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/**
* Fills out a form by replacing the XFA stream.
* @param src the original PDF
* @param xml the XML making up the new form
*/
public byte[] FillData2(String src, String xml)
{
PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream()) {
using (PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, ms)) {
XfaForm xfa = new XfaForm(reader);
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load(xml);
xfa.DomDocument = doc;
xfa.Changed = true;
XfaForm.SetXfa(xfa, stamper.Reader, stamper.Writer);
}
return(ms.ToArray());
}
}
public ActionResult PreviewPDFWithMappedFields(List <PDFMapping> PDFMapping)
{
//THIS SHOULD BE REMOVED EVENTUALLY
//I am assuming that this method is going to receive a list of string that represent Xpaths found in the PDF nodes' name attribute
List <string> paths = new List <string>()
{
"Case_Location_Address_City", "Case_location_application_people_person_IsDependent", "Case_location_application_people_person_employee_monthlysalary",
"Case_Location_CallCenter"
};
List <string> xmlpath = new List <string>()
{
"Case_Location_Address_City", "Case_Location_Application_People_Person_IsDependent", "Case_Location_Application_People_Person_Employee_MonthlySalary",
"Case_Location_CallCenter"
};
PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(PDFPath);
using (PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileStream(outputPdf, FileMode.Create)))
{
XfaForm form = new XfaForm(reader);
XElement xmlDoc = XElement.Load(XMLPath);
string xmllist = form.DomDocument.InnerXml;
XDocument doc = XDocument.Parse(xmllist);
for (var field = 0; field < paths.Count - 1; field++)
{
//Steps to find the node from the data xml file using its xPath
var arr = xmlpath[field].Split('_');
var realPath = String.Join("/", arr);
XElement data = xmlDoc.XPathSelectElement("//" + realPath);
//Determine the type of input the
XElement pdfNode = (from elem in doc.Descendants()
where elem.Attribute("name") != null &&
elem.Attribute("name").Value.Contains(paths[field])
select elem).First();
string val;
if (pdfNode.Name.ToString().Contains("field"))
{
//Is the field node a checkbox
List <XElement> ckButton = (from elem in pdfNode.Descendants()
where elem.Name.ToString().Contains("checkButton")
select elem).ToList();
if (ckButton.Count > 0)
{
//Is the value stored in the xml data node written true/false(incorrect format) or 1/0 (correct format)
if (data.Value.ToUpper() == "FALSE")
{
val = "0";
}
else if (data.Value.ToUpper() == "TRUE")
{
val = "1";
}
else
{
val = data.Value;
}
}
else// then it is a normal field
{
//Is the field node an numeric input or text input
List <XElement> numField = (from elem in pdfNode.Descendants()
where elem.Name.ToString().Contains("numericEdit")
select elem).ToList();
//Im not sure what to put in here, bc I am able to fill in numeric fields without any issues
if (numField.Count > 0) //Its a numeric field
{
}
else //Its a text field
{
}
val = data.Value;
}
}
else //then it must be a exclGroup
{
//I need to think about this more, since this node is an exclGroup and not a field node
//I have to match of the xml node value with the fields stored in the exclGroup
val = data.Value;
}
form.FindDatasetsNode(paths[field]).InnerXml = val;
}
form.Changed = true;
XfaForm.SetXfa(form, stamper.Reader, stamper.Writer);
}
return(Json("success", JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet));
//TempData["OutputPDF"] = outputPdf;
//return PartialView("_PreviewPDF");
//PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileStream(Temp_PDF_Copy_Path, FileMode.CreateNew, FileAccess.ReadWrite));
//AcroFields form = stamper.AcroFields;
//XfaForm xfa = form.Xfa;
//XmlDocument xmldoc = new XmlDocument();
//xmldoc.LoadXml(form.Xfa.DatasetsNode.FirstChild.OuterXml);
////Load the existing PDF document
//Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing.PdfLoadedXfaDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedXfaDocument("input.pdf");
////Load the existing XFA form
//PdfLoadedXfaForm loadedForm = loadedDocument.XfaForm;
////Get the loaded text box field.
//PdfLoadedXfaTextBoxField loadedTextBox = (loadedForm.Fields["subform1[0]"] as PdfLoadedXfaForm).Fields["text[0]"] as PdfLoadedXfaTextBoxField;
////fill the text box
//loadedTextBox.Text = "First Name";
////Save the document
//loadedDocument.Save("output.pdf");
////Close the document
//loadedDocument.Close();
//FileStream pdfTemplate = new FileStream(PDFPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
//FileStream xmlFormData = new FileStream(XMLPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
//FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(outputPdf, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
//using (iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader reader = new iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader(pdfTemplate))
//{
// using (iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfStamper stamper = new iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfStamper(reader, outputStream))
// {
// stamper.Writer.CloseStream = false;
// stamper.AcroFields.Xfa.FillXfaForm(xmlFormData);
// }
//}
//outputStream.Close();
//xmlFormData.Close();
//pdfTemplate.Close();
//pdfTemplate = null;
//xmlFormData = null;
//outputPdf = null;
}