import data into pdf file

[drew williams]

Hello. I'm am just learning java, but have a very specific job I need to do. I have a three up W2 form in PDF. I want to write a java program that will import Payroll data from an ascii file (maybe CSV) into the appropriate fields in the PDF file and print the completed forms. I have been trying to use PDFBox, but apparently don't understand enough to comprehend what it is. I can find no documentation on it either. Can someone point me in the right direction. I am lost and wandering at this time. Thank you for your time.

[Dieter Quickfend]

iText is what you're looking for.

[Ulf Dittmer]

Start with the http://pdfbox.apache.org/apidocs/org/apache/pdfbox/examples/fdf/SetField.html and http://pdfbox.apache.org/apidocs/org/apache/pdfbox/examples/fdf/PrintFields.html examples, the source code for which is part of PDFBox

iText is what you're looking for.

iText is cool, but keep in mind that the version on SourceForge is licensed under the Affero GPL, which makes it unsuitable for most business purposes. You either need to license it, or use the old iText 2 (which probably does everything you need done).