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2007-08-21 - By Leonard Rosenthol

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You need to do your form filling BEFORE the PDF is "Reader Enabled".

Leonard

On Aug 21, 2007, at 3:43 PM, Robert Cearley wrote:

>
> In adobe professional 8.0, there is a setting called: Enable Usage
> rights in adobe reader. This setting allows you to create a pdf
> document so a person can enter data into the pdf and save it.
>
> If I populate the pdf document using the setnodetext method below,
> the populate method works; however, the document seems to lose the
> ability for a user to type in data into the document and resave it.
>
> Here's what I'm trying to do. The code below will populate some
> basic fields on a pdf. The pdf will be sent to a user that will
> add additional text in the pdf. He will save the pdf with the data
> he entered; however, the save option is lost. Any ideas?
>
>
> Sample code:
>
>
> PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(sourcefilename);
> stamp = new PdfStamper(reader, File.Create(base.NewFileName));
> AcroFields form = stamp.AcroFields;
> XfaForm xfaForm = form.Xfa;
> XmlNode internalIdNode;
>
> internalIdNode = xfaForm.FindDatasetsNode("firstname");
> xfaForm.SetNodeText(internalIdNode, "john doe");
>
> stamp.FormFlattening = false ;
> stamp.Close();
>
> Thanks...
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<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line
-break: after-white-space; ">You need to do your form filling BEFORE the PDF is
"Reader Enabled".<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Leonard<
/DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Aug 21, 2007, at 3:43 PM, Robert Cearley wrote:</DIV>
<BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN style="FONT
-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso
-spacerun: yes"> <DIV class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout
-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso
-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2"></FONT></SPAN>?</DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal"
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE
: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2">In adobe
professional 8.0, there is a setting called: Enable Usage rights in adobe
reader.? </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New';
mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2">This setting allows you to create a pdf
document so a person can?enter data?into?the pdf?and save it.? </FONT> </SPAN><
/DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:
none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof:
yes"><FONT size="2"></FONT></SPAN>?</DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:
0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT
-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2">If I populate the pdf
document using the setnodetext method below, the populate method works; however
, the document seems to lose the ability for a user to type in data into the
document and resave it.? </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" style=
"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt;
FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2"></FONT></SPAN>?<
/DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:
none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof:
yes"><FONT size="2">Here's what I'm trying to do.? The code below will populate
some basic fields on a pdf.? The pdf will be sent to a user that will?add
additional text in the pdf.?He will save the pdf with the data he entered;
however, the save option is lost.??Any ideas?? </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=
"MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style
="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2">
</FONT></SPAN>?</DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso
-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New
'; mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2"></FONT></SPAN>?</DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal
" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT
-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2">Sample
code:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso
-no-proof: yes"> ?</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in
0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY:
'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"></SPAN>?</DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" style=
"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt;
FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"></SPAN>?</DIV><DIV style="margin
-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><FONT size
="2"><SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"
>PdfReader</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes">
reader = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">new</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af"
>PdfReader</SPAN>(sourcefilename);</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top:
0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><SPAN style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2">stamp = <SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">new</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af"> PdfStamper</SPAN>
(reader, <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">File</SPAN>.Create(<SPAN style="COLOR:
blue">base</SPAN>.NewFileName));</FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0in
; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><FONT size="2">
<SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"
>AcroFields</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes">
form = stamp.AcroFields;</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0in; margin
-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><FONT size="2"><SPAN style=
"COLOR: #2b91af; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes">XfaForm</SPAN>
<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"> xfaForm = form.Xfa;
</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin
-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><FONT size="2"><SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af;
FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes">XmlNode</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT
-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"> internalIdNode;</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">
<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2">?<
/FONT></SPAN></P><DIV style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom:
0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof:
yes"><FONT size="2">internalIdNode = xfaForm.FindDatasetsNode("firstname");<
/FONT> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin
-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso
-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2">xfaForm.SetNodeText(internalIdNode, "john doe");
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> ????? </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">??
??????????????????????</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style=
"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2">?</FONT></SPAN></P><DIV style=
"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; ">
<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2">stamp
.FormFlattening = <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">false</SPAN> ;<SPAN style="mso
-spacerun: yes">??????????????? </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">?????????
???????</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in
0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso
-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2">stamp.Close();<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">???
???????????? </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:
0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier
New'; mso-no-proof: yes"><FONT size="2"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>
</FONT></SPAN>?</DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso
-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-no-proof:
yes"><FONT size="2"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">Thanks...</SPAN></FONT><
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