@Timan > Am 08.11.2015 um 15:38 schrieb Tilman Hausherr <[email protected]>: > > Am 08.11.2015 um 15:14 schrieb Jonathan Levi: >> The documentation is at https://pdfbox.apache.org/1.8/commandline.html. All >> I see is the suggested command line format, i.e., for the Decrypt command: >> >> usage: java -jar pdfbox-app-x.y.z.jar Decrypt [OPTIONS] <inputfile> >> [outputfile] > > The parameter for "-jar" is a file. So if the file argument has no path, it > will be taken from the local directory. Sorry, but you're kindof arguing > about a non-issue. People download the jar file somewhere, and then they run > it from that directory. > > A .jar file is not an executable. It is a zipped file with is an input for > the java interpreter / compiler. > > > @Maruan: what's this? > https://pdfbox.apache.org/1.8/commandline.html > > > PDFSplit ## {#pdfSplit}
an error I just now fixed Maruan > > > > Tilman > >> >> >> As for theStackoverflow article: I copied the pdfbox JAR into >> ~/Library/Java/Extensions, restarted the computer, and verified: >> >> jonathan$ ls ~/Library/Java/Extensions >> pdfbox-app-1.8.10.jar >> >> I then attempted to run the pdfbox JAR using the -classpath option: >> >> jonathan$ java -classpath ~/Library/Java/Extensions/pdfbox-app-1.8.10.jar \ >>> -jar pdfbox-app-1.8.10.jar ExtractText afile.pdf afile.txt; cat afile.txt >> Error: Unable to access jarfile pdfbox-app-1.8.10.jar >> cat: afile.txt: No such file or directory >> >> Finally, I ran the pdfbox JAR using its full path: >> >> jonathan$ java -jar ~/Library/Java/Extensions/pdfbox-app-1.8.10.jar \ >>> ExtractText afile.pdf afile.txt; cat afile.txt >> (Text) >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tres Finocchiaro <[email protected]> >> To: users <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sat, Nov 7, 2015 9:33 pm >> Subject: Re: Shell Can't Find pdfbox >> >> >>> [...] it appears to be a different method than what the Apache >> PDFBox >> documentation specifies >> >> Can you please provide a link to the >> incorrect documentation? >> >> No Java I've used recommends putting JAR files in a >> UNIX PATH search >> location. The only possible thing I can think of is a wrapper >> script >> someone created as a helper. >> >> When I search the Internet for "pdfbox >> /usr/local/bin/", the archive of >> this email is the only documentation I can >> find on the matter -- minus a >> mention of a /usr/local/bin/pdfbox wrapper script >> which I can't find the >> source for (suspected brew/tap/macport type culprit, but >> no hits). >> >> When I look through the PDFBOX command line tutorial I can't find >> mention >> of /usr/local/bin either. >> >> Here is a good stackoverflow article >> discussing where to put JAR files in >> general and in which scenarios you should >> and shouldn't use the >> classpath >> suggestions: >> >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12842063/where-to-install-jar-files-on-os-x-so-other-java-applications-will-find-them >> >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
