PHP ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

Replace the Second (or Every) Occurrence of a Label in a PDF

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Demonstrates the "occurrence" member of a label entry. By default the first occurrence of a label, in reading order across the selected pages, is replaced; "occurrence" can be a number for the nth, or "all" for every occurrence. The invoice template has "Ref:" twice. PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

//  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

//  The PDF used in this example is available at invoice_template.pdf

$pdf = new COM("Chilkat.Pdf");
$success = $pdf->LoadFile('qa_data/pdf/invoice_template.pdf');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pdf->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jsonOut = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");

//  This template's {{placeholders}} are not being filled here: "keep" leaves them as they are
//  (the default, "error", would refuse to apply while a placeholder on the page has no value).
$json->UpdateString('unusedPlaceholders','keep');

//  "Ref:" appears twice on the page (A-1 near the top, A-2 below the totals).
//  The default replaces the first occurrence only.
$json->UpdateString('labels[0].label','Ref:');
$json->UpdateString('labels[0].value','B-7');
$success = $pdf->TextReplace('check',$json,$jsonOut);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pdf->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'default: ' . $jsonOut->IntOf('replacements[0].count') . ' occurrence replaced' . "\n";

//  The second occurrence only.
$json->UpdateString('labels[0].occurrence','2');
$success = $pdf->TextReplace('check',$json,$jsonOut);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pdf->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'occurrence 2: ' . $jsonOut->IntOf('replacements[0].count') . ' occurrence replaced' . "\n";

//  Every occurrence.
$json->UpdateString('labels[0].occurrence','all');
$success = $pdf->TextReplace('apply',$json,$jsonOut);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pdf->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'occurrence all: ' . $jsonOut->IntOf('replacements[0].count') . ' occurrences replaced' . "\n";

$success = $pdf->WriteFile('qa_output/invoice_refs.pdf');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pdf->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Sample output:

//  default: 1 occurrence replaced
//  occurrence 2: 1 occurrence replaced
//  occurrence all: 2 occurrences replaced

?>