Yes I am using NetBeans. Thanks will try that.
Al On 12/02/2016 11:12 am, "Tilman Hausherr" <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 11.02.2016 um 23:00 schrieb Al Grant: > >> HI Gilad and others >> >> Sorry I am pretty new to java. I cant even get this line to run: >> >> PDDocument pdfDocument = PDDocument.load(new >> File("C:\\Users\\Al\\Desktop\\test.pdf")); >> >> I get a Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: >> Uncompilable >> source code - unreported exception java.io.IOException; must be caught or >> declared to be thrown >> at pdftest2.Pdftest2.main(Pdftest2.java:28) >> >> Error. >> >> Can you please help? >> > > Use an IDE like netbeans. This will put yellow hints and tell you what to > do. Maybe you are already using a good IDE. Hover your mouse over anything > in a different color. > > Btw here you just need to add "throws IOException" at the end of the line > with "main". > > Tilman > > > >> Thanks >> >> -Al >> >> On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 2:38 AM, Gilad Denneboom < >> [email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> If the data is located in form fields then PrintTextLocations is not going >>> to be helpful, but you don't need it. >>> Accessing form fields using PDFBox is very easy. You can use this code >>> example to print out the field names and their values to the console: >>> >>> PDDocument pdfDocument = PDDocument.load(fileName); >>> PDDocumentCatalog docCatalog = pdfDocument.getDocumentCatalog(); >>> PDAcroForm acroForm = docCatalog.getAcroForm(); >>> List fields = acroForm.getFields(); >>> Iterator fieldsIter = fields.iterator(); >>> while (fieldsIter.hasNext()) { >>> PDField field = (PDField) fieldsIter.next(); >>> System.out.println(field.getPartialName() + ":" + >>> field.getValue()); >>> } >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 2:32 PM, Al Grant <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I am looking for some help. I am reporting this because I can add some >>>> >>> more >>> >>>> information. >>>> >>>> I have a form (a sample of which you can view here : >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3rjaapNHpJJa1pfc1l1M2NzSEk/view?usp=sharing >>> >>>> ) >>>> >>>> Basically the information in the form is tabular. My reading so far >>>> tells >>>> me I should using extract text by area and to get those coordinates >>>> printtextlocations. >>>> >>>> If any developers out there are able to help, since my coding skills are >>>> rusty I would really appreciate it. >>>> >>>> Even if it was just a sample of code for one field which I can then copy >>>> and reuse. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> -Al >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "Beat it punk!" >>>> - Clint Eastwood >>>> >>>> >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
