Solution for PDF documnet processing

Santosh...@adobeforums.com

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Jul 4, 2006, 7:53:34 AM7/4/06

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I have a requirement for my existing project that : my program should handle pdf doc ,ie from a big input pdf document ,my program should read one page and then one line of data from that input pdf doc and then
compare with my existing Token list .eg( state = Orissa ,Orissa is my Token ,if This token is present on that particular location/position field (state)
then my program should separate that page from that input doc..

Like this all similar Token presence pages should be created as separate bundles.

For this operation i need some guidance how to do it .

Sub_F...@adobeforums.com

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Jul 6, 2006, 11:52:47 AM7/6/06

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Well if you're using the SDK

Open the doc - PDDocOpen
Get the wordlist for a page (PDDocCreateWordFinder, PDWordFinderAcquireWordList etc).
Search the wordlist for the key words.
If they match then use PDDocDeletePages to remove the page
Save the document.

But if you're doing this within an exisiting project thats not an Acrobat plugin you will either have to launch Acrobat and use IAC to control it, license Adobe's PDFLib (expensive) or use a 3rd party tool (such as the other PDFLib etc) to process the document.

Good luck, its pretty easy to do, the hard part is selecting how to integrate this with your existing project.

Santosh...@adobeforums.com

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Jul 12, 2006, 3:28:10 AM7/12/06

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IS PDF SDK is free to down load or not .Is there any link between
PDF Acrobat reader and PDF SDK ?

Where can i get details regarding usage of SDK for
programming prospective ?

Like how to install SDK and how to use API for my required
coding.

Aandi_...@adobeforums.com

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Jul 12, 2006, 4:21:14 AM7/12/06

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>IS PDF SDK is free to down load or not .Is there any link between
>PDF Acrobat reader and PDF SDK ?

The right names of things are about to get very important, so let's
review.

Acrobat Reader - obsolete. The name changed to...
Adobe Reader. The "free Reader" for PDF files. Sometimes just Reader.

Adobe Acrobat (Acrobat Standard and Acrobat Professional), or just
Acrobat, Adobe's commercial Acrobat products, used to create PDF
files, and much more.

Acrobat SDK: developer tools for automating Adobe Acrobat.

A few pages in the SDK also can be used for the free Reader, but
almost entirely, if you want to use the SDK you need to buy Acrobat
Standard (and in some cases, like JavaScript, Acrobat Professional).

The SDK is from $99 for the full package, with examples, but many
documents, including the introductory ones, are free to download.

Nonexistent products: Adobe Writer, Acrobat Writer.

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>Where can i get details regarding usage of SDK for
>programming prospective ?

http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/acrobat/sdk/index_doc.html

Aandi Inston

Sub_F...@adobeforums.com

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Jul 12, 2006, 5:51:25 AM7/12/06

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While we're clarifying terms.

The SDK (Software development kit) costs money but you can download the headers for free. This gives you access to all the exposed calls in Acrobat but lacks much of the documentation and examples that make life much easier.

However the headers download does at least include a starter project for Acrobat plugin development.

NOTE: That to do development for Reader you need a special key from Adobe. I can't remember the current price for this but Reader development costs extra.

Bernd Alheit

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Jul 12, 2006, 7:45:09 AM7/12/06

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NOTE: That to do development for Reader you need a special key from Adobe.
I can't remember the current price for this but Reader development costs
extra.

The key is required for the development of a plug-in for Adobe Reader.