Many thanks Tilman for the valuable assistance. Deeply appreciate it. I shall test it soonest.
regards; andrew On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Tilman Hausherr <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Here's the get text by area example from the source code download package: > > package org.apache.pdfbox.examples.util; > > > import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument; > import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage; > import org.apache.pdfbox.util.PDFTextStripperByArea; > > import java.awt.Rectangle; > > import java.util.List; > > /** > * This is an example on how to extract text from a specific area on the > PDF document. > * > * Usage: java org.apache.pdfbox.examples.util.ExtractTextByArea > <input-pdf> > * > * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]";>Ben Litchfield</a> > * @version $Revision: 1.2 $ > */ > public class ExtractTextByArea > { > private ExtractTextByArea() > { > //utility class and should not be constructed. > } > > > /** > * This will print the documents text in a certain area. > * > * @param args The command line arguments. > * > * @throws Exception If there is an error parsing the document. > */ > public static void main( String[] args ) throws Exception > { > if( args.length != 1 ) > { > usage(); > } > else > { > PDDocument document = null; > try > { > document = PDDocument.load( args[0] ); > if( document.isEncrypted() ) > { > document.decrypt( "" ); > } > PDFTextStripperByArea stripper = new > PDFTextStripperByArea(); > stripper.setSortByPosition( true ); > Rectangle rect = new Rectangle( 10, 280, 275, 60 ); > stripper.addRegion( "class1", rect ); > List allPages = document.getDocumentCatalog(). > getAllPages(); > PDPage firstPage = (PDPage)allPages.get( 0 ); > stripper.extractRegions( firstPage ); > System.out.println( "Text in the area:" + rect ); > System.out.println( stripper.getTextForRegion( "class1" ) > ); > > } > finally > { > if( document != null ) > { > document.close(); > } > } > } > } > > /** > * This will print the usage for this document. > */ > private static void usage() > { > System.err.println( "Usage: java > org.apache.pdfbox.examples.util.ExtractTextByArea > <input-pdf>" ); > } > > } > > > > and here's the print hello world from the source code download package: > > > package org.apache.pdfbox.examples.pdmodel; > > import java.io.IOException; > > import org.apache.pdfbox.exceptions.COSVisitorException; > import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument; > import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage; > import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.edit.PDPageContentStream; > import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDFont; > import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDTrueTypeFont; > > /** > * This is an example that creates a simple document > * with a ttf-font. > * > * @author <a href="mailto:[email protected]";>Michael Niedermair</a> > * @version $Revision: 1.2 $ > */ > public class HelloWorldTTF > { > > /** > * create the second sample document from the PDF file format > specification. > * > * @param file The file to write the PDF to. > * @param message The message to write in the file. > * @param fontfile The ttf-font file. > * > * @throws IOException If there is an error writing the data. > * @throws COSVisitorException If there is an error writing the PDF. > */ > public void doIt(final String file, final String message, > final String fontfile) throws IOException, COSVisitorException > { > > // the document > PDDocument doc = null; > try > { > doc = new PDDocument(); > > PDPage page = new PDPage(); > doc.addPage(page); > PDFont font = PDTrueTypeFont.loadTTF(doc, fontfile); > > PDPageContentStream contentStream = new > PDPageContentStream(doc, > page); > contentStream.beginText(); > contentStream.setFont(font, 12); > contentStream.moveTextPositionByAmount(100, 700); > contentStream.drawString(message); > contentStream.endText(); > contentStream.close(); > doc.save(file); > System.out.println(file + " created!"); > } > finally > { > if (doc != null) > { > doc.close(); > } > } > } > > /** > * This will create a hello world PDF document > * with a ttf-font. > * <br /> > * see usage() for commandline > * > * @param args Command line arguments. > */ > public static void main(String[] args) > { > > HelloWorldTTF app = new HelloWorldTTF(); > try > { > if (args.length != 3) > { > app.usage(); > } > else > { > app.doIt(args[0], args[1], args[2]); > } > } > catch (Exception e) > { > e.printStackTrace(); > } > } > > /** > * This will print out a message telling how to use this example. > */ > private void usage() > { > System.err.println("usage: " + this.getClass().getName() > + " <output-file> <Message> <ttf-file>"); > } > } > > > Tilman > > > Am 06.10.2014 um 04:47 schrieb andrew lee: > > Hi Tilman; >> Do you have a sample script on how to read the Account Number value from >> the attached file and output it into a text file? Many thanks. >> >> On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 1:02 AM, Maruan Sahyoun <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Am 04.10.2014 um 15:20 schrieb Tilman Hausherr <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Am 04.10.2014 um 13:38 schrieb andrew lee: >>>> >>>>> Hi Tilman; >>>>> Thanks for the advice. If you notice my attached file, the Account >>>>> >>>> Number: >>> >>>> 0123456789 location will be fixed on every report. >>>>> Does this mean PDFTextStripperByArea will be able to read it? >>>>> >>>> Yes >>>> >>>> What if the [First Name], [Last Name] & [Address] is an editable field. >>>>> Will PDFBox be able to fill them will information that I obtain from a >>>>> database? >>>>> >>>> Don't know, because it might still look like a field. If you're mailing >>>> >>> the result, you don't want any lines. >>> >>> if the field doesn’t define borders/lines around it there shouldn’t be >>> any >>> after filling the form fields >>> >>> BR >>> >>> Maruan >>> >>> Tilman >>>> >>>> Thanks; >>>>> andrew >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Tilman Hausherr <[email protected] >>>>> > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> reading an area can be done with PDFTextStripperByArea, see in the >>>>>> >>>>> source >>> >>>> code or in stackoverflow for examples. If you know where it is. If you >>>>>> don't know where it is (e.g. invoice processing), then you'll have to >>>>>> >>>>> guess >>> >>>> by the context. >>>>>> >>>>>> Writing at a placeholder is more difficult. Better don't create the >>>>>> placeholder at all, just find out the coordinates and draw your text. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://pdfbox.apache.org/cookbook/documentcreation.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Tilman >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Am 04.10.2014 um 03:28 schrieb andrew lee: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi; >>>>>> >>>>>>> I have a pdf report as per attached file. It contains the following >>>>>>> >>>>>> text. >>> >>>> Account Number: 0123456789 >>>>>>> [First Name] >>>>>>> [Last Name] >>>>>>> [Address] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Using PDFBOX, can I read the Account Number value "0123456789" so >>>>>>> >>>>>> that i >>> >>>> can cross check with my oracle database, select out the First Name, >>>>>>> >>>>>> Last >>> >>>> Name and Address and finally fill it into the marker [First Name], >>>>>>> >>>>>> [Last >>> >>>> Name] & [Address] in the PDF file. Btw i was told that i will be >>>>>>> >>>>>> given an >>> >>>> editable pdf report. also >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kindly advice. tq >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >
