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* see usage() for commandline * * @param args command line arguments * * @throws IOException If there is an error importing the FDF document. * @throws COSVisitorException If there is an error writing the PDF. */ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, COSVisitorException { SetField setter = new SetField(); setter.setField( args ); } private void setField( String[] args ) throws IOException, COSVisitorException { PDDocument pdf = null; try { if( args.length != 3 ) { usage(); } else { SetField example = new SetField(); pdf = PDDocument.load( args[0] ); example.setField( pdf, args[1], args[2] ); pdf.save( args[0] ); } } finally { if( pdf != null ) { pdf.close(); } } } /** * This will print out a message telling how to use this example. */ private static void usage() { System.err.println( "usage: org.pdfbox.examples.fdf.SetField " ); } }