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Can form field data entered by user be used to generate live charts?

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2010-08-30 09:59:36
tiffanynave
Registered: Aug 30 2010
Posts: 2
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I have been asked by a client to develop an interactive PDF where users will enter numbers to score themselves in different ares. The numbers then need to be totalled and the totals then used to generate a graph so they can visually see how they compare in the different categories. I do not want to use Excel for this. Will Acrobat handle? Thanks!

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro Extended 8.0, Windows
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2010-08-30 10:27:49
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try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2399
In principle it's possible, but the amount of scripting required is substantial and probably not worth it.
If you can do it in Excel, do. If you really want to do it in Acrobat, stick to numerical representations.

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2010-08-30 10:29:30
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George_Johnson
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Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
What type of graph do you want?
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2010-08-30 14:47:15
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Merlin
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Registered: Mar 1 2006
Posts: 766
I hope this "Flex chart" will help you: http://pdfdevjunkie.host.adobe.com/example_FlexChartFromTable.shtml

:)

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2010-08-31 08:39:26
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tiffanynave
Registered: Aug 30 2010
Posts: 2
Thank you for the FlexChart link. I think I've got enough to work with, just a few tweaks on the scripting. I really wanted to avoid Excel for this and I am not so much a developer, so this is just what I needed. Thanks!!
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