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----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Freedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:09 AM Subject: [iText-questions] RE: iText-questions - How to Convert ".doc" to ".pdf" > Subbu, > > It seems to me that the problem is that you're attempting to treat > a Microsoft Word .doc file as if it were a text file - which it is not. > I would think that you would have to convert it to some intermediate format > before using itext to produce a .pdf. > > I'm fairly new to itext myself, so I'm not familiar with all aspects of it, > but I believe that itext handles rtf to pdf conversion. > > If that is so, you could look at OpenOffice as a way to convert .doc to .rtf > Take a look at www.openoffice.org, in particular, look at the OpenOffice > api. > > ======================================= > Rich Freedman > Senior Software Engineer > Cross Current Corporation > 100 Union Square Drive > New Hope, PA 18938 > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: http://www.CrossCurrent.com > ======================================= > > > > >Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 05:20:42 -0700 (PDT) > >From: Mallela Siva Subrahmanyam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [iText-questions] How to Convert ".doc" to ".pdf" > > > >Hi, > > > >I am using the PDFWriter and Document classes of > >iText.jar file and trying to convert a ".doc" file to > >".pdf" format. I am able to fetch the data and put it > >into a pdf file. But the ".doc" data being read > >contains some formatting information that is being > >appended to the content, in the beginnning and at the > >end. > >How to get rid of that code content in the PDF file > >through java code? > >I am trying this out as a stand alone API, which takes > >the "Document File Name" as command line argument. > > > >I could successfully convert a ".txt" file into > >".pdf". > > > >Also, can I insert a GIF into this PDF(just created) > >in a page that contains a particular text String ? > > > >Please send me the code piece, as I badly need that. > > > >Attaching a copy of the code that I am currently > >using. > >Regards, > >Subbu > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including > Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. > Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. > http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
