Hi Maruan, Sure, here they are...
Gilad batch_sequences 1.pdf <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_eBFHMNjkhsNmlPNjJMcTJVXzQ/edit?usp=drive_web> Input form.pdf <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_eBFHMNjkhsaWlHbmYzSEFpX0U/edit?usp=drive_web> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Maruan Sahyoun <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Gilad, > > > Am 05.05.2015 um 11:30 schrieb Gilad Denneboom < > [email protected]>: > > > > Hi guys, > > > > This should be a simple task, but it turns out to be quite a complex and > > problematic one, I'm afraid... > > I'm trying to combine two files, one with a bunch of form fields in it (a > > single page, created in Acrobat) and one without any fields. I have tried > > doing it using three different methods, and all three have failed, in > > various ways. > > > > Method 1: PDDocument importPage > > I tried importing the page with the form fields into the existing files. > > The page is placed at the end of the document (I need it at the > start...), > > but that's not the big issue. The big issue is that although the page > with > > the form fields is added to the file, the PDAcroForm in the new file is > > null and I'm having weird problems editing the form fields in Acrobat > (see > > "example1.pdf", try to make a selection in one of the drop-downs in > > Acrobat). > > > > Method 2: PDDocument addPage (how is this different from importPage, by > the > > way? The documentation is very lacking on this point. Also, why isn't it > > possible to specify the page number where you want to insert the new > page?) > > The result is similar to importPage, only now I am able to make a > selection > > in the drop-down fields in Acrobat, but they are still not picked up by > > PDFBox when I re-load the file and try to access them (see > "example2.pdf"). > > > > Method 3: PDFMergerUtililty > > In order to get the right page order I decided to merge the files instead > > of adding one to the other. > > Here the PDAcroForm object does exist in the merged files, but the values > > of the fields are not picked up. Using getValue on the fields returns the > > default value for the drop-downs and null for the text fields, even > though > > they are clearly filled-in (see "example3.pdf"). > > > > Any help is appreciated… > > Could you also upload the individual files prior to merging? > > BR > Maruan > > > > > > Regards, Gilad. > > > > example1.pdf > > < > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_eBFHMNjkhscDdvcGhXNjRMZ28/edit?usp=drive_web > > > > > > example2.pdf > > < > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_eBFHMNjkhsck9RSTlNTWFtaHc/edit?usp=drive_web > > > > > > example3.pdf > > < > https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_eBFHMNjkhsQXBRdVdDMGkyR2s/edit?usp=drive_web > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
