in reply to PDF mod suggestions

Is there a reason you have to do this in Perl? Adobe (the creator of the PDF format) has excellent tools for just this process. ghostscript is also an excellent tool that I've used in similar situations.

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Then there are Damian modules.... *sigh* ... that's not about being less-lazy -- that's about being on some really good drugs -- you know, there is no spoon. - flyingmoose

I shouldn't have to say this, but any code, unless otherwise stated, is untested