Would there be any way of knowing the coordinates of a particular point in the file? May be by using Acrobat reader? Even if the process is a manual one, it is fine. I will have to do it only once for each file.
Thanks in advance, Amit --- bruno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Amit wrote: > > >I want to use iText to fill in the information and > >allow users to take a printout of the pre-populated > >form. I am able to add the information to the PDF > file > >using PdfWriter and PdfContentByte but I am not > able > >to get the info to the correct locations within the > >file. I need to arrive at the position by trial and > >error. Is there any way for me to know the exact > >position of a particular character in the PDF file, > >such as the starting position of the placeholder > >"______", so that I can start writing at the same > >position. > > > I'm sorry, it's not possible to retrieve the > location of a specific String > with iText. > br, > Bruno > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions