Re: Adding form fields to a pdf

getOverContent() only returns null if the page is invalid. I just tried your
code without any problems.

Best Regards,
Paulo Soares

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vincent Demarcus" <vdemarcu@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <itext-questions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 20:58
Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Adding form fields to a pdf


> ok, adding form fields is not supported....
> but even if I try to add something else (like a pdf template) it is not
> working because cb (see below ) is null...
>
> any clues?
> --
> Vincent
>
>       PdfReader pdf_reader;
>       FileOutputStream pdf_os;
>       pdf_reader = new PdfReader(pdf_file);
>       pdf_os     = new FileOutputStream(dest_file);
>       PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(pdf_reader, pdf_os);
>
>       int nb_pages = pdf_reader.getNumberOfPages();
>       for (int i=1;i<=nb_pages;i++) {
>         PdfContentByte cb = stamper.getOverContent(i); // <== *cb is
> here*
>         //System.err.println("cb: "+cb);
>         //*add smth here!!!*
>       }
>       stamper.close();
>
>
>
>
> Paulo Soares wrote:
>
> >Adding new fields in PdfStamper is not yet supported but there's work
> >underway to do it.
> >
> >Best Regards,
> >Paulo Soares
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Vincent Demarcus" <vdemarcu@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <itext-questions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 17:28
> >Subject: [iText-questions] Adding form fields to a pdf
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I need to add a hidden form field and a HtmlPostField on each page of
> an
> >>
> >>existing pdf document (contains form fields).
> >>
> >> From what I read in the documentation, I need to use the PdfStamper
> >>Class:
> >>I guess my code will look like: (I need help on *add my forms
> here!!!*)
> >>Thanks for your help
> >>--
> >>Vincent
> >>
> >>      PdfReader pdf_reader;
> >>      FileOutputStream pdf_os;
> >>      pdf_reader = new PdfReader(pdf_file);
> >>      pdf_os     = new FileOutputStream(dest_file);
> >>      PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(pdf_reader, pdf_os);
> >>
> >>      int nb_pages = pdf_reader.getNumberOfPages();
> >>      for (int i=1;i<=nb_pages;i++) {
> >>        PdfContentByte cb = stamper.getOverContent(i);
> >>        //*add my forms here!!!*
> >>
> >>      }
> >>
> >>
> >>
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