Op 19/03/2012 12:21, Larry Evans schreef: > I have studied the TextFieldActions example which you cited: > > http://itextpdf.com/examples/iia.php?id=238 > > In particular, in that example, there's: > > TextField name = new TextField(writer, new Rectangle(130, 806, > 256, 780), "name");
TextField is a class that can only be used to CREATE new forms from scratch. You can't use it to change existing forms. > However, my problem is that the .pdf file I'm starting from is: > > http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf > > and I couldn't figure a way to get a TextField from that. Correct. You shouldn't attempt to get a TextField object when dealing with an existing PDF. > I could only > find a way to get an AcroFields.Item from an AcroFields and a field > name; That's what you need to do. > however, I could not figure how to get a PdfFormField from an > AcroField. That's not possible. Just like TextField, PdfFormField is used for form CREATION only, not for form manipulation. You're on the wrong track if that's what you're trying to do. > Item which I could then use to setAdditionalActions. You need to add the infrastructure that is needed for an Additional Action on the lowest level /AA and related dictionaries. If it doesn't work, something in your infrastructure is missing. I'm working on other assignments, so I don't have the time to look at any actual PDFs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ 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
