Re: Installing and compiling PDFBox

Tilman Hausherr Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:49:53 -0700

I see now... that exe file was obtained by running IKVM. I don't usethat one.


Anyway, you can run Importxfdf from the jars too, if you don't need an EXE:



java -cp "pdfbox-app-1.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar" org.apache.pdfbox.ImportXFDF

outputs:

usage: org.apache.pdfbox.ImportXFDF <pdf-file> <fdf-file> <output-file>


(Yes, the output is somewhat misleading here)

Tilman

Am 22.10.2014 um 00:10 schrieb Lauretta Carroll:

Thanks Frank and Tilman for such prompt responses ...

What I am trying to accomplish is really quite simple ...

I am trying to compile ImportxFDF.exe.

Once upon a time (2006 to be exact), the PDFBox install contained abin folder that contained Importxfdf.exe and associated dlls.

This is no longer the case with the current release of PDFBox.1.8.7.

I am trying to recreate these files because the 2006 ImportxFDF.exeexecutable no longer works with Adoble 9x fillable forms.

The PDFBox "build.xml" file contains the following snippet forbuilding ImportxFDF.exe and the associated dlls:


Inline image 1

This is what I am trying to compile.
And yes ... I will trade US dollars for a solution ...
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
~LCarroll




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On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Tilman Hausherr<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:


    Hi,

    This is somewhat confusing. The "it works" message is from the
    Apache webserver. Not apache pdfbox.

    You don't have to "compile" pdfbox, you can use the jars.

    You have to compile your own code, unless you are using the
    command line application.

    for example, enter this in a dos box:

        java -jar pdfbox-app-1.8.7.jar PDFReader blah.pdf

    and it will display the pdf. Or enter

        java -jar pdfbox-app-1.8.7.jar PDFToImage -resolution 300
    -imageType png blah.pdf

    and it will convert your image to png.

    Or enter

        java -jar pdfbox-app-1.8.7.jar

    and it will show what commands are available

    No, there is no "fee based PDFBox Helpline" anywhere on planet
    earth. Although many questions are answered here for free. Maybe
    explain what you want to do.

    Tilman


    Am 21.10.2014 um 23:26 schrieb Lauretta Carroll:

        I am having great difficulty installing PDFBox.1.8.7.

        I have installed Apache (on a Windows 7 machine).
         From my browswer address bar, "http:\\localhost\" responds:
        "It Works!", indicating that Apache is truly running.

        I have installed the following Java JDK:
        jdk-7u71-windows-i586.exe

        I have installed Maven.
         From the cmd line, "mvn --version" responds:

        Apache Maven 3.2.3
        Maven home: C:\Apache\apache-maven-3.2.3
        Java version: 1.8.0_25. vendor: Oracle Corporation
        Java home: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_25
        Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: Cp1252
        OS name: "Windows 7", version: "6.1", arch: "x86", family: "dos"

        Maven appears to be installed, as well as Java.

        I have downloaded and extracted the following:
        pdfbox-1.8.7-scr

        I have downloaded the following:
        commons-logging-1.2.jar
        jempbox-1.8.7.jar
        fontbox-1.8.7.jar
        pdfbox-1.8.7.jar
        pdfbox-app-1.8.7.jar

        and I have updated the CLASSPATH to include the System
        Variable PATH for
        each of above.

        This is where things fall apart.
        It is not clear how to complile PDFBox.

        Do you use a 'jar' command?
        Can someone please point me to the documentation to compile
        PDFBox?
        Is there a fee based PDFBox Helpline anywhere on planet earth?

        Thanks,
        ~LCarroll

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