You may produce your PdfReader from a byte array and output the result
to a ByteArrayOutputStream.
Paulo
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Patrick O. Thurman
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 4:20 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [iText-questions] java.io.IOException when tring to
> read PDFtemplate file
>
>
> Good Morning all,
>
> I have a java class that reads a PDF template file and fills
> in the input
> fields:
>
>
>
> import com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields;
>
> import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader;
>
> import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
>
> import java.io.FileOutputStream;
>
> import java.sql.*;
>
> import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
>
>
>
> /**
>
> * Fill in a simple registration form.
>
> */
>
> public class readTemplatePDF {
>
> /**
>
> * Reads a form and fills in the fields.
>
> * @param args no arguments needed
>
> */
>
> public static void main(String[] args) {
>
> readTemplatePDF d = new readTemplatePDF();
>
> d.write(null);
>
> }
>
> public static String write(oracle.sql.ARRAY parms) {
>
> String result = "0 -- Successfull";
>
> String[] values = null;
>
> int arraySize = 0;
>
> SimpleDateFormat sdf = new
> SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd' 'HH:mm:ss.SS'
> '");
>
> try {
>
> values = (String[])parms.getArray();
>
> arraySize = parms.length();
>
> }
>
> catch (java.sql.SQLException ex) {
>
> System.out.println(sdf.format(new java.util.Date()) + "
> readTemplatePDF >> " + ex.toString());
>
> }
>
> try {
>
> // we create a reader to read the template PDF file
>
>
>
> PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("PORA$DATA:[PORADATA.PDF]" +
> values[0]);
>
> int n = reader.getNumberOfPages();
>
> PdfStamper stamp1 = new PdfStamper(reader, new
> FileOutputStream("PORA$DATA:[PORADATA.PDF]" + values[1]));
>
> AcroFields form1 = stamp1.getAcroFields();
>
> int i = 2;
>
> while (i < arraySize) {
>
> form1.setField(values[i], values[i+1]);
>
> i++;
>
> i++;
>
> }
>
> stamp1.setFormFlattening(true);
>
> stamp1.close();
>
> result = "0 -- Successfull";
>
> } catch (Exception ex) {
>
> System.out.println(sdf.format(new java.util.Date()) + "
> readTemplatePDF >> " + ex.toString());
>
> result = "9 -- Failed";
>
> }
>
> return result;
>
> }
>
> }
>
>
>
> I receive a java.io.IOException when tring to create
>
>
>
> PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("PORA$DATA:[PORADATA.PDF]" +
> values[0]);
>
>
>
>
>
> I have found in the code:
>
>
>
> public RandomAccessFileOrArray(String filename, boolean
> forceRead) throws
> IOException {
> File file = new File(filename);
> if (!file.canRead()) {
> if (filename.startsWith("file:/") ||
> filename.startsWith("http://";) || filename.startsWith("https://";) ||
> filename.startsWith("jar:")) {
> InputStream is = new URL(filename).openStream();
> try {
> this.arrayIn = InputStreamToArray(is);
> return;
> }
> finally {
> try {is.close();}catch(IOException ioe){}
> }
> }
> else {
> InputStream is = BaseFont.getResourceStream(filename);
> if (is == null)
> throw new IOException(filename + " not
> found as file or
> resource.");
> try {
> this.arrayIn = InputStreamToArray(is);
> return;
> }
> finally {
> try {is.close();}catch(IOException ioe){}
> }
> }
> }
>
>
> Where I believe my exception is being generated. What are
> the reasons for
> this exception other than the file not existing on the disk,
> not in the
> right place and not having the correct OS security? Why is a
> randomAccess
> method being used to read a binary file? I have this code running and
> working in my test environment, but cannot make it work in
> production. I
> am a Oracle DBA and I am running this class as a stored
> procedure within the
> database. I believe that this is a Oracle DB problem, but I
> cannot find the
> difference between test and prod to solve the problem. I
> believe this in
> NOT a security/priviledge problem, but some thing different,
> maybe file type
> or..
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Pat,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Patrick O. Thurman
> Stephen F. Austin State University
> Information Technology Services
> Data Base Administrator
> Phone: (936) 468-1074
> Fax: (936) 468-1117
>
>
>
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