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(.NET Core C#) PDF Update or Add XML MetadataDemonstrates how to add or update the XML metadata stored in a PDF. Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.
// This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked. // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code. Chilkat.Pdf pdf = new Chilkat.Pdf(); // Load a PDF file. // If the PDF file already has metadata, we'll update it. // Otherwise this example adds the metadata. bool success = pdf.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/blank_with_metadata.pdf"); if (success == false) { Debug.WriteLine(pdf.LastErrorText); return; } Chilkat.Xml xml = new Chilkat.Xml(); Chilkat.StringBuilder sbExisting = new Chilkat.StringBuilder(); bool hasMetadata = pdf.GetMetadata(sbExisting); if (hasMetadata == true) { xml.LoadSb(sbExisting,true); } else { // Otherwise create the bare minimum XMP metadata. xml.Tag = "x:xmpmeta"; xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:x","adobe:ns:meta/"); xml.AddAttribute("x:xmptk","Adobe XMP Core 9.1-c001 79.675d0f7, 2023/06/11-19:21:16 "); xml.UpdateAttrAt("rdf:RDF",true,"xmlns:rdf","http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"); xml.UpdateAttrAt("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description",true,"rdf:about",""); xml.UpdateAttrAt("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description",true,"xmlns:xmp","http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/"); xml.UpdateAttrAt("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description",true,"xmlns:dc","http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"); xml.UpdateAttrAt("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description",true,"xmlns:xmpMM","http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/"); xml.UpdateAttrAt("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description",true,"xmlns:pdf","http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/"); xml.UpdateAttrAt("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description",true,"xmlns:xmpRights","http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/"); Chilkat.CkDateTime dt = new Chilkat.CkDateTime(); dt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime(); string ts = dt.GetAsTimestamp(true); xml.UpdateChildContent("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description|xmp:ModifyDate",ts); xml.UpdateChildContent("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description|xmp:CreateDate",ts); xml.UpdateChildContent("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description|xmp:MetadataDate",ts); xml.UpdateChildContent("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description|xmp:CreatorTool","My Custom Application"); xml.UpdateChildContent("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description|dc:format","application/pdf"); Chilkat.StringBuilder sbDocId = new Chilkat.StringBuilder(); sbDocId.Append("uuid:"); sbDocId.AppendUuid(true); xml.UpdateChildContent("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description|xmpMM:DocumentID",sbDocId.GetAsString()); Chilkat.StringBuilder sbInstanceId = new Chilkat.StringBuilder(); sbInstanceId.Append("uuid:"); sbInstanceId.AppendUuid(true); xml.UpdateChildContent("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description|xmpMM:InstanceID",sbInstanceId.GetAsString()); } // Add our custom metadata tags to either the existing XML metdata, or the newly created metadata. xml.UpdateAttrAt("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description",true,"xmlns:zf","urn:ferd:pdfa:CrossIndustryDocument:invoice:1p0#"); xml.UpdateAttrAt("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description",true,"rdf:about"," "); xml.UpdateChildContent("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description|zf:ConformanceLevel","BASIC"); xml.UpdateChildContent("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description|zf:DocumentFileName","ZZZZZZ-invoice.xml"); xml.UpdateChildContent("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description|zf:DocumentType","INVOICE"); xml.UpdateChildContent("rdf:RDF|rdf:Description|zf:Version","1.0"); // Create a new PDF with the updated metadata. Chilkat.StringBuilder sb = new Chilkat.StringBuilder(); xml.GetXmlSb(sb); success = pdf.UpdateMetadata(sb,"c:/temp/qa_output/out.pdf"); if (success == true) { Debug.WriteLine("Success"); } else { Debug.WriteLine(pdf.LastErrorText); } // To see the metadata in Adobe Acrobat DC, // 1) Open the PDF. // 2) CTRL-D to show the Document Properties dialog. // 3) In the dialog, click on the "Additional Metadata" button. // 4) In the Additional Data dialog, click on "Advanced" // 5) Expand the namespace tree for the metadata you added. Debug.WriteLine("OK"); |
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