On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Mike Marchywka <marchy...@hotmail.com>wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 04:30:48 -0700 > > From: victor_ba...@yahoo.com > > To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [iText-questions] text searching + opening a document directly > to the search result location > > > > > > > > Hello! > > > > In my app. I have a table. On each row there is a help button. The help > is provided in the form of a large PDF file. > > > > If the user presses the help button on a row, the PDF should open > directly where the explanation for that row properties is. > > > > Can I do this with iText (actually iTextSharp)? Can I search the document > (using the property name on that row) and then open the document to the > user, directly at that location? > > This is a bit like the prior question about , " how do I use a servlet to > deal with big pdf files." The first answer > might be, " why are you using PDF in this setting?" Rather than having a > help button provoke a search, > wouldn't you be better off doing the search previously or can help point to > arbitrary locations? > In the former case, html with fragments may work or just having separate > pages, in the latter case a DB > may be more appropriate although I guess you could ask about PDF indexing > or TOC capabilities. > Leonard, you care to explain how PDF is a good choice here? Thanks. > My interest of course is that I end up having to use some of these > creations that people design... > > .... Victor, it occurs to me that <URL: http://www.itworld.com/development/107909/tools-pdf-internal-links > might bear on your target.
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