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PDF fields into a Database

2007-07-08 14:51:22

kwebmaster

Registered: Jun 7 2007

Posts: 2

I have Adobe Acrobat 8 and Access 2007. I have a form, with 10 fields that I want to pop into a database when the employee hits submit. I have named the fields in the pdf and the fields in the database by the same names. I also want the user to be able to fill in and save the form in Adobe reader 7.0. I have been able to enable them to fill in, but not save. The database is located on a server.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8, Windows

2007-07-10 10:28:57

pdftrainer

Registered: Dec 14 2005

Posts: 180

In Acrobat 8 Pro, go to the Forms menu. If it says "Edit Form in Acrobat," you will need to start LiveCycle Designer and convert the form to LC.

If it says, "Edit Form in Designer," edit the form in Designer. See Designer Help for instructions on connecting a form to a database.

You can enable saving in Adobe Reader by choosing Advanced > Enable Usage Rights in Adobe Reader.

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