Why would I use a fork when chopsticks work just fine. There's more than one way to skin this cat. Thanks.
1T3XT info wrote: > > dburke schreef: >> Sorry, Let me simplify it. >> >> Using iText, is it possible to copy a section of a PDF document and paste >> it >> into a particular spot of another PDF document? > > Yes, provided that: > > 1. you know the page number and the coordinates. > 2. the new contents 'fits' into the available space. > >> If so, how do I copy the >> section from one document, and how can I paste it into the other >> document? > > Using the copy/paste terminology, I fear you don't > understand that PDF isn't a format for editing documents. > Every character, line, word, image,... you see in a PDF > document, is 'painted' on an exact position in a page. > > The document doesn't know anything about text structure > (unless the PDF is tagged, or unless you buy expensive > OCR software). All text structure is lost, so in PDF, > it is impossible to 'copy a section.' > >> I hope that makes sense now. > > Your question doesn't make sense in PDF > in general, not limited to iText. > I believe the common answer to a question > like this is a counter-question: "Why are > you asking how to eat soup with a fork?" > > Hence the request to rephrase your question > (and probably rethink your design). > > -- > This answer is provided by 1T3XT BVBA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/ > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Copy-a-section-into-another-PDF--tp15337056p15341814.html Sent from the iText - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
