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2011-10-12 12:33:33
ja3250
Registered: Oct 12 2011
Posts: 4

I am new to this so if I am posting to the wrong place please let me know
 
I am trying to create a PDF file (programmatically)
because I am writing a program to convert reports to PDF automatically.
 
Some of the reports have overprinting text (for bolding purposes)
 
Any way, I just want to simply convert this report to PDF and will add additional functionality later.
 
It converts find and displays fine, but the over printed text is not searchable (search does not find it)
 
...
 
T* () Tj
T* ( REPORT - RT060P ) Tj
T* ( MCL Lvl: All) Tj
0 0 Td ( MCL Lvl: All) Tj
 
....
 
When doing this The Text "MCL Lvl: All" is not searchable
Using the T* is there another way to output the text keeping the overprinting lines and still have the text be searchable?
  
Thanks
 
John
 

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2011-10-12 14:23:44
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KellyMcC
Acrobat 9ExpertTeam
Registered: Jul 11 2011
Posts: 389
I'll have to check with someone who does programming to see why this may be happening. My first thought was that you have a transparency issue (since you are overprinting and flattened text is often rasterized). Is the text selectable? Can you post a PDF for me to look at on acrobat.com and post a link here?

Kelly McCathran
Adobe Community Expert
Certified Technical Trainer+

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2011-10-13 03:26:38
#2
lkassuba
ExpertTeam
Registered: Jun 28 2007
Posts: 3636
ja3250 wrote:
I am new to this so if I am posting to the wrong place please let me knowI am trying to create a PDF file (programmatically)
because I am writing a program to convert reports to PDF automatically.

Some of the reports have overprinting text (for bolding purposes)

Any way, I just want to simply convert this report to PDF and will add additional functionality later.

It converts find and displays fine, but the over printed text is not searchable (search does not find it)

...

T* () Tj
T* ( REPORT - RT060P ) Tj
T* ( MCL Lvl: All) Tj
0 0 Td ( MCL Lvl: All) Tj

....

When doing this The Text "MCL Lvl: All" is not searchable
Using the T* is there another way to output the text keeping the overprinting lines and still have the text be searchable?


Thanks

John
What type of tool are you using to create your PDF?

Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.

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2011-10-13 08:21:53
#3
ja3250
Registered: Oct 12 2011
Posts: 4
Kelly, I will post a link to my pdf file as soon as i figure out how to get it uploaded to acrobat.com

Thanks for the quick reply
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2011-10-13 08:25:05
#4
ja3250
Registered: Oct 12 2011
Posts: 4
lkassuba,

I am not using any "Tool" I am writing a program that outputs the PDF file directly.

Thanks for the quick reply

John
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2011-10-13 08:55:24
#5
ja3250
Registered: Oct 12 2011
Posts: 4
Kelly,

I made a mis-statment.
The Text "MCL" and "MERCHANDISE" ARE searchable (and selectable)
But the word BLACK is NOT searchable (it is selectable)

I have posted all my Page Text below, because I cannot figure out how to upload the PDF to acrobat.com
Can you tell me how to post the PDF file?

BT
0 1 -1 0 07 07 Tm
/F1 9 Tf
65 Tz
9 TL
T* () Tj
T* ( REPORT -) Tj
T* ( MCL Lvl: All ) Tj
0 0 Td ( MCL Lvl: All) Tj
T* () Tj
T* ( NON-MERCHANDISE) Tj
0 0 Td ( NON-MERCHANDISE) Tj
T* () Tj
T* ( 017-BLACK 2 .0 12/10) Tj
0 0 Td ( 2 .0) Tj
T* ( ---------------------------------------) Tj
ET

Thanks

John
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2011-11-04 12:49:49
#6
KellyMcC
Acrobat 9ExpertTeam
Registered: Jul 11 2011
Posts: 389
John,

So sorry I just picked up this post, you can post files for free on http://acrobat.com. You simply need an Adobe ID (free) and once posted you can put a link to the document here.

Kelly McCathran
Adobe Community Expert
Certified Technical Trainer+

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