FormNumbering

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<?php // Copyright (c) 2020 ActivePDF, Inc. // ActivePDF Toolkit 2017 // Example generated 01/19/20 ?> <?php // Get current path $strPath = dirname(__FILE__) . "\\"; // Instantiate Object $oTK = new COM("APToolkit.Object"); // 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->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->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->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 $oTK = null; // Process Complete echo "Done!"; // Error Handling function Error($method, $outputCode) { echo "Error in " . $method . ": " . $outputCode; } ?>

<?php
// Copyright (c) 2020 ActivePDF, Inc.
// ActivePDF Toolkit 2017
// Example generated 01/19/20 
?>

<?php
// Get current path
$strPath = dirname(__FILE__) . "\\";

// Instantiate Object
$oTK = new COM("APToolkit.Object");

// 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->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->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->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 = null;

// Process Complete
echo "Done!";

// Error Handling
function Error($method, $outputCode) {
  echo "Error in " . $method . ": " . $outputCode;
}
?>