On 21/02/2012 18:14, AJ Weber wrote:
> I'm apparently doing something wrong.
Your code is very strange. An outsider seeing the code out of context
has no idea what you're trying to achieve.
> I'm trying to append some content
> directly to the page's existing content-stream (it's already formatted
> with the correct operators& operands, because I removed it previously).
What makes you think this will result in valid PDF syntax?
> Not only is the updated content not being written,
Maybe it is written, but not visible when you open the file in Adobe Reader.
> but my simple removal
> of one docInfo property is also ineffective.
What is the docInfo property?
> However, a PDF [copy] is
> being written, and no exceptions are being thrown.
>
> Here's a snippet of the java method:
>
> if (docinfo.containsKey("IP_Text")) {
> String ipText = docinfo.get("IP_Text");
> docinfo.remove("IP_Text");
What is docinfo? Is it a dictionary?
What is "IP_Text"?
> PdfDictionary page = reader.getPageN(1);
> PRStream stream =
> (PRStream)page.getAsStream(PdfName.CONTENTS);
> byte[] contentBytes = PdfReader.getStreamBytes(stream);
> baos = new
> ByteArrayOutputStream(contentBytes.length + ipText.length());
> baos.write(contentBytes);
> baos.write(ipText.getBytes());
> baos.flush();
> baos.close(); //unnecessary?
> stream.setData(baos.toByteArray());
What is ipText? Is it valid PDF syntax?
Isn't it extremely dangerous to append a snippet of PDF syntax like this?
What are you trying to achieve?
> copy = new PdfStamper(reader, new
> FileOutputStream(copyFilename));
> copy.setMoreInfo(docinfo);
> ...
> copy.close();
Aha, docinfo is a dictionary. More specifically: metadata.
You're using a method to add more metadata in an attempt to remove
metadata...
Also: you are adding some existing metadata to the content stream of a page.
I have no clue about what you're trying to achieve.
I only have an opinion: what you're doing is dangerous. I wouldn't do it.
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