Thank you Paulo, PdfCopyFields would copy the value as well, wouldn't it? I tried it, and I got:
change fields1 in pdf1, pdf2.field1 is updated as well - this is not what I want, I want pdf1.fields are totally unrelated to pdf2.... pdfN's fields. Some comments? -- Lu Ying Paulo Soares-3 wrote: > > If you use PdfCopyFields editable fields will still be editable and > flattened fields will still be flattened. > > Paulo > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "luy" <em...@encs.concordia.ca> > To: <itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:49 PM > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] PDF merge with some fields still editable > > > > Is is possible that pdf1, pdf2... pdfN to be merged into pdf_merge.pdf and > at > the same time, > > pdf1.editable fields are still editable? > > It seems that when all pdf files are merged, editable fields are > flattened? > Each pdf1... pdf2 are pdf files generated with partialFormFlattening > > <pre> > Tried many ways but still cannot generated the merged pdf file with fields > in each pdf file is still editable. > > Need help about how itext do this: > > pdf1: 2 fields are flattened; 5 fields are editable > pdf2: 3 fields are flattened; 4 fields are editable > ... > pdfN: 1 field is flattened; 6 fields are editable > > result.pdf (merging pdf1, pdf2.... pdfN) > pdf1: still 2 fields flattened; 5 editable fields > pdf2: still 3 fields flattened; 4 editable fields > ... ... > > </pre> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php > Check the site with examples before you ask questions: > http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ > You can also search the keywords list: > http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/ > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/PDF-merge-with-some-fields-still-editable-tp26015529p26026305.html Sent from the iText - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
