[Tfug] Scripting PDF's

[Louis Taber]

I have used pdftk (.pdf tool kit)  It is a burst-er, stapler, rotator,
extractor command line tool.  It is in the Debian packages, so either it is
a different version or ???
http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=pdftk&searchon=names&suite=stable&section=all


>From http://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/
"PDFtk Server is our command-line tool for working with PDFs. It is
commonly used for client-side scripting or server-side processing of PDFs.
It is also used by OEMs and ISVs to give their products the ability to
manipulate PDFs. A commercial license is required to distribute PDFtk with
your commercial product."


On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 4:50 AM, Bexley Hall <bexley401 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Yan,
>
>
> On 7/9/2013 11:11 PM, Yan wrote:
>
>> (When viewed in at least Adobe Acrobat,) PDFs support JavaScript. It's
>>
>
> Yes.
>
>
>  quite a nuisance, due to the number of security vulnerabilities it leads
>> to, but it's a fact of life. You can find more information here:
>> http://stackoverflow.com/**questions/9219807/using-**
>> javascript-inside-a-pdf<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9219807/using-javascript-inside-a-pdf>
>> .
>> There are a few good links there, including some howtos and a document
>> reference. Other viewers support (possibly a subset of) JavaScript as
>> well,
>> but you'll probably have to test them to make sure.
>>
>
> So far, all of the examples I have encountered are "text-centric".
> E.g., programmatically searching/replacing/inserting/**etc. text
> based on actions/input from the user.  "Smart *Forms*".  Similar
> to the "order form" example I mentioned previously.
>
> But, I haven't been able to find anything that addresses creating
> *graphic* content, on-the-fly.
>
> E.g., I can play a canned audio snippet.  Or, an animation/movie.
> But, I can't "draw an X" (or, a tic-tac-toe board) with any sort
> of JS commands I've seen, so far.
>
> I'll have to keep digging.  I can't believe they would overlook
> such a useful feature...
>
>
> --don
>
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