When doing this, I get the results back, but incorrect (same results as my very initial attempts...)

Show xref-table fragment for objects 1-10, or, better yet, provide a link to the test file. + Your approach to PDF hacking is seriously flawed, listen to what AM says and use proper API (CAM::PDF). You don't need to manually touch, contract or edit xref-table after deleting an object because it's done for you automatically, that's what API's for. Only pay attention that deleteObject is among "deeper utilities" for a reason -- one generally doesn't need to call it neither; unused objects will be cleansed for you automatically, too.

In reply to Re^3: Calculated position incorrect when using regex in text file that also contains binary info (updated) by vr
in thread Calculated position incorrect when using regex in text file that also contains binary info by geertvc

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.