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Here is a breakdown of the syntax (all options are mandatory):
l region():Always surrounds PDFdata selections.
l Page:The page of the PDFfrom which to retreive the data.
l Left:Exact horizontal position (in inches)that defines the left of the selection region.
l Top:Exact vertical position (in inches)that defines the top of the selection region.
l Right:Exact horizontal position (in inches)that defines the right of the selection region.
l Bottom:Exact vertical position (in inches)that defines the bottom of the selection region.
l Case Option: This can be one of three options:
l KeepCase:Keeps the current uppercase and lowercase letters as they are.
l UpperCase:Converts all letters to their uppercase equivalent.
l LowerCase:Converts all letters to their lowercase equivalent.
l Trim Option:Can either be "Trim"if you want to trim empty spaces before and after the
data selection or "NoTrim"if you want to retain the extra spaces.
Metadata Selections
These selections are used with any type of file, as long as a metadata file was created by a
previous task.
Syntax
GetMeta(Field Name [, Option Flags, Metadata Path])
Here is a breakdown of the syntax:
l GetMeta():Always surrounds metadata selections.
l Field/Attribute Name:specifies the name of the field (or attribute, if the GetAttribute
option flag is set) to retrieve.
l Option Flag (optional):Sets the options for the selection (see table below)
l Metadata Path (optional):Defines the precise path where the Metadata Field is located.
Option Flags
Name Value Behavior
GetAttribute 1 Search for the name argument in the attribute collection
instead of the default field collection.
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