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PDF Form Created in InDesign - Need to Merge with data for mailing

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2009-10-28 15:54:56
strobn
Registered: Oct 28 2009
Posts: 2

I have a form that was created in InDesign and then saved as a PDF. I am needing to mail this form out to about 1500 people and am looking for a way to do something similar to a word mail merge. I know acrobat is not designed for this purpose, but at the same time, I cannot recreate this form in word, as this form is the same form we have used for years and want the formatting to look the same.

Can anyone help me out? I am using Acrobat 8 Professional, CS2 for InDesign and am using Word 2007.

Thanks,
Strobn

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.1.7, Windows
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2009-11-07 10:01:18
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thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
You can connect a LiveCycle form to a Database, so you can actually use this DB, and a little scripting, to create a variable data email. I covered the details of how to create this script in a session at the PDF Central Conference in September. I think they still have my slides posted, which includes some sample docs and code, www.pdfcentralconference.com. The session was "Practical DB connected forms".

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script

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