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1. Re: Load PDF with form data - how?
(expert_user) Feb 24, 2008 5:46 PM (in response to Sekhar Ravinutala)from a file? from a database? from...? Opening an fdf file should open the data in the form, if the form can be found. -
2. Re: Load PDF with form data - how?
Sekhar Ravinutala Feb 25, 2008 6:16 PM (in response to Sekhar Ravinutala)From anywhere really, though my immediate need is from a URL.
Say I have a blank form PDF at http://xyz.com/form.pdf and the data xml file at http://xyz.com/data.xml. How can you open form.pdf so it opens pre-populated with the data from data.xml.
Assume here that you can download both form.pdf and data.xml, open form.pdf manually in Acrobat, and import data.xml through Fiel->Form Data->Import Data to Form.
I'm just trying to automate this process so I can just send a link to the client who opens the PDF pre-populated.
Kind of like http://xyz.com/form.pdf#fdf=http://xyz.com/data.fdf, except I need it for the XML format. -
3. Re: Load PDF with form data - how?
Sekhar Ravinutala Feb 25, 2008 6:21 PM (in response to Sekhar Ravinutala)Just to add, I'm willing to try pretty much anything at this point (doesn't have to be through URL, though that would be the simplest). Basically, I'm collecting form data through a Flash form, which gets saved on the server. My goal is to then intimate the client with a link that opens up the form populated with the data. Any way to do this would be fine. Thanks! -
4. Re: Load PDF with form data - how?
Sekhar Ravinutala Feb 29, 2008 9:08 AM (in response to Sekhar Ravinutala)Anyone? Would really appreciate help on this! -
5. Re: Load PDF with form data - how?
GKaiseril Feb 29, 2008 9:17 AM (in response to Sekhar Ravinutala)Have you looked at the FDF and XFDF file types? -
6. Re: Load PDF with form data - how?
Sekhar Ravinutala Feb 29, 2008 4:25 PM (in response to Sekhar Ravinutala)Thanks Geo for the response. Yes, my question was in fact on populating PDF with XFDF (the XML format for the form data). I already have an app (Flash client) that takes user input and saves it as an XFDF file on the server. My question is: how can I send a link to the client that when clicked pops up the PDF form pre-populated with this XFDF data?
The client can always manually download the PDF and XFDF files separately, open the PDF, and import the XFDF to populate the form - I'm just trying to automate this. -
7. Re: Load PDF with form data - how?
GKaiseril Feb 29, 2008 5:41 PM (in response to Sekhar Ravinutala)Both FDF and XFDF contain a reference to the PDF source file. If bth the PDF and FDF or XFDF were in the same directory when created, then put both in the same directory and open the FDF or XFDF file. -
8. Re: Load PDF with form data - how?
Sekhar Ravinutala Mar 12, 2008 10:55 PM (in response to Sekhar Ravinutala)Thanks, I see that XDP form data has a reference to the PDF file (<pdf href=...), but the doc is populatig only when the PDF is local. I.e., href="xyz.pdf" works, but href="http://abc.com/xyz.pdf" doesn't. Does the PDF have to be local? -
9. Re: Load PDF with form data - how?
(abtoronto) Mar 27, 2008 11:58 AM (in response to Sekhar Ravinutala)try like this:
http://localhost/evalpdf.asp?view=Fit#FDF=dataFile.xfdf
Assuming evalpdf.asp and dataFile.xdfd are at same location, otherwise user comlete URL. Note: FDF should be last parameter.


