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George Johnson
If you're Acrobat-savvy enough to realize that "FDF" is not a typographical error, then you know that the "Form Data Format" is a way to transfer data to and from PDF-based forms. But you may not realize some of the other ways you can utilize FDF. That's OK, because University of Washington research engineer George Johnson knows -- and he's sharing some examples in his Planet PDF article Linking Up with FDF."
How to display the date using JavaScript.
This is a Win32 project done with VC++ 5.0 that implements an Acrobat plug-in that demonstrates how to turn it into an Automation (formerly known as "OLE Automation") server.
The following sample illustrates how to generate a unique serial number for a document. This uses a hash function which is generally useful for JavaScript hackers.
Here is an example of changing a second combobox in response to a first combobox's selection change.
How to get a script to bind a variable to the field on that page only, when you don't know the exact field name in advance.
A VB procedure for converting UNICODE to ANSI submitted by Roy from Brook House Publishing.
An example that proves templates are possible. It uses the JavaScript spawnPageFromTemplate method.
Enables you to display an alert dialog on the screen. The minimum required parameter is a string containing the message to be displayed. Optionally, an icon type can be specified by using the nIcon parameter. This example uses a button group type.
This code shows mathematical calculations, show and hide of fields, and alerts. Carl Orthlieb has lent a hand to clean it up.
The following sample illustrates how to display a popup-menu. This uses the app.PopUpMenu method.
This method prints all of the PDFs in the folder.
C. Scott Miller
Over the last dozen years, the explosive use of computer graphics has greatly expanded, speeded up, and improved the creative process. It has also cemented our reliance on telecommunications devices to quickly transfer proofs and files. In his latest article Scott Miller explores the use of PDF in content sharing, proofing, workgroups, prepress and more.
This sample uses the setFocus method for the form field to tab to the next field if the character limit for the field is reached.
C. Scott Miller
Looking for a good use of the Web Capture feature of Adobe Acrobat 4.0? Scott Miller explores its use and how it has been useful for tracing his family roots and building a family tree.
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