > > > null. I didn't know why that should be,
> so
> > > I
> > > > > > changed
> > > > > > > it. It was:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > public byte[] toPdf(PdfWriter
> writer) {
> > > > > > > dicBytes = super.toPdf(writer);
> > > > > > > return null;
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > but I changed it to:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > public byte[] toPdf(PdfWriter
> writer) {
> > > > > > > dicBytes = super.toPdf(writer);
> > > > > > > return dicBytes;
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > and it seems to work now.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -Matt
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- Matt Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > One obvious problem is that this
> example
> > > was
> > > > > > using
> > > > > > > > PdfStream, which always returns null
> from
> > > > > toPdf.
> > > > > > > > However, I had already been using
> PRStream
> > > > > > before
> > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > with the same results. I am going
> back to
> > > > > > PRStream
> > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > the debugging to which I have been
> forced
> > > to
> > > > > > turn,
> > > > > > > > due
> > > > > > > > to the terrible problem of time zones!
> :)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- Matt Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Okay, I am STUCK. I can play with
> > > XMP/RDF,
> > > > > > that's
> > > > > > > > > fine, and I've been doing it. But I
> am
> > > > > > finding
> > > > > > > > > myself
> > > > > > > > > unable to actually change the
> metadata
> > > of a
> > > > > > given
> > > > > > > > > PDF.
> > > > > > > > > I have culled together a fairly
> short
> > > > > > example;
> > > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > > > anyone see any obvious problems?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > import java.io.FileOutputStream;
> > > > > > > > > import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
> > > > > > > > > import
> java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfName;
> > > > > > > > > import
> com.lowagie.text.pdf.PRStream;
> > > > > > > > > import
> com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfObject;
> > > > > > > > > import
> com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader;
> > > > > > > > > import
> com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStream;
> > > > > > > > > import
> com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
> > > > > > > > > import
> > > com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfDictionary;
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > public class
> MinimalModifyPdfMetadata
> > > > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > public byte[]
> modifyMetadata(String
> > > pdf)
> > > > > > > > > throws Exception
> > > > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > > > ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new
> > > > > > > > > ByteArrayOutputStream();
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > PdfReader pdfReader = new
> > > > > PdfReader(pdf);
> > > > > > > > > byte[] b =
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
>
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