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Re: [iText-questions] Save typed-in content with Adobe Reader

wasegraves
Thu, 15 May 2008 14:02:21 -0700

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From: Fhomasp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> 
> Right, thanks for clearing that up.
> 
> So after creating the AcroForm template, which I can do programatically or
> by any other means, it doesn't really matter.  Perhaps creating it
> programatically is the best solution because I can name the fields myself
> and be able to recognize them better.
> 

Creating the form with iText is especially attractive if the AcroForm has 
fields or groups of fields that are repetitive, such as in a lineage society 
application form. I have one Acroform, where all of the genealogical data fields

> I do have an additional question.
> 
> After I created the template and made it Reader Enabled, can I use a
> PdfStamper or PdfWriter to modify the textfields without breaking the Reader
> Enable?

AFAIK, you should be able to "fill" the form fields with data without breaking 
the form. Any changes to the AcroForm, other than that should break it.

Best regards,
Bill Segraves

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