Why would using this approach fail on a PDF that is locked with a password? In order to print the PDF, you have to have the ability to READ it ;). And if you can read it in order to print it, you can read it to just read it...Right?
Leonard On Oct 7, 2007, at 11:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If the PDF is locked with a password, but still printable, the > approach offered by this author is one that would work, while > attempting to use this approach on the original PDF would fail. > This author was simply trying to help the poster with an approach > that would avoid the frustration that would ensue if he tried to > work with an original locked PDF. > > > Of course, the approach espoused by the esteemed sage would be > easier, for both unlocked and unlocked PDFs. OTOH, this author > doesn't count easier to fail as an acceptable approach. > > > Cheers, > > Bill Segraves > > -------------- Original message from Leonard Rosenthol > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -------------- > > > > Why would working through the PostScript be easier than doing > this on > > the original PDF? > > > > You can get to all the PDF operators just fine. > > Font & text information is more easily referenceable from the PDF > > PostScript also has "XObjects", Patterns, etc. that may contain > text. > > etc. > > > > Not understanding the logic :(. > > > > Leonard > > > > > > On Oct 6, 2007, at 4:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Yes; but it is not practicable with iText. You could, however, as > > > long as the PDF is printable, use the following procedure: > > > > > > 1. Print to a PS file. > > > > > > 2. Scan the PS file from step1 above, droppin g all lines that > > > do not end with Tj or TJ. > > > > > > 3. Use a regular expression (together with Substitution or > > > Match) to extract the instances of "text fragment" from within > > > multiple instances of "(text fragment)Tj", printing the resulting > > > text fragments to STDOUT. > > > > > > Bruno has given an excellent example of why you should not expect > > > the resulting output to make sense, i.e., the text fragments may > > > not appear in the order in which you'd like for them to appear. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Bill Segraves > > > > > > -------------- Original message from krammark > > > : -------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > so , how we read the data from pdf ? > > > > i mean , can we read them line by line from the specific pages ? > > & gt; &g t; > > > > thanks buddy. > > > > > > > > > > > > Bruno Lowagie (iText) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > krammark wrote: > > > > >> hey gusy, > > > > >> do u guys have a idea how to read the data from pdf pages > > > using itext ? > > > > >> basically, i want to read the data from table and write them > > > into excel > > > > >> files. > > > > >> is that possible ? > > > > > > > > > > There is no such thing as 'a table' in plain PDF. > > > > > It's just lines and words painted on a canvas, > > > > > possible in an arbitrary order. > > > > > > > > > > Unless your tables cells are form fields, or your > > > > ; > PDF contains specific table structures (Tagged PDF), > > > > > iText probably won't help you. > & gt; > > > > > > > > br, > > > > > Bruno > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --- > > > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > > > > > Still grepping through log files to find problems? 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