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Article:		Dynamically Creating PDFs in a Web Application
Subject:		How to use iText template to fill data values on a Form?
Date:		2004-08-05 15:38:33
From:		sunni
I am new to iText. I want to do the similar task as mentioned in the article "....We converted the Word doc to PDF. Then using iText template capability, we loaded the PDF file into our application, .... to fill data values on the form and output the final PDF document. I know how to create form on word and convert to PDF. I want to know 1. how to load the PDF form into application? 2. how to how to fill data values on the form and output the final PDF document? Thanks

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• How to use iText template to fill data values on a Form?
  2005-05-05 06:20:54  ShubhadaAnand [View]
  
  
  Hi,
  
  I am newbie to iText.Can you please guide me to convert DOC to PDF?
  
  Thanks a lot,
  Shubhada

• How to use iText template to fill data values on a Form?
  2005-03-18 01:11:43  baby2046 [View]
  
  
  /**
  * $Id: PdfProcessor.java,v 1.9 2005/03/15 03:18:17 dongwen Exp $ Copyright (c)
  * 2003-2004 SJNS CORPORATION
  */
  package jp.co.tr.com.report;
  
  import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
  import java.io.OutputStream;
  import java.util.HashMap;
  import java.util.Iterator;
  import java.util.List;
  import java.util.Map;
  import java.util.Set;
  
  import jp.co.tr.com.log.TRLogFactory;
  import jp.co.tr.com.utils.ILogable;
  
  import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
  
  import com.lowagie.text.Document;
  import com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields;
  import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PRAcroForm;
  import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfCopy;
  import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfImportedPage;
  import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader;
  import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
  
  /**
  *

  [–¼@Ì] PDF’ •[ì¬ƒc[ƒ‹

  
  *

  [‹@@”\] PDF’ •[ì¬ƒc[ƒ‹‚Æ‚·‚é

  
  *
  *

  Copyright(c) SJNS 2003 2004

  
  */
  public class PdfProcessor implements ILogable {
  
  /**
  * ƒƒOƒCƒ“ƒXƒ^ƒ“ƒX
  */
  private static Log log = TRLogFactory.getLog(PdfProcessor.class);
  
  /**
  *

  [–¼@Ì] ƒƒOƒCƒ“ƒXƒ^ƒ“ƒX‚̎擾

  
  *

  [‹@@”\] ƒƒOƒCƒ“ƒXƒ^ƒ“ƒX‚ðŽæ“¾‚·‚é

  
  *
  * @return Log ƒƒOƒCƒ“ƒXƒ^ƒ“ƒX
  */
  public Log getLog() {
  return log;
  }
  
  /**
  *

  [–¼@Ì] PDF’ •[ì¬

  
  *

  [‹@@”\] PDF’ •[ì¬‚Æ‚·‚é

  
  *
  * @param pdfForms PDF’ •[ƒf[ƒ^‚ƃeƒ“ƒvƒŒ[ƒg
  * @param outStream PDF’ •[ƒtƒ@ƒCƒ‹‚̃AƒEƒg
  */
  public PdfProcessor(List pdfForms, OutputStream outStream) {
  
  // PDF’ •[‚ðì¬‚·‚é
  try {
  // PDF’ •[ƒhƒLƒ…ƒƒ“ƒg
  Document mergedPDF = new Document();
  // PDFƒhƒLƒ…ƒƒ“ƒg‚ðì¬
  PdfCopy writer = new PdfCopy(mergedPDF, outStream);
  // PDFƒhƒLƒ…ƒƒ“ƒg‚ðŠJ‚¯‚é
  mergedPDF.open();
  
  // –ˆPDF’ •[ƒy[ƒW‚ðì¬‚·‚é
  Iterator iterator = pdfForms.iterator();
  
  while (iterator.hasNext()) {
  
  Object object = iterator.next();
  
  // –ˆPDF’ •[ƒy[ƒW‚̃f[ƒ^‚ƃeƒ“ƒvƒŒ[ƒgƒtƒ@ƒCƒ‹ƒp[ƒX‚ðŽæ“¾‚·‚é
  PDFForm pdfForm = (PDFForm) object;
  String templateName = pdfForm.getPdfTemplateName();
  Map valueMap = pdfForm.getData();
  
  // –ˆPDF’ •[ƒy[ƒW‚ðì¬‚·‚é
  PdfReader singlePDF = new PdfReader(templateName);
  //zhangjun :
  //PRAcroForm tmpForm = singlePDF.getAcroForm();
  //here, the tmpForm is not null.
  
  ByteArrayOutputStream pdfStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
  PdfStamper stamp = new PdfStamper(singlePDF, pdfStream);
  
  // PDF’ •[ƒy[ƒWã‚̃tƒB[ƒ‹ƒh‚ðŽæ“¾‚·‚é
  AcroFields form = stamp.getAcroFields();
  HashMap formFields = form.getFields();
  Set formFieldNames = formFields.keySet();
  Iterator nameIterator = formFieldNames.iterator();
  
  // PDF’ •[ã‚̃tƒB[ƒ‹ƒh‚Ì’l‚ðÝ’è‚·‚é
  while (nameIterator.hasNext()) {
  // ƒtƒB[ƒ‹ƒh–¼‚ðŽæ“¾‚·‚é
  String fieldName = (String) nameIterator.next();
  // ƒtƒB[ƒ‹ƒh’l‚ðŽæ“¾‚·‚é
  Object value = valueMap.get(fieldName);
  
  // ƒtƒB[ƒ‹ƒh’l‚ðÝ’è‚·‚é
  if (value != null) {
  String fieldStringValue = (String) value;
  form.setField(fieldName, fieldStringValue);
  }
  }
  
  // PDF’ •[‚ðMerge‚·‚é
  //zhangjun :
  //PRAcroForm tmpForm = singlePDF.getAcroForm();
  //here, the tmpForm is not null.
  
  stamp.setFormFlattening(true);
  stamp.close();
  //zhangjun :
  //PRAcroForm tmpForm = singlePDF.getAcroForm();
  //here, the tmpForm is not null.
  
  //zhangjun:
  //here, pdfStream has get the content.
  PdfReader completedPDF = new PdfReader(pdfStream.toByteArray());
  int numPages = completedPDF.getNumberOfPages();
  
  for (int i = 0; i < numPages; ++i) {
  PdfImportedPage page = writer.getImportedPage(completedPDF, i + 1);
  writer.addPage(page);
  }
  
  //zhangjun: here, the completedform is null. there is no form in the PRAcroForm.
  PRAcroForm completedform = completedPDF.getAcroForm();
  if (completedform != null) {
  writer.copyAcroForm(completedPDF);
  }
  }
  
  // PDF’ •[ì¬I—¹‚µ‚Ü‚·
  mergedPDF.close();
  } catch (Exception ex) {
  log.error(ex.getMessage());
  ex.printStackTrace();
  }
  }
  
  /*public static void main(String[] args) {
  try {
  Vector v = new Vector();
  v.add(TestPdf.getInstance(1));
  v.add(TestPdf.getInstance(2));
  
  OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(""
  + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".pdf");
  PdfProcessor process = new PdfProcessor(v, os);
  os.flush();
  os.close();
  } catch (Exception ex) {
  ex.printStackTrace();
  }
  }*/
  
  }
  
• How to use iText template to fill data values on a Form?
  2006-10-12 16:58:57  dynamicpdf [View]
  
  
  Hi, Iam also facing same req.to fill a pdf using itext. This code lot of stuff and abstract. can you please elabore or give some comments to understand. Thanks in advance.