You'll have to delete the old object with PdfReader.killIndirect(PRIndirectReference).
Paulo > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ismael F > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [iText-questions] Replacing PDF stream content > > Hello everybody, > > I need to change, replace a whole stream of bytes 'object' > from a PDF. In this case those bytes corresponds to a XFA form. > > The original PDF content is like: > %PDF-1.6 > %âãÏÓ > 1 0 obj <</Type/Metadata/... > ... > ... > 10 0 obj <</Filter[/FlateDecode]/Type/EmbeddedFile/Length > 22459>>stream ... endstream > 11 0 obj ....... > ... > > So I use this piece of code: > PdfIndirectReference ref = writer.addToBody(new > PdfStream(form_field_property_value), xfa_element_ind, > false).getIndirectReference(); > writer.getExtraCatalog().put(PdfName.XFA, ref); > > where "xfa_element_ind" is "10 0", and corresponds to the > bytes adress that I want to replace. > > As a result I get this PDF content: > %PDF-1.6 > %âãÏÓ > 10 0 obj <</Length 42101>>stream ... endstream > 1 0 obj <</Type/Metadata/... > ... > ... > ... > 10 0 obj <</Filter[/FlateDecode]/Type/EmbeddedFile/Length > 22459>>stream ... endstream > 11 0 obj ....... > ... > > As one can see the content has not changed/replaced, is > duplicated and I don't achieve the desired result. > > How can I make a direct substitution/replacement to the > stream without duplicating content? > Is It possible? > How? > > I tried diferent things but I'm not able to get it! > > Thanks a lot! Aviso Legal: Esta mensagem é destinada exclusivamente ao destinatário. Pode conter informação confidencial ou legalmente protegida. A incorrecta transmissão desta mensagem não significa a perca de confidencialidade. Se esta mensagem for recebida por engano, por favor envie-a de volta para o remetente e apague-a do seu sistema de imediato. É proibido a qualquer pessoa que não o destinatário de usar, revelar ou distribuir qualquer parte desta mensagem. Disclaimer: This message is destined exclusively to the intended receiver. It may contain confidential or legally protected information. The incorrect transmission of this message does not mean the loss of its confidentiality. If this message is received by mistake, please send it back to the sender and delete it from your system immediately. It is forbidden to any person who is not the intended receiver to use, distribute or copy any part of this message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
