I didn't include it in my code, but yes, you need to specify either a String (the file path) or a File object as the parameter for PDDocument.load() ...
On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 10:00 PM, Al Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Gilad, > > Just trying to get started with your sample. > > Doesnt pdfDocument need to be assigned to the file object in the previous > line? > > Regards, > > -Al > > > On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 2:38 AM, Gilad Denneboom < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > > If the data is located in form fields then PrintTextLocations is not > going > > to be helpful, but you don't need it. > > Accessing form fields using PDFBox is very easy. You can use this code > > example to print out the field names and their values to the console: > > > > PDDocument pdfDocument = PDDocument.load(fileName); > > PDDocumentCatalog docCatalog = pdfDocument.getDocumentCatalog(); > > PDAcroForm acroForm = docCatalog.getAcroForm(); > > List fields = acroForm.getFields(); > > Iterator fieldsIter = fields.iterator(); > > while (fieldsIter.hasNext()) { > > PDField field = (PDField) fieldsIter.next(); > > System.out.println(field.getPartialName() + ":" + field.getValue()); > > } > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 2:32 PM, Al Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am looking for some help. I am reporting this because I can add some > > more > > > information. > > > > > > I have a form (a sample of which you can view here : > > > > > > > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3rjaapNHpJJa1pfc1l1M2NzSEk/view?usp=sharing > > > ) > > > > > > Basically the information in the form is tabular. My reading so far > tells > > > me I should using extract text by area and to get those coordinates > > > printtextlocations. > > > > > > If any developers out there are able to help, since my coding skills > are > > > rusty I would really appreciate it. > > > > > > Even if it was just a sample of code for one field which I can then > copy > > > and reuse. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > -Al > > > > > > > > > -- > > > "Beat it punk!" > > > - Clint Eastwood > > > > > > > > > -- > "Beat it punk!" > - Clint Eastwood >
