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Using perl to modify existing PDF?

by elbie (Curate)
on Aug 14, 2001 at 19:50 UTC ( [id://104818]=perlquestion: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

elbie has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I looked through the perldocs for PDF::Create and PDF::Parse but they don't seem to be as complete as I'd like. I'm trying to take a blank form in PDF format and fill it out depending on user input and spit that back out at the user

More generically, is there a way to take an existing PDF and add extra text or other graphical objects to it?

elbieelbieelbie

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Re: Using perl to modify existing PDF?
by physi (Friar) on Aug 14, 2001 at 20:14 UTC
    PDF import library (PDI) can do this, but it's not free. 
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Re: Using perl to modify existing PDF?
by Moonie (Friar) on Aug 15, 2001 at 07:44 UTC
    You may want to check out Text::PDF::File and / or TeXExec. I believe TeXexec is free... as well as Text::PDF (from Cpan).

    Good Luck,
    - Moon
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