Re: PDF Labs - PDFtk does not appear to recognize fill_form operation

Urgh! Sorry, meant to post it to the PC Tech list...Thanks Jon.

On 10/8/2013 3:43 PM, Jon Paris wrote:

Peter - have you posted this to the wrong group? 'cos I'm darned if I can see where RPG is involved.


On 2013-10-08, at 4:15 PM, Peter Dow <petercdow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm trying to fill a PDF form from an FDF file with the following
command line on a Windows 2003 Server SP2:

pdftk TCFv1u.pdf fill_form TCFv1.2515.fdf output test.pdf verbose

and I get

Command Line Data is valid.

Input PDF Filenames & Passwords in Order
( <filename>[, <password>] )
TCFv1u.pdf

The operation to be performed:
filter - Apply 'filters' to a single, input PDF based on output args.
(When the operation is omitted, this is the default.)

The output file will be named:
outpdf

Output PDF encryption settings:
Output PDF will not be encrypted.

No compression or uncompression being performed on output.

Creating Output ...

Notice that the operation is filter, not fill_form. The resulting PDF
does not have any of the FDF data in it.

Another interesting note is that I downloaded the latest version:

pdftk_free-2.02-win-setup.exe

which would seem to indicate the latest version is 2.02, but it
self-reports as

pdftk.exe --version

pdftk 1.44 a Handy Tool for Manipulating PDF Documents
Copyright (C) 2003-10, Sid Steward - Please Visit: www.pdftk.com
This is free software; see the source code for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty, not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.

Am I doing something wrong?

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