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Acquiring Values From External File

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2009-07-10 00:25:17
todd4foot1
Registered: Nov 29 2008
Posts: 7

I am using Acrobat 9 Standard.

Is there a way that I can include a button on a from, that will have Adobe Reader Rights Extended to it, that when clicked, will populate a specific field with a value contained in an external file? The external source could be as simple as a text file, or even a table in an MSSQL database, or an Excel spreadsheet. A solution using any type of data source would be welcome.

Thank you for any and all assistance that can be provided.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Standard 9.1.1, Windows
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2009-07-10 02:37:07
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try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
Yes, if it's a text file and the PDF has file attachment rights enabled, you can import it as a DataObject and then read its contents into a string. Start researching it with the importDataObject method.

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