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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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          Vikram A Punathambekar
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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

            image processing toolkits | batch image processing

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            CPallini
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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

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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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                Lost User
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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

                    In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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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

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                            leckey 0
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                            I'm the crazy aunt you don't let near the kitchen because of the sharp objects.

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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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                              • E El Corazon

                                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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                                leckey 0
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                                My mother had bi-polar disorder (also known as multi-personality disorder) and my father was an alcoholic. My paternal grandmother was treated with shock therapy. My aunt on my mother's side has spent a number of years in a mental facility because of trying to kill herself. Is that good enough? ;P

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

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                                • L leckey 0

                                  My mother had bi-polar disorder (also known as multi-personality disorder) and my father was an alcoholic. My paternal grandmother was treated with shock therapy. My aunt on my mother's side has spent a number of years in a mental facility because of trying to kill herself. Is that good enough? ;P

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

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                                  El Corazon
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                                  now if she had spent time for trying to kill someone else, then she'd fit in my family. :) My great-grandfather tried to kill a tax collector, my brother still defends the right to kill me even as an adult. My aunt has been in and out of mental facilities for years. My mother, she just repeats our family is normal and why don't I obey my brother?

                                  _________________________ 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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                                  • E El Corazon

                                    now if she had spent time for trying to kill someone else, then she'd fit in my family. :) My great-grandfather tried to kill a tax collector, my brother still defends the right to kill me even as an adult. My aunt has been in and out of mental facilities for years. My mother, she just repeats our family is normal and why don't I obey my brother?

                                    _________________________ 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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                                    leckey 0
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                                    Sounds like both our families are messed up. I don't think there are any winners here. :(

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