Highlight search term in pdf document

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April 20, 2017
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Hi,

We have java web application.

We have one functionality where users enter any string and result is pdf documents containing that string.

Our requirement is that when user opens pdf document that entered string will get highlighted but highlighting should not be saved permanently in pdf.

Please guide me how can I achieve this?

Thanks

Acrobat SDK and JavaScript

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try67

Community Expert

Since you're using a Java application on the back-end you can have it execute another Java command to add actual highlights (ie, highlight annotations) to all the instances of the search term in your PDF file. It's not a simple task but it's much better than using the PDF Open Parameters, as those won't work in almost any environment, except if the file is opened inside a browser and using the Acrobat plugin.
Highlights should work almost anywhere, and it's even possible to flatten them, so they are just static content in the file.

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Anonymous

Hi,

Please guide me how to achieve this.

Thanks

try67

Community Expert

As I wrote, it would require a stand-alone application that will take the original PDF and the search term as the input and output the new file. I've developed such a tool so feel free to contact me privately (try6767 at gmail.com) to discuss it further.