Remove Header/Footer from GetPageText()?

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   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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cdoan Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 13 Sep 11 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote cdoan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Remove Header/Footer from GetPageText()? 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

AndrewC Members Profile Find Members Posts Moderator Group Joined: 08 Dec 10 Location: Geelong, Aust Status: Offline Points: 841	Post Options Post Reply Quote AndrewC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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.

cdoan Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 13 Sep 11 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote cdoan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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.