Hello, Have a business card template PDF and I've been trying to figure the best way to get the variable data (i.e. name, address, etc.) into the PDF. Anyone have an easy/easier way or know how to fix what I've got?

What I've done is to populate form fields with CAM::PDF, but the form field formatting (text align right or left) in the newly created PDF file isn't maintained. It gets all jumbled, but if I open in Acrobat and type in the fields, the text returns to how it should be. So if it's supposed to be aligned right, the new file has aligned left. Then I type anything in Acrobat and all is fixed. Problem is the user viewing the file sees a mess.

my $pdf = CAM::PDF->new($file);
$pdf->fillFormFields('name','John Doe');

The other thing is if I change any form field properties in the new PDF file, then it looks the way it should.

Pulling my hair out, any help is much appreciated.

In reply to populating pdf form fields by frozen99

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