Debenu Quick PDF Library - PDF SDK Community Forum : Remove Header/Footer from GetPageText()? http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:57:58 +0000 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:28:35 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.01 360 www.quickpdf.org/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1955 <![CDATA[Debenu Quick PDF Library - PDF SDK Community Forum]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/forum_images/QPDF_Forum_Title.png http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ <![CDATA[Remove Header/Footer from GetPageText()? : AndrewC, That (unfortunately)...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/remove-header-footer-from-getpagetext_topic1955_post8335.html#8335 Author: cdoan
Subject: 1955
Posted: 14 Sep 11 at 4:28PM

AndrewC,

    That (unfortunately) makes a lot of sense.  I'll give the fixed bounding box idea a go... there might be some corner cases, but I'll deal with them individually.  Thanks!


cdoan.
]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:28:35 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/remove-header-footer-from-getpagetext_topic1955_post8335.html#8335 <![CDATA[Remove Header/Footer from GetPageText()? : Most pdf files have no concept...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/remove-header-footer-from-getpagetext_topic1955_post8328.html#8328 Author: AndrewC
Subject: 1955
Posted: 14 Sep 11 at 8:41AM

Most pdf files have no concept of headers, footers, paragraphs or even words.  PDF's are created with a series of drawing commands and can be put together in any randdom order just like a jigsaw puzzle.

If the header and footer are always in the same size and format of the page then you could remove all the text objects on the page that have a bounding box that falls inside some pre-defined areas.
]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:41:03 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/remove-header-footer-from-getpagetext_topic1955_post8328.html#8328 <![CDATA[Remove Header/Footer from GetPageText()? : Hello, I have a document that...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/remove-header-footer-from-getpagetext_topic1955_post8322.html#8322 Author: cdoan
Subject: 1955
Posted: 13 Sep 11 at 7:21PM

Hello,

   I have a document that has page headers and footers on each page (ie, page number, chapter title, etc).  What I've noticed in using GetPageText() is that the header AND footer are processed first, then the body of the page follows.  Is there any way for QuickPDF to identify the header and footer so I can ignore them using GetPageText()?

   If I can't identify the header/footer easily from GetPageText(), I guess the next best thing would be to physically remove the header and footer from the PDF internally, then run GetPageText().  In which case, can someone point me in the right direction to manipulate the headers/footers?  I checked around for something that looked like a header, but maybe they are called something else in PDFland.  Thanks!


cdoan
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