I have only superficial knowledge of Live Cycle Designer. I have a book on creating Acrobat and Live Cylce forms by Padova and Okamoto but I cannot find answers to these basic questions. I am aware Live Cycle can produce (a) pdf forms and that it can produce (b) dynamic forms, but do not know whether it can produce dynamic pdf forms (as opposed to dynamic forms in another format). Can someone tell me the answers to these questions:
1. Can Live Cycle produce dynamic pdf forms?
2. If the answer to 1 is "yes," can Live Cycle dynamic pdf forms export data to fdf format data files?
3. If the answer to 2 is "yes," can field names in Live Cycle forms be the same as hierachical field names in Acrobat forms, so that exported fdf data can be shared in both Live Cycle-created pdf forms and Acrobat-created pdf forms?
David D
Can Acrobat Forms and Live Cylce Forms share data
2011-06-16 07:23:37
Answered
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.4.3, Windows
Acrobat Pro 9.4.3, Windows
2011-06-16 11:15:38
#2
Thank you much. What source would you recommend for learning about the JavaScript bridge between them?
Last question: is it accurate to conclude that the fields names in LiveCycle forms (a) can and (b) must match field names in Acrobat forms in order to share data with acroforms?
Last question: is it accurate to conclude that the fields names in LiveCycle forms (a) can and (b) must match field names in Acrobat forms in order to share data with acroforms?
2011-06-16 11:26:54
#3
The best place to learn ANYTHING about Acrobat JavaScript is www.pdfscripting.com - you may need a membership for the more advanced stuff but it'll save you HOURS of tinkering.
It may end up being easier if the field names are the same but that will only get you so far. The architectures are just too different.
It may end up being easier if the field names are the same but that will only get you so far. The architectures are just too different.
2011-06-16 11:50:48
#4
Thank you again. Much appreciated.
#2 - No. Only forms created in the Acrobat application can export FDF and XFDF
#3 - N/A
More on #3 though... There is a JavaScript bridge between LiveCycle forms (XFA) and Acrobat-authored forms (acroforms) and there is a global object that both formats have access to in order to share data.
That said, it's non-trivial to share data across an XFA and an acroform. These questions are not nearly as basic as it may seem based on superficial knowledge. We do a lot of work under the hood to hide the profound differences between XFA and acroforms.