Hi all, I know this question has already been answered here but still, since I am new to itext, I'd like to have a go.
I have two any pdfs, in the form of byte array, filled using XFA approach (XfaForm, rather than AcroForm), stored in the database. Filling up the PDF is working fine, no problems !! I am getting these pdf byte arrays out of the DB and trying to merge the byte arrays into a single PDF, and this is where I am loosing all the data that was filled and I see the default values in the merged PDF. I am also setting forFlattening to true. If I fill in all the PDFs using AcroForm, and them merge them (PdfCopy and stuff), I am seeing merged PDF with all the data filled in. But, I want to stick to the XFA approach. While searching the forum, I came across certain facts about itext and XFA. 1. Form flattening works with only static XFA forms and not dynamic ones. My question is, how do I determine that the the PDF contains static/dynamic form. I know, it is determined at designer phase, but I did not design them, so is there any way for me to determine at this stage ? 2. If, for example, the XFA forms being used are static ones, then how can I use itext to flatten the pdf and retain my filled out data after merging is done ? 3. I also heard about portable collections, but since I am pretty new to itext, I can not imaging how I will convert multiple byte arrays into a portable collection ? Can someone please provide me an example or something? 4. If the forms are dynamic, do I stand any chance of accomplishing the task ? May be adobe library. (name of the library please), I can move forward with purchasing one. Thank you. -- View this message in context: http://itext-general.2136553.n4.nabble.com/PDF-merge-with-XfaForms-tp3458196p3458196.html Sent from the iText - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions iText(R) is a registered trademark of 1T3XT BVBA. Many questions posted to this list can (and will) be answered with a reference to the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ Please check the keywords list before you ask for examples: http://itextpdf.com/themes/keywords.php
