Author Archives: Shahzad Latif

Migrating from Legacy Code to Merged Aspose.PDF for .NET

As we’re moving close towards the release of the merged Aspose.PDF for .NET, it is better to share some details regarding the migration of legacy Aspose.Pdf and Aspose.Pdf.Kit code to new merged Aspose.Pdf.

In this post, I’ll share with you that how the license for the merged Aspose.Pdf will work. I’ll also elaborate a couple of things which will be helpful while migrating your code from old Aspose.Pdf and Aspose.Pdf.Kit to merged Aspose.Pdf.

Setting License

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Import XML, Export Annotation, Concatenation, PDF to PNG Conversion, and Setting Privileges Features are Improved in Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET.

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In Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET 5.6.0, various features have been improved. These features include importing XML data to the PDF file, exporting annotations to XFDF, concatenating XFA forms, converting PDF to PNG and JPEG images, setting PDF privileges, adding stamp to the PDF file, and rendering text on the converted images.

You can see the complete list of changes and download the latest version from the Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET download section.… Continue Reading

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Find Text in PDF and Replace it with Form Field: Combining DOM API and Facades Features

In this blog post, I’m going to explain two things; first one is to show you an interesting feature of the merged Aspose.Pdf — find and replace text with form field. This feature was previously not supported in Aspose.Pdf.Kit. The second one is to elaborate how you can combine the features from DOM API and Aspose.Pdf.Facades.

However, before I move forward, I would like you to have a look into my previous posts on the merged Aspose.Pdf, if you haven’t … Continue Reading

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Performing Multiple Operations using Merged Aspose.PDF: Comparing Two Approaches

I have already discussed, in my previous post, the three parts of the merged Aspose.PDF API. If you haven’t read this post yet then you may read it now: Introduction to the Merged Aspose.PDF API. In this post, I’m going to show you the code snippets from Aspose.Pdf.Facades and Aspose.Pdf DOM API.

These code snippets will help you understand the process to edit existing PDF files using both of these approaches. I’ll explain the process of performing multiple operations and … Continue Reading

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Introduction to Merged Aspose.Pdf API

In my previous post, I explained that why we are introducing merged Aspose.Pdf, what benefits it is going to give to the developers, and how you can share your thoughts and suggestions. You may read that post at the following link: New Aspose.Pdf for .NET – Merged Aspose.Pdf.Kit and Aspose.Pdf: A Sneak Peek!. In this post, I’m elaborating different parts of the merged Aspose.Pdf. I have included a diagram showing the architecture of the new Aspose.Pdf. A video tutorial, explaining… Continue Reading
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New Aspose.Pdf for .NET – Merged Aspose.Pdf.Kit and Aspose.Pdf: A Sneak Peek!

We recently announced, in our March 2011 Newsletter, that we were going to merge Aspose.Pdf and Aspose.Pdf.Kit into a single Aspose.Pdf product. I’m very much excited to share with you that we have made quite a progress. And in this post, I’m going to give you a sneak peek into the developments so far. This post will give you insights into the new Aspose.Pdf, the reasons for merging both products, and the benefits it is going to provide to the … Continue Reading

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Add JavaScript to CheckBox and Get List of PDF Layers using Java

We have published a new version of Aspose.PDF for Java. In Aspose.PDF for Java 3.8.0, we have introduced some new features related to stamp annotation, using JavaScript with CheckBox fields, and PDF layers. We have also improved some other areas of the component.

Aspose.Pdf.Kit for Java now allows you to add JavaScript to a CheckBox; you can also get JavaScript attached to a CheckBox into a String variable or remove it from the CheckBox altogether. Please see the following topic … Continue Reading

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PDF to Image Conversion, Text Extraction, PDF Form and Annotation Related Features are Improved in Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET.

Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET 5.5.0 has been published with some improvements. In this release, we have enhanced PDF to Image conversion. Text extraction feature has also been improved. Our team has also worked on form related features like filling text fields, selecting radio button and filling values in the combo box. Exporting annotation feature is also improved. You can see the complete list of changes and download the latest version from the Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET download section.… Continue Reading
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PDF to Image Conversion, PDF Concatenation, Bookmark Editing, and Stripping JavaScript Features are Improved in Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET.

Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET 5.4.0 is now available for download. In this latest version, we have improved PDF to image conversion, PDF file concatenation, bookmark editing, and JavaScript stripping features. Previously, we introduced Strip method to remove JavaScript from the PDF file. This method enabled you to provide input and output PDF files as string parameters — file paths. We had discussed this earlier in this post. However, with this latest release, we have added an overloaded Strip method to support… Continue Reading
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Parse PostScript and Convert PDF to Image using C#

Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET 5.3.0 has been released with some improvements. During the development of this version, the major focus areas were PDF to image conversion with improved text rendering, better OpenType font support during image conversion and importing data from XML to PDF form.

In certain scenarios, while converting PDF to images, some of the characters were missing or most of the text was not rendered at all. However, with the improved OpenType font support and enhanced text rendering Aspose.Pdf.Kit … Continue Reading

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