Hello, > I'm trying to fill out a PDF form with PDFBox 2.0.0 (using Java 6). > [...] > But opening the saved file with PDF XChange Viewer (2.5), which is > what our clients use, I have the following problem:
ok I think the problem really was part of the PDF Xchange Viewer itself. I updated the viewer to the latest version and the problem disappeared. I'm happy that my PDFBox code is working and I didn't do anything wrong to fill out the PDF form fields. Best regards, Timo Rumland -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Timo Rumland [mailto:[email protected]] Gesendet: Sonntag, 8. Mai 2016 23:25 An: [email protected] Betreff: PDF form: Strange behavior with filled out textfield (only visible after clicking the field) Hello, I'm trying to fill out a PDF form with PDFBox 2.0.0 (using Java 6). My test PDF file is a really simple PDF form, containing only one text label and one text field named "textfield01". When I run my code to fill out that single form field with the string "test", no error occurs. Opening the saved file with Acrobat Reader DC, the text field contains the string "test". But opening the saved file with PDF XChange Viewer (2.5), which is what our clients use, I have the following problem: First, the text field is empty. Strangely, after clicking into that text field, the string "test" appears. After losing the focus, the text disappears. When I then edit the contents of the text field and the text field loses focus, the text remains visible (all with using PDF XChange Viewer). If you may, you can download my Test-PDF form file here: https://goo.gl/y03zht Please, see this simple example code, which shows how I fill the textfield: ---- PDDocument pdDocument = PDDocument.load( new File( "g:/2016-05-08_test-form.pdf" ) ); PDDocumentCatalog pdDocumentCatalog = pdDocument.getDocumentCatalog(); PDAcroForm pdAcroForm = pdDocumentCatalog.getAcroForm(); String pdFieldName = "textfield01"; PDField pdField = pdAcroForm.getField( pdFieldName ); if ( pdField == null ) throw new RuntimeException( "Failed to fill PDF field: Given field '" + pdFieldName + "' is unknown" ); pdField.setValue( "test" ); File file = new File( "g:/test-form_out.pdf" ); FileOutputStream fileOutputStream = new FileOutputStream( file ); pdDocument.save( fileOutputStream ); pdDocument.close(); fileOutputStream.close(); ---- I don't think this is a bug with PDFBox. Maybe I do something wrong or the PDF XChange Viewer has some strange behavior. Whatever the cause is, I really need to be able to safely fill out a PDF form which values then must be visible within that PDF viewer. As a side note: I create the PDF form by creating a file with LibreOffice Writer, insert a text field and export it via PDF. Maybe that PDF file has a "problem"? Unfortunately I have no knowledge about the PDF specification to decide if hat may be the case. I really appreciate any help you can offer Thanks a lot! Best regards, Timo Rumland --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
