hi! extract the text from your pdf, i'm not sure if itext has this functionality but pdfbox and jpedal do. the rest can be done with java perl regular expressions.
regards, randolph ----------------------------------------------------------------------- metamagix - better online solutions favoritenstrasse 19 / 1040 wien / +43.1.9902804 buero: hackengasse 27 / 1150 wien / +43.1.9902804 http://www.metamagix.net On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Andrew Kim wrote: > I need a simple requirement to validate PDF files. I > simply need to check if the string is in the PDF file. > I don't really care where it is located. If I can > check the pre-defined string, say "this is my PDF", I > know this document is valid. > > Are there ways to search text using iText. > > Thanks, > Andy > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
