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2008-07-15 19:12:06
MadMich
Registered: Aug 29 2007
Posts: 38
Answered

I manually fill in job information in an existing pdf form we use. I would prefer it if we could type in the job number and submit a query to our asp and have all fields auto populate.

My server is working because when I submit the URL + Job number I get an untitled pdf with all the data I need. I just don't know how I get it to populate my form.

Any help in the right direction would be much appreciated.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Macintosh
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2008-07-15 19:32:33
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George_Johnson
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Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
Your server has to be programmed to correctly respond to the request. Depending on how the form is constructed and set up, the correct response could be FDF, XFDF, XML, etc. I'd be inclined to use FDF, which you can learn about and get some sample code with Adobe's free FDF Toolkit.

George
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2008-07-15 19:50:22
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MadMich
Registered: Aug 29 2007
Posts: 38
I understand and use FDF data regularly, but I've never used it in this context! I'll check out the FDF toolkit and get back to you.

Are there any other tutorials you can point me too?

Cheers for the reply
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2008-07-15 21:38:16
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George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
Try http:/www.planetpdf.com

George
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