Viewing Filled Form Fields

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   I am using Delphi and QuickPDF v 7.21 and I'm having problems viewing filled forms.  Basically I am doing the following:
APDF.LoadFromFile( 'Form.pdf' );
APDF.SetFormFieldValue( 1, 'Test' );
APDF.RenderPageToFile( 72, 1, 5, 'Filled.png' );
// Code to View 'Filled.png'

That only shows the form without any fields filled in. As a test, I added:
APDF.SaveToFile( 'Filled.pdf');
and compared 'Filled.png' with 'Filled.pdf'. 'Filled.pdf' has the fields correctly filled in while 'Filled.png' does not. So I am relatively confident that I am filling the form correctly. I also inspected the results of each command and everything indicates success.

I then modified my code as follows:
APDF.LoadFromFile( 'Form.pdf' );
APDF.SetFormFieldValue( 1, 'Test' );
APDF.FlattenFormField( 1 );
APDF.RenderPageToFile( 72, 1, 5, 'Filled.png' );
// Code to View 'Filled.png'

Flattening the Field first resolves the problem. Flattening the Field, however complicates my code since after viewing I may need to go back and Set the field to a different value.

Is there a way set the field value and render the page for my viewer without Flattening? TIA.

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Luke Members Profile Find Members Posts Team Player Joined: 13 Aug 10 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 26	Post Options Post Reply Quote Luke Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Viewing Filled Form Fields Posted: 28 Aug 10 at 6:16PM
	I am using Delphi and QuickPDF v 7.21 and I'm having problems viewing filled forms. Basically I am doing the following: APDF.LoadFromFile( 'Form.pdf' ); APDF.SetFormFieldValue( 1, 'Test' ); APDF.RenderPageToFile( 72, 1, 5, 'Filled.png' ); // Code to View 'Filled.png' That only shows the form without any fields filled in. As a test, I added: APDF.SaveToFile( 'Filled.pdf'); and compared 'Filled.png' with 'Filled.pdf'. 'Filled.pdf' has the fields correctly filled in while 'Filled.png' does not. So I am relatively confident that I am filling the form correctly. I also inspected the results of each command and everything indicates success. I then modified my code as follows: APDF.LoadFromFile( 'Form.pdf' ); APDF.SetFormFieldValue( 1, 'Test' ); APDF.FlattenFormField( 1 ); APDF.RenderPageToFile( 72, 1, 5, 'Filled.png' ); // Code to View 'Filled.png' Flattening the Field first resolves the problem. Flattening the Field, however complicates my code since after viewing I may need to go back and Set the field to a different value. Is there a way set the field value and render the page for my viewer without Flattening? TIA.
	Luke M. Miller ResCorSoft, Inc.

Ingo Members Profile Find Members Posts Moderator Group Joined: 29 Oct 05 Status: Offline Points: 3530	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ingo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Aug 10 at 6:30PM
	Hi Luke! Instead of Flatten you should use SetNeedAppearances ... Then it will work as you want it to. Cheers, Ingo