XFA stands for XML Forms Architecture, a family of proprietary XML specifications that was suggested and developed by JetForm to enhance the processing of web forms. It can be also used in PDF files starting with PDF 1.5 specification. XML Forms Architecture was not standardized as an ISO standard
Questions tagged [xfa]
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iTextSharp get contents from PDF with XFA form
I would like to get some help to perform the following task:
I have a PDF template with XFA form, created with Adobe Lifecycle, containning an Header with fillable fields, a footer also with fillable fields and a textbox field in the middle.
I need…

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Import xml into xfa form on the web server
I'm trying to import some XML data into XFA form through web server.
So, I have a HTML form which user populate, that data is stored in MySQL database. On other side I have an XFA form created in LiveCycle and wrapped in PDF, when user finish…

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iText - Convert field names with square brackets to fields without square brackets?
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.AcroFields;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import java.util.Set;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
public class PDFFile {
public static final String xfaForm3 =…

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Save zoom state per PDF page Adobe Acrobat X Pro
Need to save zoom level per page in a PDF portfolio. Tried using the preferences tab and properties tab but this has failed per page.

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itext - XFA form fill up those fields that are not data bound to an xml element
I have a pdf that I am able to partially fill using iText. Meaning those fields that I am able to map using guess work to an XML field I have filled up. But I am unable to fill up a few fields, because these fields don't appear to be bound to an XML…

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PDF Box Detecting font list not embedded and XFA Form
Good morning
We are evaluating PDFBox for detecting some information about PDF
We would like to know if it's possbile to detect:
1) Which fonts are embedded and which not
2) XFA form inside the PDF
Thanks and Regards

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How to correctly fill in XFA form data using iTextSharp to allow editing and saving result in Acrobat XI
I have an application that I'm using the populate a pdf form using iTextSharp.
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/// Imports XFA Data into a new PDF file.
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/// A PDF File with an unpopulated form.
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Digital Signing of XFA forms
I'd like to sign PDF documents created in Adobe Livecycle (it is XFA form) programmatically.
I know about iText library for manipulating with PDFs, but I haven't found any example how to sign it yet.
Maybe its not supported yet. Do you know any…

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Dynamic footer row prints outside the content area
I'm using LiveCycle Designer ES 8.2.1. I also have a web application injecting data into the report I created with LiveCycle. The basic structure is the following:
1 Master page with 1 page and a content area containing a table filled with a list of…

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Dynamic Page Numbering in Livecycle Designer ES2
I have five "pages" in a PDF I have created. Each page has an associated Master Page that dictates that "page"'s layout, header, footer, etc. I also included a second page in the layout for each that properly re-adjusts the header/footer. When I…

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LiveCycle dynamic form that prints copies with different texts on each copy
I need to create a dynamic form with adobe LiveCycle.
User enter the data in a form, and then, we need to generate a printable version of a document, with different copies of that printable version, and different texts on each copy, like "copy for…

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set PDF field read only using XFA
How can I set field "read only" in PDF using XFA and iTextSharp? I know that I have to modify the XML, but I don't know which attribute/value to set.
var attr = xfa.DomDocument.CreateAttribute("fflags");
attr.Value =…

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iTextPdf set fields of xfa form
It's been many days that im trying to figure out how to set the values of fields in a PDF XFA form. I managed to do it using fill xfa.fillXfaForm() where I pass an input stream to my xml file containing the dataset. However i found that not all…

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PDF XFA Form Read-Only with iTextSharp
I have finally, successfully, figured out how to fill a PDF with an XFA Form with my custom data using iTextSharp.
The problem is that I've lost the code that I had that let me make the XFA read-only. I have made the horrible mistake of changing my…

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Setting the output value of a dropdown based on the selected item in another dropdown in Livecycle
I'm attempting to set the formattedValue of dropdown B based on the rawValue selected in dropdown A on an Adobe Livecycle form. Then I wish to export the rawValue from dropdown B
Dropdown A has these formattedValues (just one column of data):
Apple…

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