https://www.machform.com/forums/ MachForm Community Forums Topic: Problem with pasting text from PDF into input fields en Tue, 05 May 2026 06:11:03 +0000 https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/problem-with-pasting-text-from-pdf-into-input-fields#post-10835 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:38:49 +0000 yuniar 10835@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>michelle,</p> <p>Is it possible for you to send us the pdf file? we'll check it.<br /> It would be great if we could have temporary access to your machform admin panel as well.</p> <p>please send it to email: customer.service [at] appnitro.com </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/problem-with-pasting-text-from-pdf-into-input-fields#post-10833 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:19:42 +0000 michelleoreilly 10833@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>hi freeze2,</p> <p>Thanks for your response. Totally agree about not doing it, but unfortunatlely I cannot force users of the form (other than in the instructions field) to not paste from PDF.</p> <p>In 10 years of development work, I have never seen this before with input fields cutting data short.</p> <p>Any response from the official Appnitro folks??? </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/problem-with-pasting-text-from-pdf-into-input-fields#post-10799 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:42:33 +0000 freeze2 10799@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>@michelleoreilly</p> <p>From past experience, I would highly recommend not copying and pasting from pdf files as you will run into all kinds of formatting issues. Copy the data into notepad, fix all formatting and then copy and paste into your form or CMS. </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/problem-with-pasting-text-from-pdf-into-input-fields#post-10791 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:21:32 +0000 yuniar 10791@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>which input field you are referring to? single line text or paragraph field?<br /> also, are you copying into the form edit page or the live form? </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/problem-with-pasting-text-from-pdf-into-input-fields#post-10790 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:01:30 +0000 michelleoreilly 10790@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>To be more specific, I copied text from a PDF opened in Adobe Reader on a Windows XP and the text was still cut off. </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/problem-with-pasting-text-from-pdf-into-input-fields#post-10789 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:45:43 +0000 michelleoreilly 10789@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>I have now also tested on Windows with the same result. Copied text from Adobe PDF file and text was cut off. </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/problem-with-pasting-text-from-pdf-into-input-fields#post-10788 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:15:27 +0000 michelleoreilly 10788@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>I have done more testing. It seems that if pasted directly from native Adobe Reader the input field accepts it.</p> <p>However if it is copied from the Apple Preview application, it cuts the text off.</p> <p>Very odd. Will also text on Windows. </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/problem-with-pasting-text-from-pdf-into-input-fields#post-10787 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:46:01 +0000 michelleoreilly 10787@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I am having problems where text that is being copied from PDF and pasted into an input field is being cut off after about 187 characters. (I have amended the inlcudes/view-functions.php file to increase character limit for input fields and that is working fine when plain text is copied or text copied from Word).</p> <p>What could this be?</p> <p>How can I fix it?</p> <p>Would appreciate any help or light you could shed on this issue :) </p>