PDF Multiple Column

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   Hi,
Please look at pdf: www.rocksolidpos.com/rentalcontract.pdf

It has 2 columns. when I read using the software, it'll read the first column until the end and start on the second column until the end.  On my program I would like to display this in 2 text but when I read the PDF it returns everything in 1 string and I don't know how to determine where the second column start.

Is there a parameter or something I could use to determine where the second column starts?

Thanks,

Juan

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juanmanuelhl Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 10 Sep 09 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote juanmanuelhl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: PDF Multiple Column Posted: 10 Sep 09 at 5:41PM
	Hi, Please look at pdf: www.rocksolidpos.com/rentalcontract.pdf It has 2 columns. when I read using the software, it'll read the first column until the end and start on the second column until the end. On my program I would like to display this in 2 text but when I read the PDF it returns everything in 1 string and I don't know how to determine where the second column start. Is there a parameter or something I could use to determine where the second column starts? Thanks, Juan

Ingo Members Profile Find Members Posts Moderator Group Joined: 29 Oct 05 Status: Offline Points: 3524	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ingo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 09 at 5:50PM
	Hi Juan! If you're doing the textextraction with option 3 (=complete string) or 4 (=each single word) you'll get additional informations about the four points of the rectangle round your word or string. Each line of extraction looks like: fontname; color; font height; x1; y1; x2; y2; x3; y3; x4; y4;"textstring". So the string of the second column has for example the same y-values for the rows but other (higher) x-values for the column more on the right... You understand? Cheers, Ingo

juanmanuelhl Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 10 Sep 09 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote juanmanuelhl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 09 at 8:32PM
	I think I do, I'll give it a shot. thx.