Re: read and split pdf doc on i5

[Franco Biaggi <fbiaggi@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
look at iText, on the home page there are a lot of examples.


Jim Franz wrote:
> I am assuming others are receiving pdf files that need to be processed on 
> iSeries.
>
> Receiving a 1,000 page pdf file containing text and images. Each page relates
> to a single invoice. The index contains a unique code for each page that I 
> need to extract.
> Each page needs to be split into a separate pdf file, with file name related 
> to that unique code.
> Each file is password protected (and is labelled "customer key for 
> decrypting").
> Inside file, is labelled PDF-1.4 (although I prob need to support later 
> versions)
> Would like to split this file and move individual pdf files to their proper 
> directory in a 
> batch process to execute when file downloaded via ftp. 
> I have found java tools on Source-Forge that may work, but not familiar with 
> java, and have
> never loaded a java tool to iSeries. Need to be able to call java tool from 
> RPGLE.
> Found some unix tools, but they could not process encrypted file.
> Many interactive products, but hoping not to go there (although this may 
> become
> an interactive process for the once a week download  and split this file).
> i5 at V5r3
> jim franz
>