Hi, is it possible to upload the form you are using to a public location?
BR Maruan Sahyoun Am 23.07.2013 um 16:46 schrieb [email protected]: > Hello, > > I am curious if there is an issue with the setValue method in the current > version of PDFBox. If not, do you have a fix for this code? > > I am getting the following stack error.... > SEVERE: java.lang.NullPointerException > at > org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDAppearance.calculateFontSize(PDAppearance.java:558) > at > org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDAppearance.setAppearanceValue(PDAppearance.java:303) > at > org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDVariableText.setValue(PDVariableText.java:131) > at org.apache.jsp.index_jsp._jspService(index_jsp.java:91) > at > org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:111) > at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:770) > at > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:411) > at > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:473) > at > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:377) > at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:770) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1550) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:281) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:655) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:595) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:161) > at > org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.doService(CoyoteAdapter.java:331) > at > org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:231) > at > com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper$AdapterCallable.call(ContainerMapper.java:317) > at > com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:195) > at > com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(ProcessorTask.java:860) > at > com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:757) > at > com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1056) > at > com.sun.grizzly.http.DefaultProtocolFilter.execute(DefaultProtocolFilter.java:229) > at > com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultProtocolChain.java:137) > at > com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:104) > at > com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:90) > at > com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java:79) > at > com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextTask.java:54) > at > com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.java:59) > at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71) > at > com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:532) > at > com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:513) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722) > > > And here is my code... > > // Create a document and add a page to it > PDDocument document = new PDDocument(); > document = > PDDocument.load("C:\\Users\\garrisj\\Desktop\\Disciplinary_TardyLateForm.pdf"); > out.println("Number of pages: " + > document.getNumberOfPages() + "<br />"); > > System.out.println("TroubleShoot 1"); > PDDocumentCatalog docCatalog = > document.getDocumentCatalog(); > System.out.println("TroubleShoot 2"); > PDAcroForm acroForm = docCatalog.getAcroForm(); > System.out.println("TroubleShoot 3"); > PDField field = acroForm.setFields("FULL NAME");) > System.out.println("TroubleShoot 4"); > try{ > field.setValue("Garrison, Joshua C"); > System.out.println("TroubleShoot 5"); > } catch (NullPointerException ex) { > ex.printStackTrace(); > } > > // Save the newly created document > document.save("C:\\Users\\garrisj\\Desktop\\BlankPage.pdf"); > > // finally make sure that the document is properly > // closed. > document.close(); > > > > Thanks, > > Joshua Garrison - Mt. Holly TMP > IT Technician / Application Developer > Daimler Trucks North America, LLC > Office - (704) 822-7297 > [email protected] > > > If you are not the intended addressee, please inform us immediately that you > have received this e-mail in error, and delete it. We thank you for your > cooperation.

