<?php
// Copyright (c) 2020 ActivePDF, Inc.
// ActivePDF Toolkit 2018
// Example generated 02/28/20
?>
<?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;
}
?>
