Questions tagged [php-pdftk]

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Using the mikehaertl\php-pdftk library for manipulating PDFs, chaining commands fails when getDataFields is called first

I'm attempting to create a wrapper class around the mikehaertl\php-pdftk\pdf object for the purposes of populating PDF form fields. When trying to chain commands via the documentation the pdf fails to correctly execute the second command (or any…
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Cyrillic letters not displaying in PDF generated by pdftk

The problem is that Cyrillic letters not displaying in PDF form created with pdftk, specifically using mikehaertl/php-pdftk package: When clicked, the symbols are displaying: In Windows 10 Acrobat Reader similar file looks like this: Here is the…
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pdftk populated texraea is not scrollable

I am using php pdftk to take data out of a mysql database and put it in a bunch of different fields on a PDF. My issue is a few of the fields potentially have long text however instead of then showing an up/down scroll bar or even being able to…
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Google Chrome FDF data unable to be filled into PDF by PDFTK

I have a PDF form that I have set up to send (X)FDF data to a php script, that uses PDFTK to parse the (X)FDF data and flatten it, then save it as a PDF on my system (for testing). Everything functions normally in Adobe Acrobat Pro. But when I use…
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Is there a way to execute a PDF field script while filling its form with pdftk?

I've been tasked to fill a pre-made PDF form via a Symfony app. I'm using this pdftk wrapper to do the job, but there's an issue. This PDF uses some scripts for hiding/showing some field: for example, they trigger when a radio button has been…
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pdftk - Filling auto-fill PDF form with a FDF

First of all, thank you for the time you are taking to read my question. I have a PDF file with a part that, when you fill it, it populates other parts of the PDF. Basically, you enter your last name and it populates the parts of the PDF that need…
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How can I flatten a PDF with pre-filled formfields in PHP?

I need to flatten a pre-filled PDF form before sending it to an external signing service using PHP. I have tried using the php-pdftk library (https://github.com/mikehaertl/php-pdftk), but it did not work for me. Here's the code I have…
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Can't change hard link change in PHP

function is that it have to read pdf and print it, but i can't change hard link Aciu , jusu PDF jau sugeneruotas,
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How can I access to the 'Choice' options? - PDFTK/mikehaertl/PHP/LINUX

Recently I started work with pdftk, all good, but i can't access to all 'FieldType: Choice' (is like a dropdown or a html select tag), Options!, somebody could help me? my code is: $pdf = new…
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Fill Pdf form using php laravel

I'm trying to fill a pdf and save it using php. I'm also tried FPDF this script but its throws a error FPDF-Merge Error: Object streams are not supported. After I'm also tried php-pdftk package. I'm using ubuntu 20.04 so there no instruction to …
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PHP passthru with pdftk not supporting unicode characters

I am trying to fill a pdf template with Chinese and Japanese Language. TCPDF is the library used and for filling data to pdf used forge_fdf. Following is the code used passthru("pdftk $abs_pdf_path fill_form $fdf_fn output $certFileName owner_pw…
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PDFTK not executing from Wordpress Plugin

I am creating a Wordpress plugin that utilizes PDFTK. I followed the documentation for php-pdftk and my PHP looks like this: $pdf = new Pdf('/pdf-templates/testpdf.pdf', ['command' => 'C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFtk\bin\pdftk.exe', …
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How to use PDFTK background in php?

PHPTK has a option that allows library devs to set a background for the pdf that is generated and here is the link - https://github.com/mikehaertl/php-pdftk#add-background-pdf But in short it tells to add - $pdf->background('/path/back.pdf') But…
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Fillable PDF(php-pdftk) Radio Buttons All or Nothing, Cannot Fill a Specific Value

I'm using php-pdftk (https://github.com/mikehaertl/php-pdftk) to fill out the following fillable PDF form: https://www.cigna.com/static/www-cigna-com/docs/health-care-providers/form-cms1500.pdf In examining the fields, I see that there are several…
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