pdf.alterLetter.java Source code

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package pdf;

import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.BaseFont;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;

/**
 *
 * @author asus
 */
public class alterLetter {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        try {
            PdfReader pdfReader;
            pdfReader = new PdfReader("C:\\Users\\asus\\Desktop\\web\\Appointment letter.pdf");
            //pdfReader = new PdfReader("C:\\Users\\asus\\Desktop\\TFMsystem\\Appointment letter.pdf");   

            //Create PdfStamper instance.
            PdfStamper pdfStamper = new PdfStamper(pdfReader, new FileOutputStream(
                    "C:\\Users\\asus\\Desktop\\TFMsystem\\web\\Modified appointment letter.pdf"));

            //new FileOutputStream("C:\\Users\\asus\\Desktop\\TFMsystem\\Modified appointment letter.pdf"));

            //Create BaseFont instance.
            BaseFont baseFont = BaseFont.createFont(BaseFont.TIMES_ROMAN, BaseFont.CP1257, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);

            //Get the number of pages in pdf.
            int pages = pdfReader.getNumberOfPages();

            //Iterate the pdf through pages.
            for (int i = 1; i <= pages; i++) {
                //Contain the pdf data.
                PdfContentByte pageContentByte = pdfStamper.getOverContent(i);

                pageContentByte.beginText();
                //Set text font and size.
                pageContentByte.setFontAndSize(baseFont, 12);

                //Write text
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(120, 706);
                pageContentByte.showText("[no rujukan(enter by admin/opai)]");

                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(500, 706);
                pageContentByte.showText("[current date]");
                //address
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 641);
                pageContentByte.showText("[name]");
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 629);
                pageContentByte.showText("[position]");
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 617);
                pageContentByte.showText("[department]");

                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(155, 493);
                pageContentByte.showText("[status(penyelaras/ahli),taskforce name]");

                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(178, 433);
                pageContentByte.showText("[start date]");

                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(290, 433);
                pageContentByte.showText("[end date] .");

                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 248);
                pageContentByte.showText("[name]");
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 236);
                pageContentByte.showText("[post]");
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 224);
                pageContentByte.showText("[faculty]");
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 212);
                pageContentByte.showText("[email]");

                pageContentByte.endText();
            }

            //Close the pdfStamper.
            pdfStamper.close();

            System.out.println("PDF modified successfully.");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}