http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 20 May 2026 05:54:41 +0000 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:36:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.01 360 www.quickpdf.org/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=841 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/forum_images/QPDF_Forum_Title.png http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3960.html#3960 Author: chicks
Subject: 841
Posted: 29 Nov 07 at 11:36AM

I've used FormMax for years with good results. Also use NitroPDF if needing to add form fields to an existing PDF.

BTW, AcroSoftware also has a form filling ActiveX component, but I haven't tried it.
]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:36:30 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3960.html#3960 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3957.html#3957 Author: jabaltie
Subject: 841
Posted: 29 Nov 07 at 5:32AM

One more question 4 you Chicks :

You said you never had a problem with forms processing.

How do you design your templates ? Do you draw them in Word and convert them using Adobe PRO or do you use something else to design these templates ?
]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:32:13 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3957.html#3957 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3953.html#3953 Author: chicks
Subject: 841
Posted: 27 Nov 07 at 10:59AM

This is exactly the same issue. You are trying to get the name of fields that don't exist. After half the fields have been flattened, LNI will be greater than the number of remaining fields, so GetFormFieldTitle(LNI) will return null.

Try ObjQpdf.GetFormFieldTitle(1), which should work fine.
]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:59:58 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3953.html#3953 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3951.html#3951 Author: jabaltie
Subject: 841
Posted: 27 Nov 07 at 5:15AM

Thanks for your usual help Chicks.

I'm aware of the reference problem and on the REAL , PROduction server side code, it's done in reverse order.

However, back to this topic here, I'm curious about this :

Try to make the loop this way :

FOR LNI=1 TO LNT
  FORMFIELDNAME=OBJQPDF.GETFORMFIELDTITLE(LNI)
  WSCRIPT.ECHO "FIELD #",LNI,": '" + FORMFIELDNAME + "'"
  IF  NOT OBJQPDF.FLATTENFORMFIELD(1) = 1 THEN
      MSGBOX "ERROR WHILE FLATTENING THIS FORM FIELD '" + FORMFIELDNAME + "' ON " + ARQPDF
      WSCRIPT.QUIT(1)
  END IF
NEXT

It looks like after a while, all of the form fields will have a blank name.

Is it supposed to be like that ?

I'm doing it all cause I'm "lost" with a problem posted on another topic, where a damaged PDF is generated, that is, a PDF with wrong field contents....

Thanks again !
]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:15:27 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3951.html#3951 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3947.html#3947 Author: chicks
Subject: 841
Posted: 26 Nov 07 at 2:20PM

This is the classic changing reference issue. As you flatten the fields, the internal reference numbers of form fields changes. What was FF1 no longer exists, so what was FF2 is now FF1, etc.

Simple solution is to FlattenFormField(1), instead of LNI. Another is to flatten in reverse order, from LNT to 1 step -1

Try this:


Option Explicit

Dim ObjArgs
Dim ObjQpdf
Dim ArQpdf
Dim Lni
Dim Lnt
Dim FormFieldName

Set ObjArgs=Wscript.Arguments

ArQpdf=ObjArgs(0)

Set ObjQpdf=Wscript.CreateObject("ised.quickpdf")

If Not Objqpdf.UnlockKey("MY_KEY") = 1 Then
    Wscript.Echo "could Not Unlockkey"
    Wscript.Quit(1)
End If

If ObjQpdf.LoadFromFile(ArQpdf) = 0 Then
    Wscript.Echo "could Not Load Template"
    Wscript.Quit(1)
End If

Lnt=ObjQpdf.FormFieldCount()

WScript.Echo Lnt & " fields found"

For Lni=lnt To 1 Step -1
FormFieldName=ObjQpdf.GetFormFieldTitle(Lni)
WScript.Echo Lni & Chr(9) & FormFieldName
If Not ObjQpdf.FlattenFormField(lni) = 1 Then
      Wscript.Echo "error While Flattening This Form Field '" & FormFieldName & "' On " & Arqpdf,lni
      Wscript.Quit(1)
End If
Next



Edited by chicks - 26 Nov 07 at 3:13PM]]> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:20:10 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3947.html#3947 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3946.html#3946 Author: jabaltie
Subject: 841
Posted: 26 Nov 07 at 1:56PM

I have a PDF template , which is a PDF with empty form fields.

This PDF template was designed using Open Office Writer.

I suspect this PDF template has some problem, that is, there's a bug on Open Office Writer OR there's some problem with the FlattenFormField function.....


Please take a look at the VBScript below. It loops across the PDF template form fields and flattens them all.

Get the PDF template to use on this VBScript code from here :

http://www.DES.online.unimep.br/au/pub/ag284d.pdf

Follows the source code :

=====================
OPTION EXPLICIT

DIM OBJARGS
DIM OBJQPDF
DIM ARQPDF
DIM LNI
DIM LNT
DIM FORMFIELDNAME

SET OBJARGS=WScript.Arguments

ARQPDF=OBJARGS(0)

SET OBJQPDF=WSCRIPT.CREATEOBJECT("ISED.QUICKPDF")

IF  NOT OBJQPDF.UNLOCKKEY("yourkeyhere") = 1 THEN
    WSCRIPT.ECHO "COULD NOT UNLOCKKEY"
    WSCRIPT.QUIT(1)
END IF

IF  OBJQPDF.LOADFROMFILE(ARQPDF) = 0 THEN
    WSCRIPT.ECHO "COULD NOT LOAD TEMPLATE"
    WSCRIPT.QUIT(1)
END IF

LNT=OBJQPDF.FORMFIELDCOUNT()

FOR LNI=1 TO LNT
  FORMFIELDNAME=OBJQPDF.GETFORMFIELDTITLE(LNI)
  IF  NOT OBJQPDF.FLATTENFORMFIELD(LNI) = 1 THEN
      WSCRIPT.ECHO "ERROR WHILE FLATTENING THIS FORM FIELD '" + FORMFIELDNAME + "' ON " + ARQPDF,LNI
      WSCRIPT.QUIT(1)
  END IF
NEXT

================


Finally, questions are :

Is this PDF template (http://www.DES.online.unimep.br/au/pub/ag284d.pdf) wrong or, is there some problem on FlattenFormField function ?

Where does that empty form field comes from ? Cause it doesnt appear when I open the template using Acrobat Reader....

For those skilled with Adobe PROfessional, are there any tools on it that we can use to find out WHERE is the empty field on this PDF ?

Thanks in advance 4 your support !]]> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:56:00 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/empty-form-field-on-a-pdf_topic841_post3946.html#3946