Paulo, no need to.
Thanks to your answer (and due to my ignorance) know I think I have it.
I am doing some more tests, but I think I see the light know.......
On [DATE], "[NAME]" <[ADDRESS]> wrote:
> Paulo, first of all, thanks
> Knowing that your time is money, can you be more specific?
>
>
>
> On [DATE], "[NAME]" <[ADDRESS]> wrote:
>
>> PdfCopy doesn't handle fields, use PdfCopyFields.
>>
>> Paulo
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Ricardo Lopez Bonaechea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 10:45 AM
>> Subject: [iText-questions] Problem duplicating PDF page. Using PdfCopy
>> andgetImportedPage
>>
>>
>> Hello to all.
>>
>> I am having problems to implement in Java, the PDF Generation we run on PC¹s
>> with a Delphi app.
>>
>> I find iText very handy, but I ran into a problem, that after 3 days, is
>> driving me crazy.
>>
>> We have PDF ³templates² that are stored on the server. These are retrieved
>> by the PC and then using, Gnostice VCL Delhpi Component forms are inserted
>> with values, after duplicating the template page if necessary. Also, we
>> rename some fields on the original form.
>> I tried to emulate this logic with itext, but I ran into some problems.
>> Using the next code:
>> String plantilla = ³/tmp2/ PDFSO15732R.pdf²;
>> Document document = new Document(); PdfCopy copy = new
>> PdfCopy(document, new FileOutputStream(
>> "/tmp2/salida.pdf")); document.open(); reader = new
>> PdfReader(plantilla); baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
>> stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, baos);
>> stamper.setFormFlattening(false); AcroFields form =
>> stamper.getAcroFields(); form.renameField("Pagina","cambiado
>> "+i); form.setField("Cliente", "David");
>> stamper.close(); baos.flush(); reader = new
>> PdfReader(baos.toByteArray()); PdfImportedPage pagina_a_copiar =
>> copy.getImportedPage(reader, 1); copy.addPage(pagina_a_copiar);
>> copy.addPage(pagina_a_copiar);
>> copy.addPage(pagina_a_copiar);
>>
>> The generated file salida.pdf looks fine.
>>
>> Whenever I try to do a loop for this, like:
>> ByteArrayOutputStream baos; PdfReader reader;
>> PdfStamper stamper; Document document = new Document();
>> PdfCopy copy = new PdfCopy(document, new
>> FileOutputStream( "/tmp2/salida.pdf"));
>> document.open(); for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
>> reader = new PdfReader(plantilla); baos = new
>> ByteArrayOutputStream(); stamper = new PdfStamper(reader,
>> baos); stamper.setFormFlattening(false);
>> AcroFields form = stamper.getAcroFields();
>> form.renameField("Pagina","cambiado "+i);
>> form.setField("Cliente", "David"); stamper.close();
>> copy.addPage(copy.getImportedPage(reader, 1));
>> copy.flush(); } document.close();
>>
>> The first page is OK, but pages 2 and 3 are wrong. Also, the renamefield
>> works, but the setField sets the value (as I have seen from the step-by-step
>> debug) but the value is not there on the final output.I have downloaded the
>> iText source code, but I am unable to find where it is going wrong.
>> If I set the flatten to true, the result is even worst.
>> Maybe it is the template, but I have to find the way to overcome this, since
>> I cannot change the templates.
>>
>> Also, if a open a PdfStamper on the generated pdf file (salida.pdf) and try
>> to retreive the AcroFields, the list is empty. This would not be a problem
>> If I could do the set Value on the loop itself, and the to add the fial
>> page. This is also not working, with the same problem above.
>>
>> I have attached the template and output.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help that an be provided.
>>
>> Best regards, David
>>
>>
>>
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