[thelist] HTML to FDF to PDF

[Joel Morris]

Yes, I have done this.

However, I did it in a Windows NT environment, and used the .dll's
supplied by Adobe to generate the FDF file.

My .asp script took the POST data from the HTML form, generated the
FDF file and saved it to the hard drive, sent an e-mail with the
FDF/text file as an attachment, and then when opened from the e-mail
would populate the PDF file on the client's local computer.

It was a pain to work out, but Adobe's FDF SDK is really the only
resource that I'm aware of. The .dll was for an ActiveX component that
would generate the FDF file in the proper format/syntax.

I don't know how it would be done in Perl, but let me know if I can
help further with what I did develop.

Best, Joel Morris
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CityCenter Co.
Website Development & Marketing
http://www.citycent.com
mailto:joelm at citycent.com




-----Original Message-----

I would like to set up a HTML form that people could fill in, then
have the
results emailed to me and imported into a PDF document.

I have created the PDF form, and included the field names.  Adobe
Acrobat
has the FDF format for this, but i have been unable to find any
resources
or examples (preferably written in perl) that create FDF files and
simply
email them.

Has anyone here had experience with FDF data generated in a HTML form,
emailed and imported into a PDF form.


Rich