Hi, I have used PDFBox to create a .pdf file from a .pdf file that I created in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC version 2019.021.20061.
Here is the process I've been working on: 1. Create "template" .pdf file in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2. Run my Java program that loads the .pdf file, populates its form fields, and saves it to a new file on my local disk. 3. Open the new .pdf file in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The .pdf file that I created has a date field that doesn't display the date after I run PDFBox to set all of the fields in the file. The other fields, including a text field, a list box, a combo box, a check box, and a radio button group all get populated, and display correctly in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version 2019.021.20061 (same version as Acrobat Pro). When I click in the date field, the date appears. But, when I move the focus away from the date field, the date disappears. So, it tried setting the AcroForm's "NeedAppearances" property to true, like this: acroForm.setNeedAppearances(true). That makes the date in the date field display when I open the new .pdf file, but it has an unwanted side effect. When I close the document, without making any changes, I get a message box that asks me if I want to save the changes before closing. Does anyone have any insight? I have attached the output file, which doesn't have "NeedAppearances" set to true (test.pdf). I have also attached my "template" file (Acrobat_DC.pdf). Thanks!
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