Val Bumbu wrote: > Hi, > > I tried to rename AND SAVE fields in a pdf file, basically following > HelloWorldStampCopyStamp.java
This is an example from the book, so I assume you have bought the book. > RandomAccessFileOrArray letter = new RandomAccessFileOrArray(filename); > reader = new PdfReader(letter, null); > File temp = new File(copyname); > stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, copyname); Why are you creating temp and what is copyname? Please read chapter 2. You'll gain a better understanding of the example. > form = stamper.getAcroFields(); > form.renameField(fField,sField); > > At this point I could see in the debugger that the field WAS renamed. You could also have renamed the field after getting the AcroFields object from the reader. > stamper.close(); And done: as described in the book, and as tested by many different people: it works as a charm! > My ‘copyname’ file is losing all the form fields, and is reduced in size. I'm sorry, but that's hard to believe. > Any way to rename fields AND SAVE the file with renamed fields? Yes. Try the examples that come with the book. They are tested. They work. br, Bruno ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
