PoDoFo is a C++ library to work with the PDF file format.
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Extract text from array TJ in PDF operator using PoDoFo lib
I am trying to extract text from a PDF file usind the PoDoFo library, it is working for the Tj operator and fails to do so for the (array) TJ operator. I ve found this piece of code(with my small modification) here :
const char* pszToken =…

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Extracting page dimensions from a PDF with a C++ program
How can I extract the page dimensions from a PDF file with a C++ program ?
Is there any lightweight, cross-platform, easy to build/install, library that could help ?
Thanks :)
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I tried to build podofo under windows, but it didn't work.
LibHaru…

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Create a "Web Optimized" PDF using PoDoFo
I can create a PDF in my C++ app using PdfStreamedDocument object with no issue. I can also see that it has a function to check and see if the document is Linearized (web optimized). But I cannot find how to force the document that I'm creating to…

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Podofo word spacing
I want to change the word spacing in a PDF text. I use podofo 0.10.0 for that.
If you run the following sample, SetWordSpacing has no effect.
PdfMemDocument document;
auto& page =…
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podofocrop doesn't create new PDF
I did apt-get install ghostscript libpodofo-utils in Ubuntu and then podofocrop orig.pdf new.pdf 245.52 0.0 1290.48 1437.12 but new.pdf is not generated. Here's the output that libpodofo gives me:
Usage: podofocrop input.pdf output.pdf
This…

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LNK2019 errors when using a static version of PoDoFo
Hеllо,
I was wondering if I could request advice on the following issue. I am trying to include a static version of the PoDoFo library, but keep running up against a few LNK2019 errors. Below is an example of the error:
LNK2019 unresolved external…

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How can I read Chinese TEXT from a PDF file using PoDoFo's "podofotxtextract" (C++) sample
I am using PoDoFo 0.9.1 library to read a PDF file which contains Chinese characters on Win32 XP Chinese version OS.
I found PoDoFo's sample project "podofotxtextract" can read PDF in English gracefully, however, when I opened a Chinese PDF file,…

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C++ Podofo PDF table generation
To create tables for PDF documents. I'm working with podofo C++. Would someone kindly give me an example of code to generate tables in PDF?
An example code which generates PDF using podofo c++ open source library , the pdf should include heading,…
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Extract geometric objects (lines, circles,...) from a pdf using PDFMM
I have a PDF containing several geometric objects (mostly lines) in different sizes and color. I want to extract them in the following form, e.g. for lines:
(startx, starty)
(endx, endy)
width
color
Optinal a "z" Position determining which object…

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Building PoDoFo but .lib file is not created
PoDoFo is a C++ library that is used to manipulate PDF files. I'm trying to use PoDoFo in one of my projects but I'm getting Linker errors because I do not have the .lib file.
I'm following the instructions on the readme.html when you download from…

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PoDoFo library and character with accent (ì, è, ...)
As the title, when I create the pdf, accented characters are not shown or appear this ì, how can I solve? I already tried with several encoding, but doesn't works.
Thanks lot in advance
PoDoFo::PdfFont* pFont = document->CreateFont("Liberation…

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Problems exctracting text with PoDoFo
I am new to PoDoFo and trying to extract the text content of a PDF file with it. I have essentially followed this and it works fine with some PDFs but not with others. That is, std::cout << str << "" prints nothing. I have tried to change…

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link to anchor on current page using PODOFO in PDF
I am trying to use PODOFO in c++ to create a text in PDF. After clicking the text, it can move to a specific page/ area in the same PDF.
My final goal is to create a table of content in PDF. The following code is what I am doing.
#include…

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Building PoDoFo results in make errors
I have been trying to create a static library version of PoDoFo for API usage on my windows 10 computer. I was following the stack-overflow post: Building PoDoFo library using CMake and MinGW as instructions.
I followed the instructions are created…

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How to add PoDoFo external library to my C++ project in Qt Creator?
I am using Qt Creator, Qt6, C++ for my program.
I would like to use the PoDoFo library but I have no knowledge of how to add the library/headers so that I can use it in my project and build it.
I have downloaded the PoDoFo code, just can't find any…

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