Operation: Flatten XFDF

The Flatten XFDF operation writes XFDF data (ISO 19444-1) to a PDF form document. The form fields are converted to text and cannot be edited.

Input

The structure of an XFDF document is described in ISO 19444-1.

For the Flatten XFDF operation, the adapter expects an XFDF document which specifies the absolute path to the associated PDF form in the <f> element.

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xfdf xmlns:math="java.lang.Math" xmlns:cal="java.util.Calendar"
	xmlns:sdf="java.text.SimpleDateFormat" xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/xfdf/">
	<fields>
		<field name="Firma">
			<value>SoftProject GmbH</value>
		</field>
		<field name="KDNr">
			<value>123567234</value>
		</field>
		<field name="Ort">
			<value>Ettlingen</value>
		</field>
		<field name="PLZ">
			<value>76275</value>
		</field>
		<field name="Strasse">
			<value>Am Erlengraben 3</value>
		</field>
	</fields>
	<f
    href="X4DB/1/Project/Resources/FormDocument.pdf" />
</xfdf>

Output

The output is a copy of the PDF form document referenced in the input with flat text.