Hi Tilman, yes the stackoverflow request is also from me - the issue I have is how to replace the stream inside the form. I have no form.setContentStream() function. Besides I'm no sure if the getContentStream() returns the whole PDFormXObject.
Best regards, Bernward -----Original Message----- From: Tilman Hausherr <thaush...@t-online.de> Sent: Freitag, 24. März 2023 05:36 To: dev@pdfbox.apache.org Subject: Re: Replace Form using PDFGraphicsStreamEngine You can call getStream() on the PDFormXObject and then change that one, or are you asking something different? I assume https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstackoverflow.com%2Fquestions%2F75814243%2Fpdfbox-how-to-replace-text-in-a-pdformxobject&data=05%7C01%7Cbernward.kett%40dxc.com%7Cd0b90dc294c84de2ea2008db2c215f42%7C93f33571550f43cfb09fcd331338d086%7C0%7C0%7C638152294077116069%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jxw8oGi0a1I3Q3Yw2ZRXuK4QxWSED0MRv5GdyrzAbJs%3D&reserved=0 is also from you? Or is your question about replacing a form in the resources? Tilman On 23.03.2023 11:38, Kett, Bernward wrote: > Dear all, > > I'm struggling with replacing text within a Form. I detect the text I can > replace it, but putting it back to the form seems to be the hell on earth. > > What was my approach? > I'm using MKL's PdfContentStreamEditor (Thanks for that it was a very > useful starting point) Replacing content within the main content is > quite easy with that (Replacing all changed Tj with TJ by the way) > > I think the purpose of doing nothing in the showForm overwrite is exactly to > avoid replacements in Forms. > > So creating a new outstream for the form and putting my redactions there is > also done (text is found and replaced). > But how to replace the old form stream with the new one? > > Thanks a lot, > Bernward > > EntServ Deutschland GmbH: Schickardstra?e 32, 71034 B?blingen, Germany - > Board of Directors: Joachim L?ffler (Chairman), Jacqueline Fechner - > Registered in Stuttgart: HRB 757510. > DXC Technology Company -- This message is transmitted to you by or on behalf > of DXC Technology Company or one of its affiliates. It is intended > exclusively for the addressee. The substance of this message, along with any > attachments, may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information > or information that is otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you > are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not authorized to > read, print, retain, copy or disseminate any part of this message. If you > have received this message in error, please destroy and delete all copies and > notify the sender by return e-mail. Regardless of content, this e-mail shall > not operate to bind DXC Technology Company or any of its affiliates to any > order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or > government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such > purpose. --. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@pdfbox.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@pdfbox.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@pdfbox.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@pdfbox.apache.org
