Mark Stephens

  https://www.idrsolutions.com Mark founded the company and has worked with Java and PDF since 1997. The original creator of the core code, he is also a NetBeans enthusiast who enjoys speaking at conferences and reading. He holds an Athletics Blue and an MA in Mediaeval History from St. Andrews University.

   



195 Stories by Mark Stephens

How to read a PDF file

To show how to read a PDF file, I have created a step by step guide to reading very ‘simple’ PDF (it just shows...
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How to extract Form data from PDF files in Java (Tutorial)

This tutorial shows you how to extract data from PDF AcroForms in simple steps using JPedal Java PDF library. JPedal is the best Java...
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What is a PDF Form?

What exactly is a PDF form? A PDF form is an electronic document in Portable Document Format (PDF) which has interactive fields that let...
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Autumn 2024 ‘training’ Day

At IDRsolutions, we take our training very seriously. But that is for another article… We also value the chance to hang out as a...
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How to extract text from PDF files in Java (Tutorial)

This tutorial shows you how to extract text from a PDF file in simple steps using JPedal Java PDF library. You can also read...
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Java PDF to Image conversion (Tutorial)

Do you need to convert your PDF files to images in Java? PDF files are not directly supported but you can solve this problem...
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