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Will PDFDocMerger Class allow you to pass in multiple PDF BLOBs as an input Stream Array?
Any pointers appreciated as I need to know if this is a non-starter.
I have many invoice PDFs stored as BLOBs in my database. I need a user to be able to select a bunch of these and have BIP merge them into one document.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Dogfighter

Hello Ike.
I have downloaded the IDE and I am following the installation steps.
I have performed step 3 and I have the following questions.
1) I can see a node in JDeveloper called XMLPublisherDataTemplate.java but not one named format template. Should I be able to? Also, could not find this in the IDE download folders. Where should I be looking.
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Error: cannot read: java.lang.Object
[11:07:06] Successful compilation: 0 errors, 0 warnings.
Can you suggest why I get "Error: cannot read: java.lang.Object"
Many thanks
Simon

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