Hi, > Am 30.06.2015 um 10:21 schrieb Roberto Nibali <[email protected]>: > > Hello > > Thanks for the answers. I have attached two PDFs by hopefully removing all > traces that could violate the NDA, which I can't get to work. > > >> Normally when a checkbox is checked the fields value AND the appearance > >> need to be updated. This is not the case with your form. How was the value > >> of the original form set? Which software? > >> > > > > The value set in the form is by simply clicking it in Adobe Acrobat > > (Reader). It sets the field accordingly, nevertheless for a set field, > > getValue() still returns null. The forms themselves were created with > > InDesign, I think. Not sure though. So, you're kind of implying that > > independent of the field type (Textbox, PrintButton, Checkbox, > > Radiobutton), PDFBox would normally expect the value of a field to be !null? > > I did a quick test with a newly created form using Adobe Acrobat and setting > the checkbox also with Acrobat. There the value is not null when the checkbox > has been checked. > > I have attached now PDFs, where with my tool the value is null.
unfortunately the attachments didn't make it through the mailing list. Could you upload them to a public location? BR Maruan > > > How could I deal with this? Because this is exactly what seems to fail and > > also cause this dreaded exception message when trying to fill out the forms > > with anything other than PDTextbox. > > Without looking at the form: > > a) test if getValue returns null if not take that value > b) if it returns null test if the box has been checked - if yes take that > value. > > Which value? > > use the value retrieved from a) or b) to set the fields value in the pdf > template. > > I'm not sure which value you mean. > > What would be helpful is either a screenshot of the form fields entries using > the PDFDebugger [http://pdfbox.apache.org/1.8/commandline.html#pdfDebugger > <http://pdfbox.apache.org/1.8/commandline.html#pdfDebugger>] or the printout > of the fields getDictionary() method so there is some more information about > how the field definition looks lie. Best would be to have the form of course. > > Attached. Also you can find the code here: http://pastebin.com/Ra0ebSis > <http://pastebin.com/Ra0ebSis>. Let me know if something else is needed. > > The idea is that you call it with the template TestTemplate.pdf and the input > PDF Test.pdf, resulting in an output PDF that is a carbon-copy of the input > PDF, but with the template PDF CI/CD (in my test case they are identical, but > it serves the purpose). > > > > > Would anybody here be willing to have a Skype or Teamviewer session with me > > tonight or tomorrow night to have a look at the problem? We're willing to > > pay for such support. If so, please send a private message to me, so we > > don't clutter this mailing list. > > I'm currently on travel so won't be able to do that > > Thanks, anybody else? > > Cheers > Roberto > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
