[PDFBOX-3586] Unable to detect form - pdCatalog.getAcroForm() return null

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.3
• Component/s: AcroForm
• Environment: Latest macOS Sierra 10.12.1. Java 1.8.0_73
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: steve neo
• Created: 22/Nov/16 08:12
• Updated: 30/Oct/20 09:42
• Resolved: 30/Oct/20 09:41

Description

I have a PDF document which has form. I can type either from browser, Adobe reader, they all have an editable form. But when I use getAcroForm(), it return null. The PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3Uah3i8yt9qTUVldFVWeTFob2c/view?usp=sharing

        PDDocument document = PDDocument.load(input);
        PDDocumentCatalog pdCatalog = document.getDocumentCatalog();
        PDAcroForm formPdf = pdCatalog.getAcroForm(); // here return null
        if (formPdf != null) {
            formPdf.flatten();
        }