Debenu Quick PDF Library - PDF SDK Community Forum : Form fields with same name http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:12:06 +0000 Wed, 13 Jun 2018 09:08:47 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.01 360 www.quickpdf.org/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3576 <![CDATA[Debenu Quick PDF Library - PDF SDK Community Forum]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/forum_images/QPDF_Forum_Title.png http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ <![CDATA[Form fields with same name : The technical support has suggested...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14266.html#14266 Author: geonetwork
Subject: 3576
Posted: 13 Jun 18 at 9:08AM

The technical support has suggested me a workaround. To make the fields work again as in version 12 and earlier (possibility to specify more form fields with the same name that automatically take the same value and other little different behaviors) simply insert the instruction:

QP.SetNeedAppearances(1);

since version 13, in fact, the default value of this flag is changed (of course there is a technical explanation behind this change ...)


]]> Wed, 13 Jun 2018 09:08:47 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14266.html#14266 <![CDATA[Form fields with same name : Ok, I&#039;m sorry, I will not...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14262.html#14262 Author: geonetwork
Subject: 3576
Posted: 11 Jun 18 at 8:16AM

Ok, I'm sorry, I will not make this mistake again.

Just for the sake of precision: I know that I can change the names of the fields, but that's not what I want. I want that if a user writes something in the "name" field of the first page (after it has been created), he will also find it in the second and third pages. Until version 12 the PDFs created by my applications allowed it, now no more. That's all.

P.S. in the meantime the support has answered me and they are investigating the problems
]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2018 08:16:50 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14262.html#14262 <![CDATA[Form fields with same name : This is a user-forum for helping...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14260.html#14260 Author: Ingo
Subject: 3576
Posted: 08 Jun 18 at 7:59PM

This is a user-forum for helping users.
I've told you the official statements from the publishers regarding form field names.
That's all i can say.
If you're a user starting from version 5 (i was only a little bit earlier) then you shouldn't ask ;-)
There's no need to tell it to your customers.
You can change form field names programmatically (adding the actual page number should be enough).
To which support you've written?
Perhaps it's the wrong one cause the Debenu team moved to Foxit?

]]> Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:59:17 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14260.html#14260 <![CDATA[Form fields with same name : Hello Ingo, thank you for your...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14255.html#14255 Author: geonetwork
Subject: 3576
Posted: 07 Jun 18 at 10:24AM

Hello Ingo, thank you for your reply.

It isn't a bug of version 12. The behavior is the same with version 10 and with the prior versions (i'm using QuickPdf since version 5)

In my opinion is not possible to prevent the inclusion of two fields with the same name at a random time, without considering the past. 

How can I justify this change to my customers? I can't tell their: "you have to repeat the usual header for each page of the document"!

I add that in the documentation of version 13 there is no reference to this change and that Adobe Acrobat allows you to do it without problems since the first version.

I also wrote to the support


Edited by geonetwork - 13 Jun 18 at 3:29PM]]> Thu, 07 Jun 2018 10:24:21 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14255.html#14255 <![CDATA[Form fields with same name : I think version 12 had the bug...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14251.html#14251 Author: Ingo
Subject: 3576
Posted: 06 Jun 18 at 8:31PM

I think version 12 had the bug ;-)
As far as i know it works like it's designed - only unique formfield names.


]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:31:27 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14251.html#14251 <![CDATA[Form fields with same name : In my applications I have some...]]> http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14249.html#14249 Author: geonetwork
Subject: 3576
Posted: 05 Jun 18 at 12:00PM

In my applications I have some fields across more pages that share the same name and if one of the form fields is updated then the other form fields are also updated.
Since version 13 is not more longer possible to have more fields with same name!

If you try to compile the code with version 12 all it's ok: three fields with same name that share same value. With version 13, 14 and 15 there will be only one field!

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  QP: TDebenuPDFLibrary;
  nFieldIndex: integer;
  nFieldCount: integer;
  i,n: integer;
begin
  QP:=TDebenuPDFLibrary.Create;
  try
    QP.UnlockKey('xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx');
    QP.SetOrigin(1);
    QP.SetMeasurementUnits(1); // mm.
    QP.SetPageDimensions(210, 297); // A4
    QP.SetTextColor(0,0,0);
    QP.SelectPage(n);
    nFieldCount:=1;
    QP.AddFormFont(QP.GetFontID(4));
    QP.SetTextSize(10);
    for i:=1 to 3 do begin
      nFieldIndex:=QP.NewFormField('FIELD'+IntToStr(nFieldCount),1);
      QP.SetFormFieldBounds(nFieldIndex,40,46+(i-1)*15,100,5);
      QP.SetFormFieldAlignment(nFieldIndex,0);
      QP.SetFormFieldStandardFont(nFieldIndex,4);
      QP.SetFormFieldTextSize(nFieldIndex,0);
    end;
    Inc(nFieldCount);
    QP.SaveToFile('c:\temp\output.PDF');
  finally
    QP.Free;
  end;
end;

Is this a bug? Is there any workaround?


Edited by geonetwork - 05 Jun 18 at 1:12PM]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:00:48 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/form-fields-with-same-name_topic3576_post14249.html#14249