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    <p>Took me a while to figure this out. It's not the most efficient way to code, but here's essentially what it does:</p> <ul> <li>create a document</li> <li>for each page(s) with an acrofield:</li> <li>copy your template</li> <li>fill the form</li> <li>flatten the form</li> <li>add the page</li> </ul> <p>Here's my implementation that you can try and modify to fit your needs:</p> <pre><code>private void createPdf() throws Exception { Document doc = new Document(); PdfSmartCopy copy = new PdfSmartCopy(doc, new FileOutputStream("result.pdf")); doc.open(); PdfReader reader; PdfStamper stamper; AcroFields form; ByteArrayOutputStream baos; for(int i = 0; i &lt; getTotalPages(); i++) { copyPdf(i); reader = new PdfReader(String.format("%d%s", i, "template.pdf")); baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, baos); form = stamper.getAcroFields(); //methods to fill forms stamper.setFormFlattening(true); stamper.close(); reader = new PdfReader(baos.toByteArray()); copy.addPage(copy.getImportedPage(reader, 1)); } doc.close(); } private void copyPdf(int currentPage) throws Exception { PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("timesheet.pdf"); Document doc = new Document(); File file = new File(String.format("%d%s", currentPage, "template.pdf")); file.deleteOnExit(); PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(file)); stamper.close(); } </code></pre> <p>The <code>copyPdf()</code> method creates temporary files that are used to allow form filling without affecting the entire document. If you find a more efficient way to do this, let me know.</p> <p>Also, I've found that on Intel Based Mac vs Windows Computer, the Mac completes this much faster. </p> <p>If you're not opposed to getting a reference book for iText, I would recommend "iText in Action, Second Edition" by Bruno Lowagie. It is a great book and very helpful.</p>
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    1. CO+1 for book suggestion
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    2. CO+1 exactly what I need! Thanks! Just a note, 'doc' in copyPdf is not used :)
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    3. COYou shouldn't need `copyPdf()` at all. And even if you did, that's a wildly inefficient way of copying a file (that happens to be a PDF) from A to B. You might even be able to use the same `PdfReader` for all your different instances of `PdfStamper`, but that's likely to Reveal Bugs. You'll *nigh* certainly be fine using multiple readers on the same file.
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