Form field data not visible

 

After reviewing several posts that recommended using SetNeedAppearances and UpdateAppearanceStream, still no visible form field data.

 

Used FlattenFormField, then the form field data was visible on the form

 

    lngFieldCount = objPDFform.FormFieldCount()
    For intField = 1 To lngFieldCount
        tmpFieldName = objPDFform.GetFormFieldTitle(intField)
      If txtFieldTitle = tmpFieldName Then
'        lngReturn = objPDFform.SetNeedAppearances(1)
        lngReturn = objPDFform.SetFormFieldValue(intField, txtFieldValue)
'        lngReturn = objPDFform.UpdateAppearanceStream(intField)
        lngReturn = objPDFform.FlattenFormField(intField)
        Exit For
      End If
    Next intField

 

Should you have to use FlattenFormField to update the fields

 

Can you link us the problem PDF file? 

This PDF is AcroForm/XFA. 

It contains both AcroForms and XFA fileds, that means that they should be managed accordingly.

 

First we need to check the type of PDF forms: 

  if (FormFieldCount() <> 0) and (GetXFAFormFieldCount() <> 0) then

we have AcroForm/XFA;

  else if FormFieldCount() <> 0 then

we have AcroForm;

  else if GetXFAFormFieldCount() <> 0 then

we have XFA.

 

And after this we need to use AcroForm and XFA functions to change both field types.

Please check this Form fields function group to see what XFA management functions are provided by Quick PDF Library.

 

 

I have the exact problem, while I am using purchased 7.24 version. Please advise how to print out the forms with filled in fields.

Thanks.

 

this is the way in VB6 (suppose that field name of PDF is "Text1"):

....... Dim idxField as long Const FlagON = 1 ...... 'general setting PDFLibrary.SetNeedAppearances FlagON PDFLibrary.UpdateAppearanceStream FlagON          'field index retreve idxField = PDFLibrary.FindFormFieldByTitle("Text1")            'field setting PDFLibrary.SetFormFieldPrintable idxField , FlagON PDFLibrary.SetFormFieldValue idxField , "My new string in field" PDFLibrary.SetFormFieldReadOnly idxField , FlagON .....

 

thank you very much Ingo

 

bye bye

Edy