That's to be expected. Your app that created the PDF was lazy and didn't create the checkbox appearances, expecting Acrobat to do the job. You can recreate the appearances but it's not an automatic job and requires knowledge of the PDF format.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Costa Basil > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 1:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [iText-questions] flattening checkboxes > > Hi: > > I came back with my question but this time with a pdf > file and java sample code: > > Save the java code in TestCheckboxesFlattening.java > and save the pdf attachment in the same folder with > the java file, then compile and run the sample. The > ouput pdf file (test_checkbox_output.pdf) doesn't > contain anything. Is this to be expected? > > import java.io.*; > import com.lowagie.text.pdf.*; > > public class TestCheckboxesFlattening { > > public TestCheckboxesFlattening() { > super(); > } > > public static void main(String[] args) > { > PdfReader pdfReader = null; > FileOutputStream fos = null; > File pdfTmpFile = null; > PdfStamper pdfStamper = null; > try > { > pdfTmpFile = new > File("test_checkbox_output.pdf"); > pdfReader = new PdfReader("test_checkbox.pdf"); > fos = new FileOutputStream(pdfTmpFile); > pdfStamper = new PdfStamper(pdfReader, fos); > AcroFields form = pdfStamper.getAcroFields(); > form.setField("Check1", "Yes"); > > pdfStamper.setFormFlattening(true); > pdfStamper.close(); > } > catch (Exception ex) > { > ex.printStackTrace(); > } > > } > } > > Thanks > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt77&alloc_id492&op=click _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
