Xavier Le Vourch wrote:
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> dayvidpow wrote:
> |> The easiest way is to put your data as extra keys in the info
> dictionary. If
> |> you want it more "hidden" they can go to the catalog dictionary.
> |
> | Are there any sample / example code as to how to accomplish this?
> |
>
> I don't think there's any example for that online. To create the custom
> data, use Document.addHeader() as in:
>
> ~ document.addHeader("key1", "value1");
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>
> To retrieve the meta data, use PdfReader.getInfo(). This will return a
> hash table with all the meta data.
>
> ~ reader.getInfo().get("key1")
>
> will return "value1" based on the code sample above.
That's a possible way to do it too.
However, you'll end up with a PDF that has keys in its info
dictionary that aren't explained in the PDF Reference.
I'm always confused when PDF creators do things like that.
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