PdfCopyFields works with the fields at its disposal and if they have the same
name they will have the same value and that is to be expected. What's generally
done is to rename the fields, by adding a _1 for the first pdf _2 for the
second and so on for example. You can do it with AcroFields.renameField().
Paulo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: luy [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 2:19 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] PDF merge with some fields
> still editable
>
>
> Thank you Paulo,
>
> PdfCopyFields would copy the value as well, wouldn't it? I
> tried it, and I
> got:
>
> change fields1 in pdf1,
> pdf2.field1 is updated as well - this is not what I want, I
> want pdf1.fields
> are totally unrelated to pdf2.... pdfN's fields.
>
> Some comments?
>
> --
> Lu Ying
>
>
>
>
> Paulo Soares-3 wrote:
> >
> > If you use PdfCopyFields editable fields will still be editable and
> > flattened fields will still be flattened.
> >
> > Paulo
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "luy" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] PDF merge with some fields
> still editable
> >
> >
> >
> > Is is possible that pdf1, pdf2... pdfN to be merged into
> pdf_merge.pdf and
> > at
> > the same time,
> >
> > pdf1.editable fields are still editable?
> >
> > It seems that when all pdf files are merged, editable fields are
> > flattened?
> > Each pdf1... pdf2 are pdf files generated with partialFormFlattening
> >
> > <pre>
> > Tried many ways but still cannot generated the merged pdf
> file with fields
> > in each pdf file is still editable.
> >
> > Need help about how itext do this:
> >
> > pdf1: 2 fields are flattened; 5 fields are editable
> > pdf2: 3 fields are flattened; 4 fields are editable
> > ...
> > pdfN: 1 field is flattened; 6 fields are editable
> >
> > result.pdf (merging pdf1, pdf2.... pdfN)
> > pdf1: still 2 fields flattened; 5 editable fields
> > pdf2: still 3 fields flattened; 4 editable fields
> > ... ...
> >
> > </pre>
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