FormNumbering

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<!-- Copyright (c) 2020 ActivePDF, Inc. --> <!-- ActivePDF Toolkit 2017 --> <!-- Example generated 12/02/20 --> <!-- Example uses the .NET DLL which requires --> <!-- Coldfusion 8 or above --> <CFSCRIPT> // Get current path strPath = ExpandPath(".") & "\"; // Instantiate Object oTK = CreateObject(".NET", "APToolkitNET.Toolkit", "C:\Program Files\activePDF\Toolkit\DotNetComponent\2.0\APToolkitNET.dll"); // This example will take one PDF form and fill it out twice // resulting in a 2 page PDF containing two filled forms // The new PDF will have renamed fields so they do not conflict // Unused fields will be flattened (removed) // Create the new PDF file intOpenOutputFile = oTK.OpenOutputFile(strPath & "new.pdf"); if(intOpenOutputFile != 0) { Error("OpenOutputFile", intOpenOutputFile); } // Open the template PDF intOpenInputFile = oTK.OpenInputFile(strPath & "form.pdf"); if(intOpenInputFile != 0) { Error("OpenInputFile", intOpenInputFile); } // Set how you want form field data formatting to be handled // By default the field will remain the same (1) // You can have the field formatting be ignored (0) oTK.Set_DoFormFormatting(1); // As we will be using the same PDF form for multiple pages we do not want // the field names to conflict as different data will be in same named fields // Using FormNumbering will rename the fields so they do not conflict // field 'name' would become 'name__1', 'name__2', etc // 0 = False, 1 = True oTK.Set_FormNumbering(1); // Populate form fields for the first page with data // Refer to the documentation for possible flag options oTK.SetFormFieldData("name", "John Doe", 1); oTK.SetFormFieldData("date", "03-27-1984", -997); oTK.SetFormFieldData("amount", "4231.34", -997); // Copy the first page (with field data) to the new pdf intCopyForm = oTK.CopyForm(0, 0); if(intCopyForm != 1) { Error("CopyForm", intCopyForm); } // Use ResetFormFields to clear the form data we previously used oTK.ResetFormFields(); // Populate form fields for the second page with data oTK.SetFormFieldData("name", "Jane Doe", 1); oTK.SetFormFieldData("date", "07/13/1988", -997); oTK.SetFormFieldData("amount", "1567.12", -997); // Set whether to flatten all other fields not touched by SetFormFieldData oTK.Set_FlattenRemainingFormFields(1); // Copy the second page (with field data) to the new pdf intCopyForm = oTK.CopyForm(0, 0); if(intCopyForm != 1) { Error("CopyForm", intCopyForm); } // Close the new file to complete PDF creation oTK.CloseOutputFile(); // Release Object oTK = 0; // Process Complete WriteOutput("Done!"); // Error Handling Function Error(method, outputCode) { WriteOutput("Error in " & method & ": " & outputCode); } </CFSCRIPT>

<!-- Copyright (c) 2020 ActivePDF, Inc. -->
<!-- ActivePDF Toolkit 2017 -->
<!-- Example generated 12/02/20  -->

<!-- Example uses the .NET DLL which requires -->
<!-- Coldfusion 8 or above -->

<CFSCRIPT>
// Get current path
strPath = ExpandPath(".") & "\";

// Instantiate Object
oTK = CreateObject(".NET", "APToolkitNET.Toolkit", "C:\Program Files\activePDF\Toolkit\DotNetComponent\2.0\APToolkitNET.dll");

// This example will take one PDF form and fill it out twice
// resulting in a 2 page PDF containing two filled forms
// The new PDF will have renamed fields so they do not conflict
// Unused fields will be flattened (removed)

// Create the new PDF file
intOpenOutputFile = oTK.OpenOutputFile(strPath & "new.pdf");
if(intOpenOutputFile != 0) {
  Error("OpenOutputFile", intOpenOutputFile);
}

// Open the template PDF
intOpenInputFile = oTK.OpenInputFile(strPath & "form.pdf");
if(intOpenInputFile != 0) {
  Error("OpenInputFile", intOpenInputFile);
}

// Set how you want form field data formatting to be handled
// By default the field will remain the same (1)
// You can have the field formatting be ignored (0)
oTK.Set_DoFormFormatting(1);

// As we will be using the same PDF form for multiple pages we do not want
// the field names to conflict as different data will be in same named fields
// Using FormNumbering will rename the fields so they do not conflict
// field 'name' would become 'name__1', 'name__2', etc
// 0 = False, 1 = True
oTK.Set_FormNumbering(1);

// Populate form fields for the first page with data
// Refer to the documentation for possible flag options
oTK.SetFormFieldData("name", "John Doe", 1);
oTK.SetFormFieldData("date", "03-27-1984", -997);
oTK.SetFormFieldData("amount", "4231.34", -997);

// Copy the first page (with field data) to the new pdf
intCopyForm = oTK.CopyForm(0, 0);
if(intCopyForm != 1) {
  Error("CopyForm", intCopyForm);
}

// Use ResetFormFields to clear the form data we previously used
oTK.ResetFormFields();

// Populate form fields for the second page with data
oTK.SetFormFieldData("name", "Jane Doe", 1);
oTK.SetFormFieldData("date", "07/13/1988", -997);
oTK.SetFormFieldData("amount", "1567.12", -997);

// Set whether to flatten all other fields not touched by SetFormFieldData
oTK.Set_FlattenRemainingFormFields(1);

// Copy the second page (with field data) to the new pdf
intCopyForm = oTK.CopyForm(0, 0);
if(intCopyForm != 1) {
  Error("CopyForm", intCopyForm);
}

// Close the new file to complete PDF creation
oTK.CloseOutputFile();

// Release Object
oTK = 0;

// Process Complete
WriteOutput("Done!");

// Error Handling
Function Error(method, outputCode) {
  WriteOutput("Error in " & method & ": " & outputCode);
}
</CFSCRIPT>