Hi,
If you are in a migration project like I think you are, you are in the wrong
way. Even if you could add fields automattically to your existing PDF documents
you would always need to look to each one, one by one, and make small
alterations. This would leed to a non-ending project.
In my opinion, you should use Acrobat or Livecycle designer to create your new
forms. Actually, Livecycle designer is able to convert your PDFs, and at least
youy will have the structure of your own PDF. However, even in this situation I
would start each form from the scratch.
Then, use iText to fill them with data if you need it and to make other
run-rime alterations.
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:11:01 +0530From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Re: [iText-questions] Converting Non-Editable Pdfs to Editable pdfsHi,"PDF
DOCUMENTS ARE NOT EDITABLE BY DESIGN."Does this mean that i cannot convert a
non-editable pdf , directly to editable ones as a whole pdf?.I mean is ter no
other way other than just adding acro forms?cant i convert directly the whole
of a non editable pdf to editable ones?Thanks in advance,Sijo
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Bruno Lowagie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
sijo jose wrote:> Hi,> I m pretty new to iText,I have got a problem , i
need to know> whether i can use iText to solve it,I have PDF files which are
non> editable,> I need to convert them into editable PDFs (acroForms- which
i think> it needs> to be converted into, so that i can edit and save it into
a new> file).Can i> convert non editable pdfs into editable ones, if so
how?,> Let me know if i can get any further info anywhere ,I read the iText>
Tutorial,but i couldn find any info on itI have answered this question 3
minutes before you posted it.Let me summarize what I said in one line:"PDF
DOCUMENTS ARE NOT EDITABLE BY
DESIGN."Seehttp://1t3xt.com/docs/faq.php?branch=faq.pdf_in_general&node=replace_wordOf
course you can use iText to add form fields to a PDF(making it an AcroForm),
but that doesn't mean the PDF iseditable. It means that somebody can fill in
specific fieldson specific locations. Is that what you mean by editable?Suppose
you mean that you want to 'edit' a PDF file in thesense that you want to add
page numbers and watermarks.You don't need form fields for that, you can do
this withiText's PdfStamper.You'll have to clarify before we can give you an
answerthat makes
sense.br,Bruno-------------------------------------------------------------------------Check
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