Text not selectable after setting with FillField

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Hi,

I have pdf template with some static text and some text fields. The fields i set with FillField.
As result, i want a pdf without any interactive fields, so i set the fields to readonly with SetFieldAttribute. Have a look at the code:

            Form form = new Form(@“c:\temp\test.pdf”, @“c:\temp\testnew.pdf”);

        form.FillField(<span style="color:#a31515;">"text1"</span>, <span style="color:#a31515;">"my text 1"</span>);
        form.SetFieldAttribute(<span style="color:#a31515;">"text1"</span>, <span style="color:#2b91af;">FieldFlag</span>.READ_ONLY);

        form.FillField(<span style="color:#a31515;">"text2"</span>, <span style="color:#a31515;">"my text 2"</span>);
        form.SetFieldAttribute(<span style="color:#a31515;">"text2"</span>, <span style="color:#2b91af;">FieldFlag</span>.READ_ONLY);

        form.FillField(<span style="color:#a31515;">"text3"</span>, <span style="color:#a31515;">"my text 3"</span>);
        form.SetFieldAttribute(<span style="color:#a31515;">"text3"</span>, <span style="color:#2b91af;">FieldFlag</span>.READ_ONLY);

        form.FillField(<span style="color:#a31515;">"text4"</span>, <span style="color:#a31515;">"my text 4"</span>);
        form.SetFieldAttribute(<span style="color:#a31515;">"text4"</span>, <span style="color:#2b91af;">FieldFlag</span>.READ_ONLY);

        form.Save();</pre>



The problem now is that i cannot select the text of those fields anymore in the produced pdf. I’ve attached the template(test.pdf) and the resulting pdf(testnew.pdf).

Is there a way to use FillField and as a result to get a plain pdf file without interactive fields where i can select all text within a reader?

cheers
manuel
2

Problem solved with FlattenAllFields(). With this approach, it is not needed to set the field attribute to readonly…

cheers

3

Hi Manuel,

I’m glad to know that the issue is resolved at your end. If you find any further questions, please do let us know.

Regards,