Use AcroFields from PdfReader.getAcroFields() if by parsing you mean read the field values.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Vijay Cinnakonda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Paulo Soares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 6:43 PM Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Parsing an existing PDF document > As I had mentioned, I want to parse information out of an exisiting PDF file or an InputStream that would contain Base64 encoded version of PDF. Just was trying out with the examples to see if I can parse information out of the existing PDF files. > > > Since I could not figure out which objects must be used, I thought of sending it out to group. Iam not sure of any forum on iText.NET . Would appreciate if you point me towards the right direction. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paulo Soares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:19 PM > To: Vijay Cinnakonda; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Parsing an existing PDF document > > > This is a java forum, not .NET. Besides that you didn't tell us what you want to do. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Vijay Cinnakonda > > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 4:45 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [iText-questions] Parsing an existing PDF document > > > > Hi > > > > I was trying to use iText.NET to read from an existing file, > > but am unable to do it using the examples and the discussions > > found at your site. I would appreciate if I can get some code > > snippets on how to go around it. I had been trying to use it > > in conjunction with a web service that is used transmit and > > receive documents related to Title Insurance. > > > > The only example I found on reading an existing PDF was : > > > > PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("AcroForm.pdf"); > > PRAcroForm af = reader.getAcroForm(); > > ArrayList fields = af.getFields(); > > Map map = af.fieldByName; > > Set keys = map.keySet(); > > > > StreamWriter sw = new > > StreamWriter("AcroFormValues.txt"); > > for (Iterator i = keys.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) > > { > > String fieldName = (String)i.next(); > > PRAcroForm.FieldInformation info = > > af.getField(fieldName); > > PdfDictionary dic = info.getInfo(); > > String val = dic.contains(PdfName.V) ? > > > > PdfReader.getPdfObject(dic.get(PdfName.V)).ToString() > > : "[null]"; > > > > sw.WriteLine(fieldName + "=" + val); > > } > > sw.Close(); > > > > > > But, Iam just trying to parse a PDF which may come in as a > > Base64String, and I need to parse information from the PDF. > > Is there any direct approach to it? > > > > > > Thanks > > Vijay Cinnakonda > > HWj)bh+yNLv-yv'z\jwbv,xnv !3Ûjj[z('! lXzm^*^JÖv)!v-z+fjv > > z#jW({j-ìx%bMmç*'X( ~zwilq zlX)ß{j- > > > HjyNLvyvzjvv!jzzÊJvvzjzj{éM~ziÛ lËq z l X)ß{j - ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
