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  • C Christian Graus

    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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    CPallini
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    Laughing maybe an alternative. :-D

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    This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke

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    • V vinaymarje

      I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?

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      El Corazon
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      vinaymarje wrote:

      Is this possible?

      yes.

      _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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      • J Jim Crafton

        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. ;)

        _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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        • C Christian Graus

          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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          MidwestLimey
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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:


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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:


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            El Corazon
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            MidwestLimey wrote:

            it could be sooo much worse!

            in my business that brings up some nightmare thoughts....

            _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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            • S Shog9 0

              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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              Giorgi Dalakishvili
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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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              • V vinaymarje

                I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?

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                Joan M
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                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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                • V vinaymarje

                  Thanks. I should have realized this after I couldn't find any article on CP. CP is the best programming resource I have used.

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                  Michael Schubert
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                  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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                  • V vinaymarje

                    I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?

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                    Chris Losinger
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                    a) is reading a document a Turing-complete task? b) is C++ a Turing-complete language? yes & yes = yes

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                    • C Christian Graus

                      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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                      *hands tissues*

                      Cheers, Vikram.


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                      • C Chris Losinger

                        a) is reading a document a Turing-complete task? b) is C++ a Turing-complete language? yes & yes = yes

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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 Clarke

                        In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                        • V vinaymarje

                          I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?

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                          Steve Thresher
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                          Your best bet is to buy a library from someone. This one works[^]

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                          • V vinaymarje

                            I would like to write a win32 application in C++ to read a PDF document. Is this possible?

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                            Yes, it's possible. You can get the PDF Specs[^] here. There are various open source PDF readers that might be of help. One is Sumatra PDF[^]. There is more information here[^] that could help get you started as well. Cheers, Drew.

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                            • CPalliniC CPallini

                              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

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                              Chris Losinger
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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 ?

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                              • C Chris Losinger

                                since it is entirely possible, the only thing left is the small matter of typing-in the implementation. what's the big deal ?

                                image processing toolkits | batch image processing

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                                CPallini
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                                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

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                                • M MidwestLimey

                                  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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                                  martin_hughes
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                                  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:

                                  ***The collected future Mrs. Martin Hughes***

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                                  • L Lost User

                                    Yes, it's possible. You can get the PDF Specs[^] here. There are various open source PDF readers that might be of help. One is Sumatra PDF[^]. There is more information here[^] that could help get you started as well. Cheers, Drew.

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                                    StevenWalsh
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                                    I like how the specifications are in pdf format :)

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                                    • S StevenWalsh

                                      I like how the specifications are in pdf format :)

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                                      Heh - hadn't thought of that! Cheers, Drew.

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                                      • E El Corazon

                                        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. ;)

                                        _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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                                          I'm the crazy aunt you don't let near the kitchen because of the sharp objects.

                                          My oh my. http://craptasticnation.blogspot.com/[^]

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                                          El Corazon
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                                          leckey wrote:

                                          I'm the crazy aunt you don't let near the kitchen because of the sharp objects.

                                          I hate to disappoint you, but you are not crazy enough to be a member of my family. :) My family did like sharp objects!

                                          _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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