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Accenture
AU
Posted: Mar 26, 2019
Last activity: Apr 12, 2019
Last activity: 12 Apr 2019 22:50 EDT
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How to merge the multiple PDF files into the Single PDF in Pega?
Hi,
I need to merge the multiple PDF files into the Single PDF.
As there is no OOTB function for this, the custom functions have to be created.
Please share if there is any logic for this.
Thanks
Accepted Solution
Posted: 5 years ago
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc
US
Please refer below code,
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Please refer below code,
String listPageName;
ClipboardPage listPage;
ClipboardProperty linkList;
int i;
try
{
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument pd1=null;
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument pd2=null;
org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility pdfMergeUtil;
listPageName=tools.getParamValue("ListPageName");
listPage=tools.findPage(listPageName, true);
linkList=listPage.getIfPresent(tools.getParamValue("EmbeddedListProperty"));
Database db=tools.getDatabase();
ClipboardPage pdfPG1;
String stream;
String Doc1;
String Doc2;
String handle=null;
if(linkList.size()>=1)
{
if((linkList.getPageValue(1).getString("pxObjClass")).equals("Link-Attachment"))
{
handle=linkList.getPageValue(1).getString("pxLinkedRefTo");
}
if((linkList.getPageValue(1).getString("pxObjClass")).equals("Data-WorkAttach-File"))
{
handle=linkList.getPageValue(1).getString("pzInsKey");
}
pdfPG1=db.open(handle, false);
stream=pdfPG1.getString("pyAttachStream");
pd1=org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument.load(Base64Util.decodeToByteArray(stream));
}
if(linkList.size()>1)
{
for(i=1; i<linkList.size(); i++ )
{
if((linkList.getPageValue(i+1).getString("pxObjClass")).equals("Link-Attachment"))
{
handle=linkList.getPageValue(i+1).getString("pxLinkedRefTo");
}
if((linkList.getPageValue(i+1).getString("pxObjClass")).equals("Data-WorkAttach-File"))
{
handle=linkList.getPageValue(i+1).getString("pzInsKey");
}
pdfPG1=db.open(handle, false);
Doc2=pdfPG1.getString("pyAttachStream");
pd2=org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument.load(Base64Util.decodeToByteArray(Doc2));
pdfMergeUtil=new org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility();
pdfMergeUtil.appendDocument(pd1,pd2);
}
}
//org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility pdfMergeUtil=new org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility();
// pdfMergeUtil.appendDocument(pd1,pd2);
java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream baos=new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream();
//pdfMergeUtil.setDestinationStream(baos);
pd1.save(baos);
byte[] bytes= new byte[15000000];
bytes=baos.toByteArray();
FileData=Base64Util.encodeToString(bytes);
}
catch(Exception e)
{
}
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Posted: 5 years ago
Accenture
AU
I have the sample Java code which is being used along with apache PDFBox library.
The temp files to created in place of taking the actual files in the following code.
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I have the sample Java code which is being used along with apache PDFBox library.
The temp files to created in place of taking the actual files in the following code.
import org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility; import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument; import java.io.File; import java.io.IOException; public class MergePDFs { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { //Loading an existing PDF document File file1 = new File("C:/PdfBox_Examples/sample1.pdf"); PDDocument doc1 = PDDocument.load(file1); File file2 = new File("C:/PdfBox_Examples/sample2.pdf"); PDDocument doc2 = PDDocument.load(file2); //Instantiating PDFMergerUtility class PDFMergerUtility PDFmerger = new PDFMergerUtility(); //Setting the destination file PDFmerger.setDestinationFileName("C:/PdfBox_Examples/merged.pdf"); //adding the source files PDFmerger.addSource(file1); PDFmerger.addSource(file2); //Merging the two documents PDFmerger.mergeDocuments(); System.out.println("Documents merged"); //Closing the documents doc1.close(); doc2.close(); } }
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Posted: 5 years ago
Pegasystems Inc.
AU
Hi Krishna,
You can refer to below articles, which will help you.
https://community.pega.com/support/support-articles/merging-two-pdf-documents
https://community.pega.com/support/support-articles/using-itext-merging-two-pdf
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Hi Krishna,
You can refer to below articles, which will help you.
https://community.pega.com/support/support-articles/merging-two-pdf-documents
https://community.pega.com/support/support-articles/using-itext-merging-two-pdf
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Accepted Solution
Posted: 5 years ago
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc
US
Please refer below code,
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Please refer below code,
String listPageName;
ClipboardPage listPage;
ClipboardProperty linkList;
int i;
try
{
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument pd1=null;
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument pd2=null;
org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility pdfMergeUtil;
listPageName=tools.getParamValue("ListPageName");
listPage=tools.findPage(listPageName, true);
linkList=listPage.getIfPresent(tools.getParamValue("EmbeddedListProperty"));
Database db=tools.getDatabase();
ClipboardPage pdfPG1;
String stream;
String Doc1;
String Doc2;
String handle=null;
if(linkList.size()>=1)
{
if((linkList.getPageValue(1).getString("pxObjClass")).equals("Link-Attachment"))
{
handle=linkList.getPageValue(1).getString("pxLinkedRefTo");
}
if((linkList.getPageValue(1).getString("pxObjClass")).equals("Data-WorkAttach-File"))
{
handle=linkList.getPageValue(1).getString("pzInsKey");
}
pdfPG1=db.open(handle, false);
stream=pdfPG1.getString("pyAttachStream");
pd1=org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument.load(Base64Util.decodeToByteArray(stream));
}
if(linkList.size()>1)
{
for(i=1; i<linkList.size(); i++ )
{
if((linkList.getPageValue(i+1).getString("pxObjClass")).equals("Link-Attachment"))
{
handle=linkList.getPageValue(i+1).getString("pxLinkedRefTo");
}
if((linkList.getPageValue(i+1).getString("pxObjClass")).equals("Data-WorkAttach-File"))
{
handle=linkList.getPageValue(i+1).getString("pzInsKey");
}
pdfPG1=db.open(handle, false);
Doc2=pdfPG1.getString("pyAttachStream");
pd2=org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument.load(Base64Util.decodeToByteArray(Doc2));
pdfMergeUtil=new org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility();
pdfMergeUtil.appendDocument(pd1,pd2);
}
}
//org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility pdfMergeUtil=new org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility();
// pdfMergeUtil.appendDocument(pd1,pd2);
java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream baos=new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream();
//pdfMergeUtil.setDestinationStream(baos);
pd1.save(baos);
byte[] bytes= new byte[15000000];
bytes=baos.toByteArray();
FileData=Base64Util.encodeToString(bytes);
}
catch(Exception e)
{
}
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Posted: 5 years ago
Accenture
AU
Thank you @mathanagururajs