Leonard, How would I modify the XML-based metadata?
Jason -----Original Message----- From: Leonard Rosenthol [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:20 AM To: Jason Us; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [iText-questions] ModData/CreationDate At 08:32 AM 4/29/2004, Jason Us wrote: >I am using MoreInfo to set metadata in a PDF. > >metadata.put( new String("CreationDate"), >dateManipulator.foratDateAcrobat(currentTimeStamp)); >metadata.put( new >String("ModDate"), dateManipulator.foratDateAcrobat(currentTimeStamp)); >pdfStamper.setMoreInfo( this.metaData ); > >These dates show up fine if I look at the PDF in acrobat reader. However >when I look in Acro Pro, the dates displayed >are the original dates from the template I use to create the PDF, via an >fdf merge. > Acrobat 6 (Reader and Pro) and later prefer to read information from the XML-based metadata block inside of a PDF, INSTEAD of the simple /Info metadata that you are changing with the metadata & setMoreInfo() methods. As such, you will need to either modify the XML-based metadata AS WELL or simply remove it from the PDF to avoid the conflict. Leonard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Leonard Rosenthol <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Chief Technical Officer <http://www.pdfsages.com> PDF Sages, Inc. 215-938-7080 (voice) 215-938-0880 (fax) STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may include privileged or otherwise confidential information. Any unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, use, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
