[thelist] Adobe PDF Fill-in Forms

[Hayer, Jagjeet]

Thanks for the info Scott. I know I should investigate for myself but does
the SDK or FDF allow me to import in a HTML page that I currently use as my
form, or would I have to basically rewrite my current form in Adobe?

Thanks,

Jag.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott_Brady at themoneystore.com
> [mailto:Scott_Brady at themoneystore.com]
> Sent: 14 December 2000 15:42
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: RE: [thelist] Adobe PDF Fill-in Forms
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I'm actually working on a similar feature (although I'm 
> actually pulling info
> from a db, but the basics are the same).
> 
> You'll need some sort of CGI/Programming (I'm using Cold 
> Fusion and a .dll com
> object).  The basic steps of what you'll need to do are as follows:
> 
> 1) Get the (free) Acrobat SDK:
> http://partners.adobe.com/asn/developer/acrosdk/main.html
> 2) Read the documentation in the SDK for help on creating an 
> FDF file using HTML
> forms.
> 3) Once you create an FDF, you'll use that as the file to 
> serve to your visitors
> (which will display the merged PDF).
> 4)  The PDF template can have separate buttons for "Print Me" 
> and "Submit Me"
> 
> HOWEVER:  if your users only have Acrobat Reader, they will 
> not be able to save
> the pre-populated PDF to their computer.  (if they have the 
> full Acrobat, I
> believe they can).
> 
> (Alternatively, you can pay $2k - $3k for a program called 
> PDFMerge which will
> actually merge the FDF with the PDF into a file your users 
> can save . . . .)
> 
> let me know if that doesn't help.
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "Hayer, Jagjeet" <Jagjeet.Hayer at softwareag.co.uk> on 
> 12/14/2000 03:55:49 AM
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> Subject:  RE: [thelist] Adobe PDF Fill-in Forms
> 
> 
> All,
> 
> These postings sound similar to what I want to do with Adobe. But I
> currently have a HTML form that has some fields pre-populated and some
> requiring the user to enter information, and was wondering if 
> there is a
> tool to convert this to a pdf.  So can I create a pdf 
> document converted
> from HTML that has both pre-populated and fillable fields and 
> can either be
> submitted on-line or printed off?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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