Populate and Merge multiple pdf forms

If you need to populate multiple PDF forms and then merge them together... Here is how to do that.

 

<cfset sourceform1 = "#ExpandPath('formsamples/expense_claim_form1.pdf')#">

<cfset sourceform2 = "#ExpandPath('formsamples/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="#myname#">
    <cfpdfformparam name="empcode" value="#myempcode#">
    <cfpdfformparam name="location" value="#mylocation#">
    <cfpdfformparam name="mgrname" value="#mymgrname#">
    <cfpdfformparam name="mgremail" value="#mymgremail#">
   </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="#myname#">
    <cfpdfformparam name="empcode" value="#myempcode#">
    <cfpdfformparam name="location" value="#mylocation#">
    <cfpdfformparam name="mgrname" value="#mymgrname#">
    <cfpdfformparam name="mgremail" value="#mymgremail#">
   </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>