Hi, > Am 29.03.2016 um 20:04 schrieb Wojack, Robert (USTP) > <[email protected]>: > > We have many legacy systems using PDFBox 1.X, and there is too much PDFBox > 1.X specific code that would need to change. We don't have the bandwidth to > take on that refactoring at this time. :-( >
no worries - we can also help you while you are on 1.8.x :-) BR Maruan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maruan Sahyoun [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: How to bind distinct OnValues for checkbox group? > > Hi, > >> Am 29.03.2016 um 17:01 schrieb Wojack, Robert (USTP) >> <[email protected]>: >> >> Thanks for that info! We shall upgrade to 1.8.11 >> > > what about PDFBox 2.0.0? Dependent on what you are doing there are a lot of > improvements and some new functionality: > > - better parsing > - enhancements to AcroForms > - much better rendering > … > > BUT there might be some changes to your code necessary. > > BR > Maruan > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Maruan Sahyoun [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 6:01 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: How to bind distinct OnValues for checkbox group? >> >> Hi, >>> Am 28.03.2016 um 22:51 schrieb Wojack, Robert (USTP) >>> <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Thanks Maruan! >>> >>> However, when try to use the code, I get an exception in line 4th line: >>> >>> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: >>> org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDCheckbox cannot be cast >>> to >>> org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotationWidget >>> >>> As a reminder, I'm using PDFBox 1.8.8 if that matters. In the meantime, >>> I'll play around with what you provided and see if I can get it to work. >> >> yes, that matters - my code worked with 1.8.11. The fact that a widget >> annotation was treated as a checkbox in 1.8.8 (and earlier) was a bug >> which has been resolved in 1.8.9 onwards. See PDFBOX-2617 >> >> BR >> Maruan >> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Maruan Sahyoun [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 3:30 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: How to bind distinct OnValues for checkbox group? >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> here you go. >>> >>> >>> PDDocument document = PDDocument.load("form_b122a-2.pdf"); >>> PDAcroForm form = document.getDocumentCatalog().getAcroForm(); >>> PDField field = form.getField("CheckBox16"); >>> PDAnnotationWidget widget = (PDAnnotationWidget) >>> field.getKids().get(1); >>> >>> // get the fields normal appearances i.e. the options to be >>> selected >>> Map<String,PDAppearanceStream> normalAppearances = >>> widget.getAppearance().getNormalAppearance(); >>> >>> // Print out the current entries. There are two options >>> // On and Off >>> System.out.println(normalAppearances); >>> >>> // Add a new entry with the desired value copying over the >>> // appearance stream of the to be 'renamed' entry >>> normalAppearances.put("Yes",normalAppearances.get("On")); >>> normalAppearances.remove("On"); >>> >>> // Print out the new entries. There are two options >>> // Yes and Off >>> System.out.println(normalAppearances); >>> >>> document.save("form_b122a-2-pdfbox.pdf"); >>> document.close(); >>> >>> >>> BR >>> Maruan >>> >>>> Am 28.03.2016 um 15:14 schrieb Wojack, Robert (USTP) >>>> <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>> Yes. It is a publicly available PDF: >>>> >>>> http://www.uscourts.gov/file/18792/download >>>> >>>> >>>> Go to the last page (pg9) and click the No/Yes checkboxes for line 43. You >>>> will see the behavior where each box is checked or unchecked regardless of >>>> which one is actually clicked. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for taking a look at this. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Maruan Sahyoun [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016 7:58 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: How to bind distinct OnValues for checkbox group? >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> is it possible to share the PDF? >>>> >>>> BR >>>> Maruan >>>> >>>>> Am 25.03.2016 um 19:02 schrieb Wojack, Robert (USTP) >>>>> <[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>> They are two distinct checkboxes within a radio collection. The problem >>>>> is they both have their onValue set to "On". I need to set the onValue >>>>> for one of them to something else ("Off"). >>>>> >>>>> Your code has given me some ideas, but so far, I haven't been able to >>>>> adequately solve it. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Bob >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Maruan Sahyoun [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 6:16 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: How to bind distinct OnValues for checkbox group? >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> are you sure that these are two distinct fields? If yes, you can >>>>> set the On value - using 1.8.x - with >>>>> >>>>> PDAnnotationWidget widget = field.getWidget() >>>>> PDAppearanceDictionary apDictionary = widget.getAppearance(); >>>>> PDAppearanceEntry normalAppearance = >>>>> apDictionary.getNormalAppearance(); >>>>> >>>>> // to get the current values >>>>> Map<String,PDAppearanceStream> appearanceMap = >>>>> apDictionary.getNormalAppearance(); >>>>> >>>>> // to set the values >>>>> apDictionary.setNormalAppearance(Map<String,PDAppearanceStream>); >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Haven't tested that code but should give you an idea. >>>>> >>>>> BR >>>>> Maruan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Am 23.03.2016 um 16:51 schrieb Wojack, Robert (USTP) >>>>>> <[email protected]>: >>>>>> >>>>>> We have a client that provides us with interactive PDF forms for our app >>>>>> to populate fields with user data. The problem is the client sometimes >>>>>> provides us forms with typos and mistakes and is not responsive about >>>>>> fixing them. >>>>>> >>>>>> In this case, we are given an interactive PDF form that has a pair of >>>>>> Yes/No checkboxes. Unfortunately, when creating the PDF, the client >>>>>> bound both checkboxes to the same "On" value. As a result, when a user >>>>>> checks a box, both of them get checked (additionally, when a user >>>>>> unchecks a box, they both become unchecked). >>>>>> >>>>>> I can use PDFBox to open the file, find the PDCheckbox object in >>>>>> question and list their On and Off values, but I can't figure out how to >>>>>> update the bindings to distinct values. Is it possible to do this in >>>>>> PDFBox? If so, can someone please provide some guidance? >>>>>> >>>>>> We are using PDFBox 1.8.8. 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