You might be able to adapt the information at the following link to Cold Fusion. I certainly don't know enough about CF to help on that front.
http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/general/webapp/index.php --Mark Storer Senior Software Engineer Cardiff.com #include <disclaimer> typedef std::Disclaimer<Cardiff> DisCard; > -----Original Message----- > From: sarasotatim [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [iText-questions] PDF Merge - Output to screen, not File, > CFSCRIPT > > > > Hey guys, I saw an entry or two online about this particular > need, but no > easily-understandable solutions. > > Here's what I have: > > I've used Cold Fusion's CFPDF to take an AJAX/CF form and > create a PDF....I > now need to merge that PDF with a few other pre-existing > interactive PDF's > (which is why I have to use iText and not CFPDF's merge action). > > I have this working without a problem...the issue is that I > need this merged > PDF to output to the browser (not converted into HTML, just > opening the PDF) > WITHOUT writing the PDF file to the server. > > Here is the code that merges and creates the PDF file now > (final.pdf for > testing purposes): > > <cfscript> > savedErrorMessage = ""; > // by default outputs to current directory. change as needed > fullPathToOutputFile = ExpandPath("./final.pdf"); > // step 1: creation of a document-object > document = createObject("java", "com.lowagie.text.Document").init(); > > if ('#session.packettype#' EQ 'NLV') > { > arrayOfInputFiles = arrayNew(1); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, ExpandPath("./page1.pdf")); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/nlv_lpfeechart.pdf")); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, ExpandPath("./page2.pdf")); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/nlv_affidavit.pdf")); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/nlv_certapp.pdf")); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/nlv_checklist.pdf")); > } > else if ('#session.packettype#' EQ 'LV') > { > arrayOfInputFiles = arrayNew(1); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/mil_checklist.pdf")); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/mil_regfee_exemption.pdf")); > } > else if ('#session.packettype#' EQ 'M') > { > arrayOfInputFiles = arrayNew(1); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/mil_checklist.pdf")); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/mil_regfee_exemption.pdf")); > } > else if ('#session.packettype#' EQ 'B') > { > arrayOfInputFiles = arrayNew(1); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/mil_checklist.pdf")); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/mil_regfee_exemption.pdf")); > } > else if ('#session.packettype#' EQ 'MH') > { > arrayOfInputFiles = arrayNew(1); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/mil_checklist.pdf")); > arrayAppend(arrayOfInputFiles, > ExpandPath("./includes/mil_regfee_exemption.pdf")); > } > else { > } > > try { pageOffset = 0; > PdfReader = createObject("java", > "com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader"); > SimpleBookmark = createObject("java", > "com.lowagie.text.pdf.SimpleBookmark"); > // cfSearching: Internally CF stores arrays as Vectors. So I > chose to use an > explict vector > // cfSearching: here, but you could use an array and CF > array functions > instead > allBookmarks = createObject("java", "java.util.Vector"); > for ( fileIndex = 1; fileIndex LTE > arrayLen(arrayOfInputFiles); fileIndex = > fileIndex + 1) { > // we create a reader for a certain document > reader = pdfReader.init( arrayOfInputFiles[fileIndex] ); > reader.consolidateNamedDestinations(); > // we retrieve the total number of pages > totalPages = reader.getNumberOfPages(); > bookmarks = SimpleBookmark.getBookmark(reader); > if (IsDefined("bookmarks")) { > if (pageOffset neq 0) { > SimpleBookmark.shiftPageNumbers(bookmarks, javacast("int", > pageOffset), > javacast("null", 0)); > } > allBookmarks.addAll(bookmarks); > } > pageOffset = pageOffset + totalPages; > if (fileIndex EQ 1) { > // step 1: creation of a document-object > document = createObject("java", "com.lowagie.text.Document"); > > document = document.init( reader.getPageSizeWithRotation( > javacast("int", > 1)) ); > // step 2: we create a writer that listens to the document > > outStream = createObject("java", "java.io.FileOutputStream").init( > fullPathToOutputFile ); > pdfWriter = createObject("java", > "com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfCopy").init(document, outStream); > > // step 3: we open the document > document.open(); } > // step 4: we add content > for (pageIndex = 1; pageIndex LTE totalPages; pageIndex = > pageIndex + 1) { > page = pdfWriter.getImportedPage(reader, javacast("int", > pageIndex) ); > pdfWriter.addPage(page); > } > formFields = reader.getAcroForm(); > if (IsDefined("formFields")) { > pdfWriter.copyAcroForm(reader); > } > } > if (NOT allBookmarks.isEmpty()) { > pdfWriter.setOutlines( allBookmarks ); > } > // step 5: we close the document > document.close(); > WriteOutput("Finished!"); > } > catch (java.language.Exception de) { > savedErrorMessage = de; } > // cfSearching: close document and output stream objects if > (IsDefined("document")) { > document.close(); > if (IsDefined("outputStream")) { > outputStream.close(); } > </cfscript> > > I see examples of how to output a file to the browser, but > they seem to use > different writing methods than I have (maybe because of the > merge)....I > managed to piece this together from online examples, so I > have no idea where > to start on making this display to the browser instead of > writing a file. > > Thanks in advance for any help!! > > Tim > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/PDF-Merge---Output-to-screen%2C-not-File %2C-CFSCRIPT-tp26084617p26084617.html Sent from the iText - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! 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