I posted this to comp.text.pdf and it was suggested that I post this here.
I am trying to add a table to the bottom of a pdf file with out too much
difficulty. Can anyone help?
If I use table.writeSelectedRows I have to constantly check where to put the
next table and add a new page etc. Isn't there any easier way like
document.add(table)?
You should move this conversation to the iText mailing.
table.writeSelectedRows(0, -1, 40, 450, over) is the way to go but you
have to control the page breaks. Another way is to use ColumnText, set
the boundaries of the column and keep calling it until no more table is
there.
Paulo
Eric wrote:
> I am trying to add a table to the bottom of a already created pdf docuement
> that has forms. This is what I have tried...
>
> //read in existing PDF
> PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("../docs/pdf/providers_dose_admin.pdf");
> PdfStamper stamp = new PdfStamper(reader , out);
> AcroFields form = stamp.getAcroFields();
>
> //Find text fields to fill out
> Date now = new Date();
> form.setField("ClinicName", pForm.getProviderName());
> formatter.applyPattern(dateFormat);
> form.setField("Date", formatter.format(now) );
> .....
> stamp.setFormFlattening(true);
>
> PdfContentByte under = stamp.getUnderContent(1);
> // change the content beneath page 1
>
>
> PdfContentByte over = stamp.getOverContent(1);
> // change the content on top of page 1
>
> PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(11);
> table.getDefaultCell().setBorder(Rectangle.LEFT | Rectangle.RIGHT |
> Rectangle.BOTTOM | Rectangle.TOP);
>
> table.addCell("Lot #");
> table.addCell("Vaccine Code");
> table.addCell("Manuf.");
> table.addCell("< 1 yrs.");
>
> Document d = over.getPdfDocument();
> d.add(table);
>
> stamp.close();
>
> But anything I add to d doesn't seem to work? If I do something like
> //table.writeSelectedRows(0, -1, 40, 450, over); the tables get over written
> depending on how many rows there are?
>
> Can anyone help?
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