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Topic: Can PDF files be created as templates
Conf: (P-PDF) Developers, Msg: 32414
From: DaveInFL
Date: 1/9/2002 02:52 AM

On 1/7/2002 11:53:00 PM, dave.stubbs@convergys.com wrote:
>We have a need from our
>customers web applications to
>create pre-filled in forms for
>consumers to download off of
>the web, Direct Debit
>authorization forms etc. The
>consumer then prints off,
>signs and returns the forms to
>the supplier who will action
>the form.
>
>Now we will not produce the
>PDF files ourselves, I would
>expect to get these from
>banks, credit organizations
>etc., and then modify them so
>that we can programaticaly
>populate the data.
>
>The Web site is all Java and
>all the forms need to be
>created on demand using data
>either entered on the web or
>previously retrieved from the
>enterprise systems, not using
>SQL.
>
>What I don't know is whether
>this is all possible or not,
>and whether this can be done
>using Acrobat or if a third
>party product is needed.
>
>Thanks for your help
>Dave



I'm new to trying to program with Adobe too. But, perhaps if I share what I learned it may help. Try downloading the Adobe SDK. It's free, and available on the Adobe website. It allows you to program "plugins" that preload when Adobe Acrobat is started. I was hoping that the SDK would allow me to program functionality separately as an ActiveX DLL, but that's not possible. The SDK comes with VB & Visual C++ examples and templates. However, you get much more functionality with the C++ object model. There is a VB example that takes a PDF file and adds fields to the PDF and saves it. Perhaps it also shows you how to add data to the fields.

David Holbrook