pdf_fillInFields_merge Function -- Anyone using this??

[mikeallenbrown]

This is for a web app. Tried 5159-5132 and 5221-5152.

Followed Alpha's documentation but get an error...

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Per the documentation I've already installed the third party library. Still doesn't work.

Here is my test case component and sample fillable PDF if someone would like to take a look.

PDF_Test_Case.zip

The pdf_fillInFields_get function doesn't work either.

[mikeallenbrown]

Re: pdf_fillInFields_merge Function -- Anyone using this??

Sent a bug report to Alpha. Selwyn tested and turns out the problem was behind the keyboard (me)

I reinstalled the third party app and this time left the default settings as is. Method works fine now.

[Jay Talbott]

Mike,
I downloaded your sample, put it in a folder in the root called temp and tried the following script in the interactive window:

dim fn as c
dim fnIn as c
dim fnOut as c

fnIn = "C:\temp\Sample_Rental_Agreement.pdf"
fnOut = "C:\temp\Sample_Rental_Agreement_Complete.pdf"
dim jsonData as c
jsonData = <<%txt1%

[
{
"title": "Store",
"fieldType": "Text",
"fieldFlags": "0",
"fieldValue": "My Store"
},
{
"title": "Address",
"fieldType": "Text",
"fieldFlags": "0",
"fieldValue": "123 Main St."
},
{
"title": "Name",
"fieldType": "Text",
"fieldFlags": "0",
"fieldValue": "Jay Talbott"
},
{
"title": "Address_2",
"fieldType": "Text",
"fieldFlags": "0",
"fieldValue": "Lexington, KY"
}
]

%txt1%

?pdf_fillinFields_merge(fnIn,fnOut,jsonData)

When I execute the last statement, the file gets created, but there is nothing in the fill-in fields.
Any thoughts?

Thanks,


Jay

[mikeallenbrown]

Jay,

Get rid of you open/closed bracket and try again. When I add brackets to my sample component I get the same result: No fill in. Once I remove those brackets my sample PDF fills in.

[Jay Talbott]

That all worked fine. Thank you very much.
Now for a practical application.
I want to fill out this form

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f941.pdf

This issue is the Quarter fields on the right (Report for this Quarter of 2020). When doing a pdf_fillinfields_get() these are the fields related to the Quarter fields on the right:

{
"title": "topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].Header[0].ReportForQuarter[0].c1_1[0]",
"fieldType": "Button",
"fieldFlags": "1",
"fieldValue": ""
},
{
"title": "topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].Header[0].ReportForQuarter[0].c1_1[1]",
"fieldType": "Button",
"fieldFlags": "0",
"fieldValue": ""
},
{
"title": "topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].Header[0].ReportForQuarter[0].c1_1[2]",
"fieldType": "Button",
"fieldFlags": "0",
"fieldValue": ""
},
{
"title": "topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].Header[0].ReportForQuarter[0].c1_1[3]",
"fieldType": "Button",
"fieldFlags": "0",
"fieldValue": ""
},

It looks like I have to add the value in fieldFlags for the appropriate Quarter, but I cannot get the JSON figured out.

The Social Security number fields look like this:

jsonData = <<%str%
{
"topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].Header[0].EntityArea[0].f1_1[0]": "12",
"topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].Header[0].EntityArea[0].f1_2[0]": "3456789"
}
%str%

but adding this for the Quarter results in an error:

"topmostSubform[0].Page1[0].Header[0].ReportForQuarter[0].c1_1[1]", "fieldFlags": "1", (this should fill in the 2nd Quarter, it's zero based)
Trying the 1 with or without the "" marks fails.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Jay

[mikeallenbrown]

I was able to get the first box check oddly enough. But I struck out on the others. Not sure why. I tried different combination of 1's and 0's and even blanks but only managed the first checkbox.

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[mikeallenbrown]

HA! I got it on a hunch. Not zero based. It's 1, 2, 3, 4

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[Jay Talbott]

Thanks Mike. (I was away, just got back).
Glad you found it.
I really appreciate it.
Jay