How to read PDF documents
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VB? I thought it was written in Perl! Dang it. Out of touch with reality again... :((
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Nah, Perl is used to for Photoshop and Illustrator.
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Assuming for a moment that you are not joking... Everyone else on this thread, is, because a - it's plain that Acrobat is written in C++, or perhaps C b - it's plain that you ignored the request not to post programming questions in the lounge, and c - it's plain that if you're not kidding, you probably need to do some more learning/reading before you worry about writing Win32 apps that are able to deal with the PDF file format.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
Actually you left off d) and e), but it's plain that they wouldn't be printable in the Lounge, so maybe it's better that way... :)
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I want to cry.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
Laughing maybe an alternative. :-D
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I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?
vinaymarje wrote:
Is this possible?
yes.
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Actually you left off d) and e), but it's plain that they wouldn't be printable in the Lounge, so maybe it's better that way... :)
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d) my kid sister, if I had one, would be bored by the true answer, therefore it cannot be printed in the lounge. Kid sisters rarely go to the C++ forum, making the C++ forum a good place to ask boring C++ questions.... e) If any of us answer a C++ question in the lounge, Trollslayer would test out a double bladed axe on us.... If she weren't so nice about it, I would think that would qualify her as an honorary kid-sister from my family. ;)
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I want to cry.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
Look on the bright side, a pdf reader is unlikely to be related to a nuclear power plant control system ... it could be sooo much worse!
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me :doh:
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Look on the bright side, a pdf reader is unlikely to be related to a nuclear power plant control system ... it could be sooo much worse!
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me :doh:
MidwestLimey wrote:
it could be sooo much worse!
in my business that brings up some nightmare thoughts....
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As Mike said, it's completely impossible. Adobe wrote Acrobat in VB, and designed the format such that it cannot be read from any other language.
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How do I design my own format so that it can't be read from any other language? :confused:
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I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?
vinaymarje wrote:
I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document.
OK
vinaymarje wrote:
Is this possible?
Yes, if you say so, it is possible that you want to write an app that will read PDF files... :rolleyes:
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Thanks. I should have realized this after I couldn't find any article on CP. CP is the best programming resource I have used.
Don't listen to these guys, they are all making fun of you. Acrobat Reader is actually written with Microsoft Macro Assembler, that's why it's so fast and has such a small footprint, especially the latest version (8). So, to ensure maximum compatibilty, get yourself a copy of MASM 6.15 (it's free!!) and start programming!
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I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?
a) is reading a document a Turing-complete task? b) is C++ a Turing-complete language? yes & yes = yes
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I want to cry.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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a) is reading a document a Turing-complete task? b) is C++ a Turing-complete language? yes & yes = yes
The hypothesis was
vinaymarje wrote:
I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?
;)
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke -
I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?
Your best bet is to buy a library from someone. This one works[^]
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I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?
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The hypothesis was
vinaymarje wrote:
I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?
;)
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarkesince it is entirely possible, the only thing left is the small matter of typing-in the implementation. what's the big deal ?
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since it is entirely possible, the only thing left is the small matter of typing-in the implementation. what's the big deal ?
Possible is not probable. :)
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke -
Look on the bright side, a pdf reader is unlikely to be related to a nuclear power plant control system ... it could be sooo much worse!
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me :doh:
Except... maybe he needs to build a pdf reader in order to open the instructions on how to build a nuclear power plant control system... :omg:
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I like how the specifications are in pdf format :)
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I like how the specifications are in pdf format :)
