Remove x chars from end of binary?

[vbMark]

Hello,

I've merged two PDF files but only one shows up. I think that I just need
to remove the %%EOF from the end of the first file.

How can I do that?

Thanks!

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[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

vbMark <[e-mail]> wrote:

I've merged two PDF files but only one shows up. I think that I just need
to remove the %%EOF from the end of the first file.

How can I do that?

You need to sort out whether they're binary files or text files - if
they're binary files, you need to think in terms of bytes rather than
characters.

If this is related to your question about appending files, the easiest
thing to do would be to decrement the Position of the writing stream by
5 before you start writing anything.

However, I *suspect* that there's rather more to the PDF format than
that. There are very few file formats which allow you to merge two
files just by copying one after another.

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[vbMark]

Jon Skeet [C# MVP] <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in
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vbMark <[e-mail]> wrote:

I've merged two PDF files but only one shows up. I think that I just
need to remove the %%EOF from the end of the first file.

How can I do that?

You need to sort out whether they're binary files or text files - if
they're binary files, you need to think in terms of bytes rather than
characters.

If this is related to your question about appending files, the easiest
thing to do would be to decrement the Position of the writing stream
by 5 before you start writing anything.

However, I *suspect* that there's rather more to the PDF format than
that. There are very few file formats which allow you to merge two
files just by copying one after another.

Yes, I agree. I've decided to go with a third-party solution.

Thank you.

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[vbMark]

Jon Skeet [C# MVP] <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in
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vbMark <[e-mail]> wrote:

I've merged two PDF files but only one shows up. I think that I just
need to remove the %%EOF from the end of the first file.

How can I do that?

You need to sort out whether they're binary files or text files - if
they're binary files, you need to think in terms of bytes rather than
characters.

If this is related to your question about appending files, the easiest
thing to do would be to decrement the Position of the writing stream
by 5 before you start writing anything.

However, I *suspect* that there's rather more to the PDF format than
that. There are very few file formats which allow you to merge two
files just by copying one after another.

Yes, I agree. I've decided to go with a third-party solution.

Thank you.

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