Populate Multiple PDF Forms and Merge

Example to populate multiple PDF forms and then merge them together...

<cfset sourceform1 = "#ExpandPath('expense_claim_form1.pdf')#">
<cfset sourceform2 = "#ExpandPath('expense_claim_form2.pdf')#">
<cfset resultfile1 = "#ExpandPath('result1.pdf')#">
<cfset resultfile2 = "#ExpandPath('result2.pdf')#">

<cfset flatfile1 = "#ExpandPath('flat1.pdf')#">
<cfset flatfile2 = "#ExpandPath('flat2.pdf')#">

<cfset finalresultfile = "#ExpandPath('finalresult.pdf')#">

<cfset myname1 = "source_test1">
<cfset myempcode1 = "source_code1">
<cfset mylocation1 = "source_loc1">
<cfset mymgrname1 = "source_mgr1">
<cfset mymgremail1 = "source1@email.com">
<cfset myname2 = "source_test2">

<cfset myempcode2 = "source_code2">
<cfset mylocation2 = "source_loc2">
<cfset mymgrname2 = "source_mgr2">
<cfset mymgremail2 = "source2@email.com">

<!--- Fill up the pdf form1 --->
<cfpdfform source= "#sourceform1#" action="populate" destination="#resultfile1#" overwrite="true">
<cfpdfsubform name="form1">
<cfpdfsubform name="expense">
<cfpdfformparam name="name" value="#myname1#">
<cfpdfformparam name="empcode" value="#myempcode1#">
<cfpdfformparam name="location" value="#mylocation1#">
<cfpdfformparam name="mgrname" value="#mymgrname1#">
<cfpdfformparam name="mgremail" value="#mymgremail1#">
</cfpdfsubform>
</cfpdfsubform>
</cfpdfform>


<!--- Fill up the pdf form2 --->
<cfpdfform source= "#sourceform2#" action="populate" destination="#resultfile2#" overwrite="true">
<cfpdfsubform name="form1">
<cfpdfsubform name="expense">
<cfpdfformparam name="name" value="#myname2#">
<cfpdfformparam name="empcode" value="#myempcode2#">
<cfpdfformparam name="location" value="#mylocation2#">
<cfpdfformparam name="mgrname" value="#mymgrname2#">
<cfpdfformparam name="mgremail" value="#mymgremail2#">
</cfpdfsubform>
</cfpdfsubform>
</cfpdfform>

<!--- Flatten the filled-up pdf forms first. --->
<cfpdf action="write" source="#resultfile1#" destination="#flatfile1#" flatten="yes" overwrite="true">
<cfpdf action="write" source="#resultfile2#" destination="#flatfile2#" flatten="yes" overwrite="true">

<!--- Now merge the flattened forms. --->
<cfpdf action="merge" source="#flatfile1#,#flatfile2#" destination="#finalresultfile#" overwrite="true">

<cfoutput>Done...</cfoutput>

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