05-24-2011
Text file + image/form/overlay file to PDF
Hi,
We have an app specific legacy environment running SCO Openserver 5.0.7. I need to be able to (1) scan a pre-existing form consisting of logo/boxes/lines/static text as an image [whatever format], (2) lay a print file from the app "on top of the image" and (3) output the "merge" as a PDF file.
Scanning the form would only be done once assuming no changes.
I think I see a path for how to do it using a PCL macro with PCL forms/overlay to an HP printer, but I can't connect the dots with a PDF as the goal. I've searched and read to the point that I've talked myself in circles (pcl2pdf, ghostscript, text2post, ps2pdf, etc) and confused myself. Can someone help point me in the right direction with a 1, 2, 3 of the workflow & (hopefully no-to-low cost) toolset to accomplish this?
Thanks,
David
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pdfimages
pdfimages(1) General Commands Manual pdfimages(1)
NAME
pdfimages - Portable Document Format (PDF) image extractor (version 3.00)
SYNOPSIS
pdfimages [options] PDF-file image-root
DESCRIPTION
Pdfimages saves images from a Portable Document Format (PDF) file as Portable Pixmap (PPM), Portable Bitmap (PBM), or JPEG files.
Pdfimages reads the PDF file PDF-file, scans one or more pages, and writes one PPM, PBM, or JPEG file for each image, image-root-nnn.xxx,
where nnn is the image number and xxx is the image type (.ppm, .pbm, .jpg).
OPTIONS
-f number
Specifies the first page to scan.
-l number
Specifies the last page to scan.
-j Normally, all images are written as PBM (for monochrome images) or PPM (for non-monochrome images) files. With this option, images
in DCT format are saved as JPEG files. All non-DCT images are saved in PBM/PPM format as usual.
-opw password
Specify the owner password for the PDF file. Providing this will bypass all security restrictions.
-upw password
Specify the user password for the PDF file.
-p Include page numbers in output file names.
-q Don't print any messages or errors.
-v Print copyright and version information.
-h Print usage information. (-help and --help are equivalent.)
EXIT CODES
The Xpdf tools use the following exit codes:
0 No error.
1 Error opening a PDF file.
2 Error opening an output file.
3 Error related to PDF permissions.
99 Other error.
AUTHOR
The pdfimages software and documentation are copyright 1998-2004 Glyph & Cog, LLC.
SEE ALSO
pdffonts(1), pdfinfo(1), pdftocairo(1), pdftohtml(1), pdftoppm(1), pdftops(1), pdftotext(1)
22 January 2004 pdfimages(1)