Paulo, first of all, thanks
Knowing that your time is money, can you be more specific?
On [DATE], "[NAME]" <[ADDRESS]> wrote:
> PdfCopy doesn't handle fields, use PdfCopyFields.
>
> Paulo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Ricardo Lopez Bonaechea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 10:45 AM
> Subject: [iText-questions] Problem duplicating PDF page. Using PdfCopy
> andgetImportedPage
>
>
> Hello to all.
>
> I am having problems to implement in Java, the PDF Generation we run on PC¹s
> with a Delphi app.
>
> I find iText very handy, but I ran into a problem, that after 3 days, is
> driving me crazy.
>
> We have PDF ³templates² that are stored on the server. These are retrieved
> by the PC and then using, Gnostice VCL Delhpi Component forms are inserted
> with values, after duplicating the template page if necessary. Also, we
> rename some fields on the original form.
> I tried to emulate this logic with itext, but I ran into some problems.
> Using the next code:
> String plantilla = ³/tmp2/ PDFSO15732R.pdf²;
> Document document = new Document(); PdfCopy copy = new
> PdfCopy(document, new FileOutputStream(
> "/tmp2/salida.pdf")); document.open(); reader = new
> PdfReader(plantilla); baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
> stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, baos);
> stamper.setFormFlattening(false); AcroFields form =
> stamper.getAcroFields(); form.renameField("Pagina","cambiado
> "+i); form.setField("Cliente", "David");
> stamper.close(); baos.flush(); reader = new
> PdfReader(baos.toByteArray()); PdfImportedPage pagina_a_copiar =
> copy.getImportedPage(reader, 1); copy.addPage(pagina_a_copiar);
> copy.addPage(pagina_a_copiar);
> copy.addPage(pagina_a_copiar);
>
> The generated file salida.pdf looks fine.
>
> Whenever I try to do a loop for this, like:
> ByteArrayOutputStream baos; PdfReader reader;
> PdfStamper stamper; Document document = new Document();
> PdfCopy copy = new PdfCopy(document, new
> FileOutputStream( "/tmp2/salida.pdf"));
> document.open(); for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
> reader = new PdfReader(plantilla); baos = new
> ByteArrayOutputStream(); stamper = new PdfStamper(reader,
> baos); stamper.setFormFlattening(false);
> AcroFields form = stamper.getAcroFields();
> form.renameField("Pagina","cambiado "+i);
> form.setField("Cliente", "David"); stamper.close();
> copy.addPage(copy.getImportedPage(reader, 1));
> copy.flush(); } document.close();
>
> The first page is OK, but pages 2 and 3 are wrong. Also, the renamefield
> works, but the setField sets the value (as I have seen from the step-by-step
> debug) but the value is not there on the final output.I have downloaded the
> iText source code, but I am unable to find where it is going wrong.
> If I set the flatten to true, the result is even worst.
> Maybe it is the template, but I have to find the way to overcome this, since
> I cannot change the templates.
>
> Also, if a open a PdfStamper on the generated pdf file (salida.pdf) and try
> to retreive the AcroFields, the list is empty. This would not be a problem
> If I could do the set Value on the loop itself, and the to add the fial
> page. This is also not working, with the same problem above.
>
> I have attached the template and output.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help that an be provided.
>
> Best regards, David
>
>
>
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