Writing on PDF files

I have three spreadsheets sent to me in PDF format. Unfortunately, although I can see them, I cannot write on them. Is there an easy fix or just a fix?

Not with the free Reader no.
It's best to get the original spreadsheets and use them. Short of that, you would need Acrobat to create fillable fields that you could fill in but that would probably be a pain.

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lared

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You need Acrobat, not Reader.
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Hi all,
My object is write a java program so tht...it'll generate the .pdf file after retriving the data from MS-Excel file.
I used POI HSSF to read the data from MS-Excel and used iText to generate .pdf file:
My Program is:
* Created on Apr 13, 2005
* TODO To change the template for this generated file go to
* Window - Preferences - Java - Code Style - Code Templates
package forums;
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.Color;
import com.lowagie.text.*;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.*;
import com.lowagie.text.Font.*;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.MultiColumnText;
import com.lowagie.text.Phrase.*;
import net.sf.hibernate.mapping.Array;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.*;
import org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem.*;
import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.*;
import com.lowagie.text.Phrase.*;
import java.util.Iterator;
* Generates a simple 'Hello World' PDF file.
* @author blowagie
public class pdfgenerator {
     * Generates a PDF file with the text 'Hello World'
     * @param args no arguments needed here
     public static void main(String[] args) {
          System.out.println("Hello World");
          Rectangle pageSize = new Rectangle(916, 1592);
                    pageSize.setBackgroundColor(new java.awt.Color(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xDE));
          // step 1: creation of a document-object
          //Document document = new Document(pageSize);
          Document document = new Document(pageSize, 132, 164, 108, 108);
          try {
               // step 2:
               // we create a writer that listens to the document
               // and directs a PDF-stream to a file
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               writer.setEncryption(PdfWriter.STRENGTH128BITS, "Hello", "World", PdfWriter.AllowCopy | PdfWriter.AllowPrinting);
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               POIFSFileSystem pofilesystem=new POIFSFileSystem(new FileInputStream("D:\\ESM\\plans\\weekly report(31-01..04-02).xls"));
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                                   // Iterate over each cell in the row and print out the cell's content
                                   Iterator cells = row.cellIterator();
                                   while( cells.hasNext() ) {
                                        HSSFCell cell = (HSSFCell) cells.next();
                                        //System.out.println( "Cell #" + cell.getCellNum() );
                                        switch ( cell.getCellType() ) {
                                             case HSSFCell.CELL_TYPE_STRING:
                                             String stringcell=cell.getStringCellValue ()+" ";
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                                        // document.add(new Phrase(string));
                                                  System.out.print( cell.getStringCellValue () );
                                                  break;
                                             case HSSFCell.CELL_TYPE_FORMULA:
                                                       String stringdate=cell.getCellFormula()+" ";
                                                       writer.setSpaceCharRatio(PdfWriter.NO_SPACE_CHAR_RATIO);
                                                       phrase.add(stringdate);
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                                                       break;
                                             case HSSFCell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC:
                                             String string=String.valueOf(cell.getNumericCellValue())+" ";
                                                  writer.setSpaceCharRatio(PdfWriter.NO_SPACE_CHAR_RATIO);
                                                  phrase.add(string);
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                                                  break;
                                             default:
                                                  //System.out.println( "unsuported sell type" );
                                                  break;
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                                   document.add(new Paragraph("\n \n \n"));
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          } catch (DocumentException de) {
               System.err.println(de.getMessage());
          } catch (IOException ioe) {
               System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
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My Input from MS-Excel file is:
     Planning and Tracking Template for Interns
     Name of the Intern     N.Kesavulu Reddy
     Project Name     Enterprise Sales and Marketing
     Description     Estimated Effort in Hrs     Planned/Replanned          Actual          Actual Effort in Hrs     Complexity     Priority     LOC written new & modified     % work completion     Status     Rework     Remarks
S.No               Start Date     End Date     Start Date     End Date
1     setup the configuration          31/01/2005     1/2/2005     31/01/2005     1/2/2005
2     Deploying an application through Tapestry, Spring, Hibernate          2/2/2005     2/2/2005     2/2/2005     2/2/2005
3     Gone through Componentization and Cxprice application          3/2/2005     3/2/2005     3/2/2005     3/2/2005
4     Attend the sessions(tapestry,spring, hibernate), QBA          4/2/2005     4/2/2005     4/2/2005     4/2/2005
     The o/p I'm gettint in .pdf file is:
Planning and Tracking Template for Interns
N.Kesavulu Reddy Name of the Intern
Enterprise Sales and Marketing Project Name
Remarks Rework Status % work completion LOC written new & modified Priority
Complexity Actual Effort in Hrs Actual Planned/Replanned Estimated Effort in Hrs Description
End Date Start Date End Date Start Date S.No
38354.0 31/01/2005 38354.0 31/01/2005 setup the configuration 1.0
38385.0 38385.0 38385.0 38385.0 Deploying an application through Tapestry, Spring, Hibernate
2.0
38413.0 38413.0 38413.0 38413.0 Gone through Componentization and Cxprice application
3.0
38444.0 38444.0 38444.0 38444.0 Attend the sessions(tapestry,spring, hibernate), QBA 4.0
                                   The issues i'm facing are:
When it is reading a row from MS-Excel it is writing to the .pdf file from last cell to first cell.( 2 cell in 1 place, 1 cell in 2 place like if the row has two cells with data as : Name of the Intern: Kesavulu Reddy then it is writing to the .pdf file as Kesavulu Reddy Name of Intern)
and the second issue is:
It is not recognizing the date format..it is recognizing the date in first row only......
Plz Tell me wht is the solution for this...
Regards
[email protected]

Don't double post your question:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=617605&messageID=3450899#3450899
/Kaj

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