Hi Leonard,
> So, is the PDF document an actual AcroForm with fields on it?
No, just an ordinary PDF, I've attached an example.
> Meaning you can't get teh coordinates correct?
Nope, I can set the coordinates fine.
>Or the text
> shows up UNDER the areas, but never on top? What do you mean
> "everywhere except where I want it"??
It's just that I want to put the text over existing boxes and it doesn't appear above the boxes, in other areas of the doc my text appears ie. over existing text, between lines etc.
Thanks.
Phil.
Leonard Rosenthol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 10/19/2005 08:00:06 AM:
> At 07:15 AM 10/19/2005, Phil Queripel wrote:
> >Hi, I have existing pdf forms which are traditionally completed by
> >hand. I don't need AcroForm functionality I simply need to add text
> >to an exiting form to be sent out to customers for signing.
>
> OK.
>
> So, is the PDF document an actual AcroForm with fields on it?
>
>
> >I'm having great success with iText in general but I can't get the
> >text I'm writing to appear on top of some of the existing objects
> >ie. the text I add quite happily appears everywhere except where I
> >want it, on top of boxes which are normally used to hand-fill the form.
>
> Meaning you can't get teh coordinates correct? Or the text
> shows up UNDER the areas, but never on top? What do you mean
> "everywhere except where I want it"??
>
>
> Leonard
>
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