Assuming your form has actual PDF data entry fields. I export the form to a .fdf file, run a little script to replace fieldnames with %(fieldname)s and save this as a staic template. At run time I'll merge the template with a python dictionary using the % operator and shell down to pdftk to merge the two files and create a filled in PDF. This way you don't have to worry about exact placement of data.
I have been looking for an api that would let me do this without the .fdf step, but to no avail. -----Original Message----- From: python-list-bounces+frsells=adventistcare....@python.org [mailto:python-list-bounces+frsells=adventistcare....@python.org] On Behalf Of Adam Tauno Williams Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 8:25 AM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Overlayong PDF Files On Wed, 2012-04-25 at 13:36 -0500, Greg Lindstrom wrote: > I would like to take an existing pdf file which has the image of a > health care claim and overlay the image with claim data (insured name, > address, procedures, etc.). I'm pretty good with reportlab -- in > fact, I've created a form close to the CMS 1500 (with NPI), but it's > not close enough for scanning. I'd like to read in the "official" > form and add my data. Is this possible? I 'overlay' PDF documents using pypdf. Example <http://coils.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/coils/coils/file/9d6c304dd405/src/coils/logic/workflow/actions/doc/watermark.py> -- Adam Tauno Williams <http://www.whitemiceconsulting.com> System Administrator, OpenGroupware Developer, LPI / CNA Fingerprint 8C08 209A FBE3 C41A DD2F A270 2D17 8FA4 D95E D383 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
