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http://www.nabble.com/populate-the-List%3CString%3E-in-acro-forms-using-iText-on-multiline.-td16969216.html#a16969216 -------------------------------------------------- From: "Stephan Trautmann" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 4:32 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [iText-questions] add PdfPTable into Columntext into an existingPDF File > Hello, > > I have been working with IText for 2 weeks now and already read through 3 > quaters of the book which I have bought last week. Its really interesting > how many different options I got in manipulating pdf and generate new > ones. > > But as usuall there are questions coming up which are not quite easily to > be answered by the given examples or tutorials, of which I have read > almost all =) > > Problem: > > I have a "Pdf Template" called ExportTemplate.pdf, having 3 PdfFormFields > to be filled in, which works perfectly using the pdf stamper. > But now i want to add a PdfPTable using Columntext to illustrated a large > Table that should start directly beyond these 3 form fields. > > my steps: > 1. read the template (template = new > RandomAccessFileOrArray("ExportTemplate.pdf") to memory > 2. fill fields with stamper > 3. read stamped pdf from memory ==> reader = new > PdfReader(baos.toByteArray()) > 4. creating a copy of the memory page + importing the first page which i > have already filled in > 5.ADD TABLE WITH DYNAMIC CONTENT: > > The result i get is that i get only the copy of my first page but no table > is added. > I expected the table to be added in the middle of the page. The > y-coordinates for the simpleColumn have just been set to the middle to see > whether something has been added at least. > > I am going to give you the code below to illustrate what i have already > done. > > PdfReader reader; > ByteArrayOutputStream baos; > PdfStamper stamper; > AcroFields field; > PdfContentByte cb; > ColumnText ct; > Color textColor = Color.lightGray; > RandomAccessFileOrArray template; > Document document = new Document(); > try > { > template = new RandomAccessFileOrArray("ExportTemplate.pdf"); > reader = new PdfReader(template, null); > baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); > stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, baos); > > //fill fields > field = stamper.getAcroFields(); > > field.setFieldProperty(identitaet, "textsize", 10f, null); > field.setField(identitaet, idBeteiligungshalter); > > field.setFieldProperty(name, "textsize", 10f, null); > field.setField(name, nameBeteiligungshalter); > field.setFieldProperty(date, "textsize", 10f, null); > field.setField(date, stichtag); > > stamper.setFormFlattening(true); > stamper.close(); > > reader = new PdfReader(baos.toByteArray()); > document = new Document(reader.getPageSizeWithRotation(1)); > > PdfCopy copy = new PdfCopy(document, new > FileOutputStream("FilledExportTemplate.pdf")); > > document.open(); > > copy.addPage(copy.getImportedPage(reader, 1)); > > cb = copy.getDirectContent(); > > ct = new ColumnText(cb); > ct.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER); > ct.setSimpleColumn(36, 36, document.right() - 36, document.top() - 36); > > //generate table body > > PdfPTable tableMainHeader = new PdfPTable(7); > tableMainHeader.setWidthPercentage(100f); > tableMainHeader.setWidths(new int[] { 15, 35, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 }); > PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(); > > for (int m = 0; m < beteiligungen.size(); m++) //beteiligungen size =660 > table rows each having 7 columns > { > > for (int l = 0; l < 7; l++) > { > cell = new PdfPCell(); > cell.setBackgroundColor(textColor); > cell.setMinimumHeight(30f); > cell.addElement(new Chunk(beteiligungEigenschaften[m][l].toString())); > tableMainHeader.addCell(cell); > > } > } > > ct.addElement(tableMainHeader); > > //render > int currentColumn =0; > while (true) > { > int status = ct.go(); > if ((status & ColumnText.NO_MORE_TEXT) != 0) > { > System.out.println(status); > System.out.println(ColumnText.NO_MORE_COLUMN); > System.out.println(ColumnText.NO_MORE_TEXT); > break; > } > ++currentColumn; > if(currentColumn>=1){ > break; > } > > } > > > > } > catch (DocumentException de) > { > System.err.println(de.getMessage()); > } > catch (IOException ioe) > { > System.err.println(ioe.getMessage()); > } > document.close(); > > > I hope there is an obvious fault in my code that might be found easily. > Looking forward to your reply > > regards > > Stephan > > > ______________________________________________________ > GRATIS für alle WEB.DE-Nutzer: Die maxdome Movie-FLAT! > Jetzt freischalten unter http://movieflat.web.de > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge > This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! 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