Re: how to get page count when uploading files

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On Monday 18 September 2006 21:47, Richard Lynch wrote:
> On Sat, September 16, 2006 9:44 am, Jian Fu wrote:
> > I really need help and after going through the help page, I don't know
> > where
> > I can post my question.
> >
> > When I upload a file (word or pdf), how can I know the page counts of
> > that
> > file immediately?
>
> If you actually mean "page count" PHP itself doesn't know anything
> about that.  To PHP, it's just "a file" full of "data"
>
> The PDF PDI will probably solve the PDF question.
>
> If it's true, as stated, that Word files are just RTF documents, and
> you could use an RTF parser to read them, then it's entirely possible
> that a PHP RTF parser exists "out there" if you Google for it...
>
> You may also just mean "file size" http://php.net/filesize
>
> "Page Count" in Word might also change based on printer settings -- I
> don't think you'll get the same number with US versus A4, for example,
> with most Word documents.  Throw in different print margins and other
> fun things that can be done at the printer driver setup level, and
> you've got a whole new can of worms.

Would php at all take precaution of the px size of the letters, if any of the 
above issues were to be resolved? That would be at document level for 
starters, and probably should be resolved in the first place?

>
> The RTF parser may or may not allow you to specify, but if you *NEED*
> that page count for something crucial, test thoroughly.
>
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