Because it's a hard problem that requires a LOT of in-depth understanding of PDF (and PDF/A).
You COULD use iText's lowest level object APIs combined with various other Java libraries to do it - but there isn't anything available "out of the box". Leonard -----Original Message----- From: Shervin Asgari [mailto:sher...@redpill-linpro.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:25 PM To: Post all your questions about iText here Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Convert pdf to pdf/a Hi. Thanks for quick response. Why isn't it possible? Any plans to do this in later release? Shervin Leonard Rosenthol wrote: > No, there is not. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shervin Asgari [mailto:sher...@redpill-linpro.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:54 AM > To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [iText-questions] Convert pdf to pdf/a > > Hello. > > Is there a way to convert existing PDF to PDF/A using iText? > I know you can create PDF/A, but unsure about converting existing. > > -- Shervin Asgari Java faggruppeleder / Systemutvikler Redpill Linpro AS - Changing the game Mobil: +47 918 64 148 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
