Re: Editing PDF

Also keep in mind that any graphics in the PDF, even an uncompressed one, will show up encoded... Base64 or UTF or whatever PDFs use. I also remember reading once that there's data at the end of the PDF that gives a pointer to where in the PDF certain data is. That if you add/remove stuff from the PDF itself that you need to update those pointers. I believe that only pertained to encoded and embedded graphics data, not text and whatnot. We use PDFLib at work. Basically you start with a blank form (all pre-constructed and layed out) and just overlay text and graphics with it. You're not really altering what's there as much as generating a new PDF with some additional stuff slapped over what was there in a layer or something. Sorry to be so vague.. but wanted to pass on that info in case it helped avoid a pitfall somewhere. Good luck! -TG = = = Original message = = = Sam Smith wrote: > I have an existing PDF file that I want to add text to or make changes to > text with data from an HTML form via PHP. > > The PDF looks like this: > 20 0 obj<</Length 5586/Filter[/ASCII85Decode/FlateDecode]>>stream > 8;X-DgMYb:(An746bc%oU,Mo*S<nfn`(:.P:CnHNZLL%2;CCTp,!@2g_u'+2VqIkV > -$2%Ipq]A > aoW>]"SN?epNo... > > That is, not in plain text. > > If I wanted to add text to the PDF, e.g., Mr. Jones, where the heck would it > go and what would it look like? > > Thanks > it's a compressed pdf. make uncompressed pdf and you should see the raw text ___________________________________________________________ Sent by ePrompter, the premier email notification software. Free download at http://www.ePrompter.com.