Re: Add Border to a PDF file

Do you mean adding a border around each page?

The following uses PDF::API2 directly to draw a 1 pt border 10pt (~3.5mm) in from the edge of the page

#!/usr/bin/perl
use warnings; use strict;

use PDF::API2;

my $pdf = PDF::API2->open('/tmp/test.pdf');

foreach my $pagenum (1 .. $pdf->pages) {

  my $page = $pdf->openpage($pagenum);
  #
  # Get the page size
  #
  my @mbox = $page->get_mediabox;

  my $gfx = $page->gfx;
  #
  # Draw a box 10pt in from the edges of the page
  #
  $gfx->linewidth(1);
  $gfx->strokecolor('#000000');
  $gfx->rect($mbox[0]+10, $mbox[1]+10, $mbox[2]-20, $mbox[3]-20);
  $gfx->stroke;
}

$pdf->savas('/tmp/test1.pdf');
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Re^2: Add Border to a PDF file by artist (Parson) on Jul 24, 2007 at 05:50 UTC
Thanks, your code is a really a good beginning. Problem here that the border overwrites the content of the PDF file. In that cause, I would rather draw the border outside the content, or shrink the page first and then draw the border. --Artist	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Add Border to a PDF file by snoopy (Curate) on Jul 24, 2007 at 07:41 UTC
Here's a second cut. This preserves the page size and shrinks the graphics by 10%: #!/usr/bin/perl use warnings; use strict; use PDF::API2; my $pdf_in = PDF::API2->open('/tmp/test.pdf'); my $pdf_out = PDF::API2->new; foreach my $pagenum (1 .. $pdf_in->pages) { my $page_in = $pdf_in->openpage($pagenum); # # create new page # my $page_out = $pdf_out->page(0); # # Get the page size # my @mbox = $page_in->get_mediabox; # # Inherit mediabox $page_out->mediabox(@mbox); # # # copy page as a form. reduce slightly. # my $xo = $pdf_out->importPageIntoForm($pdf_in, $pagenum); my $gfx = $page_out->gfx; $gfx->formimage($xo, my $_x = 20, my $_y = 20, my $_scale = .9); # # Draw a box 10pt in from the edges of the page # $gfx->linewidth(1); $gfx->strokecolor('#000000'); $gfx->rect($mbox[0]+10, $mbox[1]+10, $mbox[2]-20, $mbox[3]-20); $gfx->stroke; } $pdf_out->saveas('/tmp/test2.pdf'); [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Add Border to a PDF file by Anonymous Monk on Jul 24, 2007 at 15:24 UTC
Thank you very much. This works perfect.	[reply]


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