Subject: Re: Help with copying a page without text 2007-10-07 - By William A. Segraves
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Leonard, you're advice is usually much better quality.
I regret you did not try the procedure I outlined before you passed judgement
on it. If you had tried the procedure, I expect you would have found it works
just fine for the example that was used.
Readers interested in the procedure outlined below, despite Leonard's advice,
can consult Sid Steward's excellent Pdftk web site, www.accesspdf.com, for the
inspiration for the below procedure.
I hasten to add the Leonard is correct about editing a PDF damaging it. That's
why the Pdftk plugin for Vim is used, i.e., to repair the damaged PDF. It's not
a new idea, as it's been on Sid's site since 11Feb2005, http://www.accesspdf
.com/index.php?page=2.
Best regards,
Bill Segraves
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: Leonard Rosenthol
To: Post all your questions about iText here
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Help with copying a page without text
Note that doing so will create an invalid PDF :(.
Please do NOT try to edit a PDF using text editors...
Leonard
On Oct 7, 2007, at 11:36 AM, wasegraves@(protected) wrote:
> Not exactly. It's not possible, except when it's possible.
>
> Here's an approach that works for the MyFirstTable example in the
> iText tutorial.
>
> 1. Download and install Vim (This author used Vim 6.3).
>
> 2. Download and install Pdftk (This author used Pdftk 1.12),
> i.e., copy pdftk.exe into the Vim plugin directory.
>
> 3. Download and install the Pdftk plugin in the Vim plugins
> directory, i.e., copy pdftk.vim into the Vim plugin directory.
>
> 4. Open MyFirstTable.pdf with Vim.
>
> 5. Find the text "cell test2" in the second cell in the fourth
> row of the table and delete the text.
>
> 6. Save the PDF as MyFirstTable_revised.pdf.
>
> 7. Open MyFirstTable_revised.pdf with Reader and see that the
> text "cell test2" is now gone.
>
> Note that this procedure uses iText indirectly, as Pdftk is based
> on iText.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill Segraves
>
> -- ---- ------ Original message from Leonard Rosenthol
> <leonardr@(protected)>: -- ---- ------
>
>
> > No, it's not possible.
> >
> > Nor will you find any PDF library that will offer that due to the
> way
> > that PDF is structured. See the other current discussion about "how
> > to read text on a page"...
> >
> >
> > Leonard
> >
> > On Oct 6, 2007, at 4:28 PM, Sarath Dorbala wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am pretty new to PDF and iText. I have a situation where I need
> > > to copy a page to another (new) page with no text from the first
> > > page. For example, if i have a table in page 1, I need to copy
> that
> > > to a new page and but not text in that cell. I don't know if this
> > > is possible in iText.
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> <snip>< /BLOCK QUOTE>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Leonard, you're advice is usually much better
quality.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I regret you did not try the procedure I outlined
before you passed judgement on it. If you had tried the procedure, I expect you
would have found it works just fine for the example that was used.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Readers interested in the procedure outlined below
,
despite Leonard's advice, can consult Sid Steward's excellent Pdftk web site,
<A
href="http://www.accesspdf.com">www.accesspdf.com</A>, for the inspiration for
the below procedure.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hasten to add the Leonard is correct about
editing a PDF damaging it. That's why the Pdftk plugin for Vim is
used, i.e., to repair the damaged PDF. It's not a new idea, as it's been on
Sid's site since 11Feb2005, <A
href="http://www.accesspdf.com/index.php?page=2">http://www.accesspdf.com/index
.php?page=2</A>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill Segraves</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">-- -- Original Message -- -- </DIV>
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<A title=leonardr@(protected) href="mailto:leonardr@(protected)">Leonard
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 07, 2007 6:58
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [iText-questions] Help with
copying a page without text</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Note that doing so will create an invalid PDF :(.<BR><BR
>Please
do NOT try to edit a PDF using text editors...<BR><BR>Leonard<BR><BR><BR>On
Oct 7, 2007, at 11:36 AM, <A
href="mailto:wasegraves@(protected)">wasegraves@(protected)</A>
wrote:<BR><BR>> Not exactly. It's not possible, except when it's
possible.<BR>><BR>> Here's an approach that works for the MyFirstTable
example in the <BR>> iText
tutorial.<BR>><BR>> 1. Download and
install Vim (This author used Vim
6.3).<BR>><BR>> 2. Download and install
Pdftk (This author used Pdftk 1.12), <BR>> i.e., copy pdftk.exe into
the Vim plugin directory.<BR>><BR>> 3.
Download and install the Pdftk plugin in the Vim plugins <BR>>
directory, i.e., copy pdftk.vim into the Vim plugin
directory.<BR>><BR>> 4. Open
MyFirstTable.pdf with Vim.<BR>><BR>> 5.
Find the text "cell test2" in the second cell in the fourth <BR>>
row
of the table and delete the
text.<BR>><BR>> 6. Save the PDF as
MyFirstTable_revised.pdf.<BR>><BR>> 7.
Open MyFirstTable_revised.pdf with Reader and see that the <BR>>
text
"cell test2" is now gone.<BR>><BR>> Note that this procedure uses iText
indirectly, as Pdftk is based <BR>> on iText.<BR>><BR>>
Cheers,<BR>> Bill Segraves<BR>><BR>> -- ---- ------ Original message
from Leonard Rosenthol <BR>> <<A
href="mailto:leonardr@(protected)">leonardr@(protected)</A>>:
-- ---- ------<BR>><BR>><BR>> > No, it's not possible.<BR>>
><BR>> > Nor will you find any PDF library that will offer that due
to the <BR>> way<BR>> > that PDF is structured. See the other
current discussion about "how<BR>> > to read text on a page"...<BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > Leonard<BR>> ><BR>> > On Oct 6,
2007, at 4:28 PM, Sarath Dorbala wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > >
Hello,<BR>> > ><BR>> > > I am pretty new to PDF and iText.
I
have a situation where I need<BR>> > > to copy a page to another
(new) page with no text from the first<BR>> > > page. For example,
if
i have a table in page 1, I need to copy <BR>> that<BR>> > >
;
to a new page and but not text in that cell. I don't know if this<BR>> >
;
> is possible in iText.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Thank
you.<BR>> <snip>< /BLOCK QUOTE><BR>>
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