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Subject: Re: "Empty" AcroFields
From: Maruan Sahyoun <sahyoun@fileaffairs.de>
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Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:36:29 +0200
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Hi,
> Am 30.04.2015 um 11:31 schrieb phiroc@free.fr:
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> Hello,
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> I have solved my problems by re-creating my template from scratch with =
OpenOffice and exporting it to PDF, instead of using a template created =
by one of my colleagues using an MS Word file which he imported into =
Acrobat Pro.
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> Case closed.
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thanks Philippe for letting us know - I was just about to take a look at =
your files.

Good luck with your project.

Maruan

> Philippe
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> ----- Mail original -----
> De: phiroc@free.fr
> =C3=80: users@pdfbox.apache.org
> Envoy=C3=A9: Lundi 27 Avril 2015 14:15:56
> Objet: Re: "Empty" AcroFields
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> Hi Maruan,
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> I've printed one of the generated PDFs and some of the fields contain =
vertical text.
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> Best regards,
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> Philippe
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> ----- Mail original -----
> De: phiroc@free.fr
> =C3=80: users@pdfbox.apache.org
> Envoy=C3=A9: Lundi 27 Avril 2015 13:46:45
> Objet: Re: "Empty" AcroFields
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> Hi Maruan,
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> I am using version 1.8.9.
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> Yes, I can provide the empty sample and a filled-out form.
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> May I send them to your e-mail address?
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> Thanks.
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> Philippe
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> ----- Mail original -----
> De: "Maruan Sahyoun" <sahyoun@fileaffairs.de>
> =C3=80: users@pdfbox.apache.org
> Envoy=C3=A9: Lundi 27 Avril 2015 12:40:04
> Objet: Re: "Empty" AcroFields
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> Hi
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>> Am 27.04.2015 um 12:32 schrieb phiroc@free.fr:
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>> Hello,
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>> the following code creates a PDF whose pages contain AcroForms filled =
in with data extracted from a CSV file.
>> The forms' template was created with Acrobat Pro. It is landscaped =
(+90 degree rotation).
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>> I have the following issues:
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>> - when I open each generated form in Acrobat, the fields look empty =
or contain text which is lightly offset to the left and top (for =
instance, you can only see the text's bottom).
>> If I click an "empty" field though, its contents appear.
>> - if I set the form's fields to read-only in my code, the text =
appears, but it is vertical
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> this behavior means that the appearance might not have been generated =
correctly. Which version of PDFBox are you using? Would you have an =
empty sample form, and the same filled with Acrobat and PDFBox?
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> Sidenote - although it's defined in the PDF specification how an =
appearance is generated the 'styling' (such a padding around the text, =
linespacing...) is not part of the PDF specification so one can only =
replicate the behavior of e.g. Acrobat. Your form might still look =
different (or OK) using a different reader.
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> BR
> Maruan
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>> How can I fix these issues?
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>> Many thanks.
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>> Philippe
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>> 	void generatePdf(final List<TreeMap<String, String>> =
csvDataArrayList, final File pdfTemplateFilePath,
>> 			final String pathToGeneratedPdfDirectory)
>> 					throws COSVisitorException, =
IOException {
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>> 		final File finalDocFilePath =3D new =
File(pathToGeneratedPdfDirectory, "newPdf.pdf");
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>> 		final PDDocument finalDoc =3D new PDDocument();
>> 		final List<PDField> finalDocFields =3D new =
ArrayList<PDField>();
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>> 		int csvLineCounter =3D 0;
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>> 		// Loop through CSV lines and retrieve each line's data
>> 		for (Map<String, String> pdfLineTreeMap : =
csvDataArrayList) {
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>> 			// Retrieve template's catalog
>> 			final PDDocumentCatalog templateCatalog =3D =
PDDocument.load(pdfTemplateFilePath).getDocumentCatalog();
>> 			// Retrieve its acroForm
>> 			final PDAcroForm templateAcroForm =3D =
templateCatalog.getAcroForm();
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>> 			// Get all template PDF's pages
>> 			final List<PDPage> templateCatalogPages =3D =
templateCatalog.getAllPages();
>> 			// Get template document's first page
>> 			final PDPage templateFirstPage =3D =
templateCatalogPages.get(0);
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>> 			// Add first page to final doc with filled out =
fields
>> 			finalDoc.addPage(templateFirstPage);
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>> 			// Loop through PDF field names in =
pdfLineTreeMap (this map was previously
>> 			// created to store the CSV data; its keys are =
equal to the
>> 			// PDF field names) and set their respective =
values in PDF
>> 			for (String fieldName : pdfLineTreeMap.keySet()) =
{
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>> 				final String fieldValue =3D =
pdfLineTreeMap.get(fieldName);
>> 				// Try to retrieve the field in the =
template's acroForm with the same name
>> 				// as the column in csvDataArrayList
>> 				final PDField pDField =3D =
templateAcroForm.getField(fieldName);
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>> 				// field with same name in CSV as in PDF =
was found...
>> 				if (pDField !=3D null) {
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>> 					// Only circle non-empty =
insertion codes
>> 					if (fieldName.indexOf("INSERT") =
>=3D 0 && fieldValue !=3D null && fieldValue.length() > 0) {
>> 						circleField(pDField, =
templateFirstPage);
>> 					}
>> 					// add increment to it's partial =
name
>> 					pDField.setPartialName(fieldName =
+ Integer.toString(csvLineCounter));
>> 					pDField.setValue(fieldValue);
>> 					//pDField.setReadonly(true);
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>> 					finalDocFields.add(pDField);
>> 				}
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>> 			} // end for fieldName
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>> 			// Page number is in templateAcroForm (but not =
in pdfLineTreeMap)
>> 			final PDField pDPageField =3D =
templateAcroForm.getField("pagenumber");
>> 			if (pDPageField !=3D null) {
>> 				pDPageField.setPartialName("pagenumber" =
+ Integer.toString(csvLineCounter));
>> 				=
pDPageField.setValue(Integer.toString(csvLineCounter + 1));
>> 				//pDPageField.setReadonly(true);
>> 				finalDocFields.add(pDPageField);
>> 			}
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>> 			// Stop at second CSV line for debugging !!!!!
>> 			if (csvLineCounter =3D=3D 10) {
>> 				break;
>> 			}
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>> 			++csvLineCounter;
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>> 		} // end for CSV Lines
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>> 		// Create new form in final document
>> 		final PDAcroForm finalDocAcroForm =3D new =
PDAcroForm(finalDoc);
>> 		// Set final document's form
>> 		=
finalDoc.getDocumentCatalog().setAcroForm(finalDocAcroForm);
>> 		// Set form's fields
>> 		finalDocAcroForm.setFields(finalDocFields);
>> 		// Save final doc
>> 		finalDoc.save(finalDocFilePath);
>> 		finalDoc.close();
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>> 	} // end generatePdf method
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