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by impostervt 4835 days ago
How long does PDF generation take?

Can I upload and manipulate an existing PDF?

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PDF generation time depends on the length of the document but ideally it should be pretty quick.

No you cannot manipulate existing PDF but only generate new ones. Thanks!

Thanks for answering. So you can understand my use case - I have a PDF book I want to sell, and would like to include a customized code in each book. As the book is long, I have no desire to recreate it in your app's Designer.
Off topic, but since PDF files are actually text files for a form of source code, you should be able to put a default code on your document and generate new ones using a search-and-replace script. Sed should do the trick.