Looking for help in Programming related to PDF

[csKanna]

Hello,

Is there any place where we can get help to programming/accessing PDF objects?

i am looking for some help in finding some objects in PDFs.

Can someone help me on this please.

Any links would be helpful.

Thank you.

[Hack]

What programming language are you using?

[csKanna]

I do not know. My requirement is to create something like plugin. It is basically an R & D then coding.

I have word document and will be creating PDF from it. The word document has some word styles. Once the PDF is created, I need to highlight the words in PDF (which are some specific word styles) and add bookmark to it.

let me know your suggestions.

thanks

[RobDog888]

So you are looking to create a plugin for Acrobat Reader? If so there is a developers sdk and guides available at adobe.com. You just need to signup and register with them (free).

[Hack]

It is difficult to provide programming suggestions without know what language are you going to be using.

The SDK suggested by RobDog888 sounds like a good place to start though.

[RobDog888]

Although it would be easier to highlight the words before the pdf is created.

[mendhak]

If I had a choice between using the Acrobat SDK to generate PDFs versus having my eyeballs gouged out using a rusted, blunt knife coated in chilli sauce while being made to listen to the Macarena on an infinite loop, I'd gladly choose the second option.

It's best to use an existing API to generate your PDFs. One I like is from WebSuperGoo, which accepts some HTML input and generates the PDF for you. It also accepts word documents, I believe, as do other third party APIs.

I say this because the Acrobat SDK is quite possibly the worst documented and implemented API in the history of this planet and quite possibly the Milky Way - at least!

[RobDog888]

True but this is also dependnat upon the answer if this is to be done before or after th pdf creation.

[csKanna]

Actually the PDF will be created by my client. not by me. So i have only PDF which are created from Word.