How to fill in editable PDF?

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Hey,
After I have been reading all the topics concerning this issue on the forum, I can not sill fill the editable fields in the pdf.
The selectors are not recognized.
What tips would you give me?
Thanks

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Hi @EngAnalyst
you can do it using power shell script

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Thanks. and how to fill ?

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Hi @EngAnalyst
PFB powershell script , write the below code in powershell and change the file paths accroding to your system local path for itextsharp.dll and for pdf file.

$PDFDoc.AcroFields.Fields = this line will give you all the editable fields name in the pdf

$PDFDoc.AcroFields.SetField(name, value); = this line will help you to set the editable field in the pdf . here name is the field name and value = value you want to set to that field.

pdf_extraction (2).zip (1.3 MB)

--------code--------
Add-Type -Path “C:\Users\username\Downloads\pdf_extraction\pdf_extraction\itextsharp.dll”
$PDFDoc = New-Object iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader -ArgumentList “C:\Users\username\Downloads\pdf_extraction\pdf_extraction\ee.pdf”
$PDFDoc.AcroFields.Fields
$PDFDoc.AcroFields.SetField(name, value);

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Thanks a lot. After modifying the file paths according to my local system and executing the Power Shell the error is shown (i just want first to see the fields):

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PS C:\Users\EngAnalyst\Desktop\pdf_extraction\pdf_extraction> C:\Users\EngAnalyst\Desktop\pdf_extraction\pdf_extraction\pdf_acrofield.ps1
Add-Type : Could not load file or assembly
‘file:///C:\Users\EngAnalyst\Desktop\pdf_extraction\pdf_extraction\itextsharp.dll’ or one of its dependencies.
Operation is not supported. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131515)
At C:\Users\EngAnalyst\Desktop\pdf_extraction\pdf_extraction\pdf_acrofield.ps1:1 char:1

  • Add-Type -Path "C:\Users\EngAnalyst\Desktop\pdf_extraction\p …
  •   + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-Type], FileLoadException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.IO.FileLoadException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddTypeCommand

New-Object : Cannot find type [iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader]: verify that the assembly containing this type is loaded.
At C:\Users\EngAnalyst\Desktop\pdf_extraction\pdf_extraction\pdf_acrofield.ps1:2 char:11

  • $PDFDoc = New-Object iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader -ArgumentList "C:\ …
  •       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • CategoryInfo : InvalidType: (:slight_smile: [New-Object], PSArgumentException
    • FullyQualifiedErrorId : TypeNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewObjectCommand

Why ?

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It’s solved. I have just unblocked the .dll file and now it works.

Thanks a bunch!

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great :slight_smile:

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One last question @rishi1
When using $PDFDoc.AcroFields.SetField(name, value); a error is shown:

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After half an hour I do not get to solve it…
Why?

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$PDFDoc.AcroFields.Fields = when you are executing this line are you getting the field you are trying to set.

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Yes and then I use:

$PDFDoc.AcroFields.SetField(“Field1”, “Hello”);
where Field1 is the name of the “Key” I get after the command line: $PDFDoc.AcroFields.Fields
And that is the error I get…

Thank you @rishi1

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can you just check the code for the pdf i have given in th zip

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Yes i think i am doing everything alright…

Edit: it seems to be a problem with the editable pdf since i have tried with another one and it works.
The issue now is why it is happening to my editable pdf…

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yeah it looks like an issue with the pdf, is it possible for you to share your pdf?

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