Here is some updated information on this problem I`m having. . . . Alan
1. ReplaceString works OK on another PDF file, except when a text string is broken up across PDF Operators. 2. I ran the PDF Debugger utility on both files. The problem file, a 30-page document, has four Dictionary(Pages) parts under Root:Dictionary(Catalog), Pages:Dictionary(Pages), Kids:Array. The normal file, a one-page document, has only one. The problem file does not show a StructTreeRoot, whereas the normal file does. The problem file does not have a PieceInfo:Dictionary, whereas the normal file does. The problem file does not have a MarkInfo:Dictionary part, whereas the normal file does. Not sure if any of this matters. 3. When I use PdfTextStripper on the problem file, it does not output the text I see in the file (although I can select it as text in Adobe). When I use this on the normal file, it outputs the text I see in the file. From: Alan Thomas [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:34 PM To: '[email protected]' Cc: 'Alan Thomas' Subject: ReplaceString example I used the ReplaceString example that comes with PDFBox on a PDF file I have. However, it does not find the text I want to replace. In looking at the code and putting in some debugging statements, I found out that the code was looking for a "PDFOperator" operation (from the getOperation() method) of "Tj" and "TJ". However, my PDF file has neither. Question: Where can I find the list of all the operators that display strings in a PDF file? (Or is there an easier way to search and replace strings?) Thanks, Alan PDFOperator op = (PDFOperator)next; //Tj and TJ are the two operators that display //strings in a PDF if( op.getOperation().equals( "Tj" ) )
