----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Confused about List Options
> > I've given up on trying to modify an existing PDF and am just trying to > create it with iText. Everything looks good but I can't get my submit > button to modify my text field. Any help in resolving this problem would > be > much appreciated. > How would you do it in Acrobat? When I have to create forms in iText I first see what Acrobat does. Paulo > Thanks, > Jack > > > Paulo Soares wrote: >> >> In Acrobat menu: Tools->Advanced Editing. >> >> Paulo >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jack Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:00 PM >> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Confused about List Options >> >> >>> >>> Sorry for the dumb question but I thought that Designer Forms was giving >>> me a >>> AcroForm. How can I create just an AcroForm? >>> >>> >>> Paulo Soares wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Jack Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:00 PM >>>> Subject: [iText-questions] Confused about List Options >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've been reading the forms about editing the drop down list and am >>>>> confused. >>>>> I saw one post that indicated that I can do what I'm trying and >>>>> another >>>>> post >>>>> that said it can't be done. When I read the first part of Chapter 16 >>>>> I'm >>>>> lead to believe that I can make this work. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Yes you can with AcroForms. >>>> >>>>> What I am trying to do is update my drop down list dynamically. What >>>>> I >>>>> have >>>>> done so far is I've created a form with Live Cycle Designer 8. I've >>>>> created >>>>> a sample app that reads the file, creates a stamper, updates the >>>>> drop-down >>>>> list and then saves the stamper. I can overwrite the default value >>>>> but >>>>> I >>>>> can't get the list to update. >>>>> >>>> >>>> No you can't with Designer Forms. You'll have to use standard AcroForms >>>> if >>>> you want to do more than just set/get the field value. >>>> >>>> Paulo >>>> >>>>> Attached is my code and the pdf. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.nabble.com/file/7356/ViolationTrackerForm.pdf >>>>> ViolationTrackerForm.pdf >>>>> http://www.nabble.com/file/7357/formTest.java formTest.java >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Jack ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
