Skipping certain fields when trying to get the data_dict fillpdfs.get_form_fields(pdf, sort=True, page_number=1)

[drswapnil]

Hi,
Great work. I am trying to design a PDF form to use with your script. However whenever i try to run the same, i am not able to get some of the fields to show up. Its skipping certain fields e.g name and MRD no. Can you pls help. I have attached both my python file and PDF form for reference.

Desktop new ECHS form.pdf

import fillpdf
from fillpdf import fillpdfs

fillpdfs.get_form_fields(pdf, sort=True, page_number=1)

fillpdfs.print_form_fields(pdf, sort=False, page_number=1)

# data_dict = {
#     "name": "Swapnil",
#     "mrd": "1234",
#     "age": "45",
#     "sex": "Female",
# }

fill text2 form fields with text
fillpdfs.write_fillable_pdf(pdf,pdf2, data_dict )

If you want it flattened:
fillpdfs.flatten_pdf(pdf2, 'newflat.pdf')

Running this gives -

Values From Page 1
Values From Page 1
{'Text4': '03-Aug-2022',
'Print': None,
'complaints': '',
'addmed': '5. Enfenac eye drops - 1 drop Two times per day - ',
'Text10': '04-Aug-2022',
'Text11': '06-Aug-2022',
'Text13': '24-Aug-2022',
'Text21': '10-Aug-2022',
'Text22': '11-Aug-2022',
'Text23': '17-Aug-2022',
'Text24': '18-Aug-2022',
'Text25': '24-Aug-2022',
'Text26': '25-Aug-2022',
'Text27': '01-Sep-2022',
'Text31': '01-Sep-2022',
'Text28': '07-Sep-2022',
'Text29': '08-Sep-2022',
'Text30': '14-Sep-2022',
'Text5': '01-Nov-2022'}

[drswapnil]

Hi , a small update.. Its skipping the fields when it prints the fields but fills the pdf properly. So maybe a bug in detecting the fields but certainly works as it should. Thanks again for your work.

[fidoriel]

I think this issue might be related to #pmaupin/pdfrw#84
For me it is filled when viewing in Acrobat, PDF-XChange or Chrome and Edge, but SumatraPDF does not. There are also some issues with Firefox.