We currently have a legacy system on a mainframe we are trying to make some improvements to.
I can dump the data into a csv file when user requests data from system.
This could be then printed to a pdf file.
Is it possible in some way for me to create a dynamic form and have that data inserted into the form for people with adobe reader to download and enter their own data.
I know you can create a pdf from a file. I know you can also create a livecycle form from an existing word document, etc.
Can you create a livecycle form on the fly when you send a file to pdf?
hope this makes some sense.
thank you.
But there is another way. You can create a data file, (XDP format), that references an existing LiveCycle form. When this data file is delivered to the user, the browser will open up Acrobat, Load the LiveCycle form, and then merge the data in the XDP file into the form. There are issues with this methodology, but it's worth triing out to see if it will work for your users.
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