Join in a single PDF a set of form filled PDF

[d.barile@adobeforums.com]

I'm trying to join a set of form filled PDF without success.

In the first step of the process I create a set of PDF filling a PDF form with customer address. I use the AcroForm Automation Objects.

At the end of this step I need to create a single PDF to insert some information to print it for a mailing system. I couldn't have more than one file !

I join files calling my plug-in that use PDDocInsertPages.

The result is a file with the right number of pages but with ALL fields with the value of the first PDF file ! :(

What's wrong ?
Thank you for your help!
Domenico Barile

[Bernd Alheit]

What's wrong ?




All fields with the same name gets the same value.

[d.barile@adobeforums.com]

Hi Bernd, thanks !

It's right but I'm using the same "master" to create the set of single PDF.
How can I "rename" the fields ?

[Hallo@adobeforums.com]

you need to create a template in your base document and use spawnPageFromTemplate to insert a new page. Acrobat wil now automatic rename formfields "P1.name" , "P2.name" etc.

[d.barile@adobeforums.com]

Thank you, but I couldn't use Javascript. Do you know another way to spawn a page from a template ?
I'm searching all the SDK documentation without success !

[d.barile@adobeforums.com]

The problem is to sort the PDF. I can't know the field values so I can't order them to create an unique file, and sometimes, I need to put an attachment to the files.
So I need I method to rename fields when I fill the form before saving the file to let me assemble all PDFs at the end of the process.

[Hallo@adobeforums.com]

Sorry can't help.

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

You could use the JavaScript function to flatten the fields before
merging the pages, perhaps. What do you mean by " I couldn't use
Javascript" - you don't know how, or it doesn't do what you want, or
it isn't technically possible for you?

Aandi Inston

[d.barile@adobeforums.com]

Hi Aandi,
I'm using MS Visual Studio 7.0 to develop my application.
I've never created Javascript with PDF so it's difficult for me to do this.

If I reprint (using distiller) I have the result I need so probably the solution is to use the flatten field function.
In the SDK I found only PDDocFlattenOC (or PDPageFlattenOC) but probably I don't found the right parameters values.

What do you think ? Could you give me some other advices ?
Thanks :)

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

>I'm using MS Visual Studio 7.0 to develop my application.

>I've never created Javascript with PDF so it's difficult for me to do this.

Which interface to the SDK are you using?
What language in the Visual Studio sute are you using?

>
>If I reprint (using distiller) I have the result I need so probably the solution is to use the flatten field function.
>In the SDK I found only PDDocFlattenOC (or PDPageFlattenOC) but probably I don't found the right parameters values.

These are for plug-ins. Are you writing a plug-in?

Aandi Inston

[d.barile@adobeforums.com]

Which interface to the SDK are you using? I'm using both IAC then plug-in.
I use IAC to open, save and print PDF quickly from my application. I wrote
also a plug in to write into PDF, to put OMR code, etc.






What language in the Visual Studio sute are you using? I'm coding in C++.






These are for plug-ins. Are you writing a plug-in? Yes, I'm writing a
plug-in.

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

Ok, an external application that interfaces to JavaScript must use
Visual Basic, but you also have AFExecuteThisJavaScript for plug-ins
(I think that's the name).

PDDocFlattenOC is for flattening optional content (OC), also known as
layers; it has no connection to form fields.

Aandi Inston

[d.barile@adobeforums.com]

Hi guys, I solved my problem using suggestion of all of us: I execute a Javscript to flatten pages using AFExecuteThisScript.
Thank you !
;)