Comments on: PDF Forms with Acrobat 8 http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/web/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/ What to do with Michael? Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:01:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Yossi http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/web/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/comment-page-1/#comment-22787 Yossi Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:48:44 +0000 http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/2007/03/22/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/#comment-22787 You can fill forms in Acrobat 8 created by livecycle. LiveCycle uses XFA forms. A new brand. Not Acrobat Forms Or the other kind, - XFD. To fill the form you create a specific kind of file. XDP file. Which is an Xml Data Packet. According to adobe. Google it for more info. The simplest way to generate one is: 1. Open the file you wish to pre-fill 2. fill out all the fields 3. Forms > Manage Form Data > Export Data 4. Select *.xpd file to export 5. Rename yourfile.xpd to yourfile.fdf 6. Make sure it's in the same directory as the pdf you want to open and open the youfile.fdf. And you have your fields filled out! You can open XPD file in a text editor,and figure out the structure, it pure XML so it shouldn't be hard. Now so get the data from the server just generate new "FDF" kind of files. The reason why I rename it is that XPD file open in LiveCycle and FDF extension forces it to open in acrobat. You can fill forms in Acrobat 8 created by livecycle.

LiveCycle uses XFA forms. A new brand. Not Acrobat Forms Or the other kind, – XFD.

To fill the form you create a specific kind of file. XDP file. Which is an Xml Data Packet. According to adobe. Google it for more info.

The simplest way to generate one is:
1. Open the file you wish to pre-fill
2. fill out all the fields
3. Forms > Manage Form Data > Export Data
4. Select *.xpd file to export
5. Rename yourfile.xpd to yourfile.fdf
6. Make sure it’s in the same directory as the pdf you want to open and open the youfile.fdf. And you have your fields filled out!

You can open XPD file in a text editor,and figure out the structure, it pure XML so it shouldn’t be hard.

Now so get the data from the server just generate new “FDF” kind of files.

The reason why I rename it is that XPD file open in LiveCycle and FDF extension forces it to open in acrobat.

]]> By: Dabura http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/web/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/comment-page-1/#comment-18934 Dabura Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:49:44 +0000 http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/2007/03/22/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/#comment-18934 Interestingly, continuation will be? Interestingly, continuation will be?

]]> By: Cyrrl http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/web/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/comment-page-1/#comment-18669 Cyrrl Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:13:16 +0000 http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/2007/03/22/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/#comment-18669 It would be desirable something to add, but except “thanks the author” anything on mind does not go, thanks for article. It would be desirable something to add, but except “thanks the author” anything on mind does not go, thanks for article.

]]> By: Jeremy Dubois http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/web/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/comment-page-1/#comment-18503 Jeremy Dubois Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:20:22 +0000 http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/2007/03/22/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/#comment-18503 What's the latest on forms issue? Have you found a suitable solution? Thanks What’s the latest on forms issue? Have you found a suitable solution? Thanks

]]> By: Mauricio Grande http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/web/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/comment-page-1/#comment-14164 Mauricio Grande Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:49:45 +0000 http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/2007/03/22/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/#comment-14164 Im having a problem, I created some forms succesfully but when I send them out and the reply back (thtough the send thru email button) to me I don't get the form filled out instead I just get an XML file, does this mean I have to manually log all the answers from the XML file? Im having a problem, I created some forms succesfully but when I send them out and the reply back (thtough the send thru email button) to me I don’t get the form filled out instead I just get an XML file, does this mean I have to manually log all the answers from the XML file?

]]> By: justFYI http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/web/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/comment-page-1/#comment-13848 justFYI Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:59:10 +0000 http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/2007/03/22/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/#comment-13848 Just FYI ... LiveCycle forms don't support XFDF, but they do support standard XML. You can create a form that reads in an XML data set with just a few clicks...the samples that ship with Acrobat show how to do this. Just FYI … LiveCycle forms don’t support XFDF, but they do support standard XML. You can create a form that reads in an XML data set with just a few clicks…the samples that ship with Acrobat show how to do this.

]]> By: iphoneinfos-de http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/web/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/comment-page-1/#comment-11082 iphoneinfos-de Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:26:32 +0000 http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/2007/03/22/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/#comment-11082 that's no good information for me :( now i have to rebuild about 20 pdfs, i build one week before using livecycle. bad adobe! that’s no good information for me :(
now i have to rebuild about 20 pdfs, i build one week before using livecycle.
bad adobe!

]]> By: Steve http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/web/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/comment-page-1/#comment-3606 Steve Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:30:39 +0000 http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/2007/03/22/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/#comment-3606 I had no problem with the Koivi script except I can't get checkboxes to work. Text fields work great. I just collect data via HTML forms (which can easily be made prettier that pdf forms with css), create the FDF file via PHP and voila, it all works great...except those danged checkboxes. Still working on those. I had no problem with the Koivi script except I can’t get checkboxes to work. Text fields work great. I just collect data via HTML forms (which can easily be made prettier that pdf forms with css), create the FDF file via PHP and voila, it all works great…except those danged checkboxes. Still working on those.

]]> By: Mike Nolan http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/web/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Mike Nolan Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:18:01 +0000 http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/2007/03/22/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/#comment-171 I don't believe that's possible without extra software using LiveCycle forms. I use the standard Acrobat Pro built forms and load up FDF or XFDF into an online hosted version of the form and it works a treat. I don’t believe that’s possible without extra software using LiveCycle forms. I use the standard Acrobat Pro built forms and load up FDF or XFDF into an online hosted version of the form and it works a treat.

]]> By: James http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/web/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/comment-page-1/#comment-167 James Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:01:46 +0000 http://www.michaelnolan.co.uk/2007/03/22/pdf-forms-with-acrobat-8/#comment-167 Hi At work I have adobe acrobat 8 pro, been using livecycle to build the forms we require, for example, I have a submit button on the Form1 and I can receive the XML data by email, then import this xml file into Form2, both Form1 and Form2 have some matching fields so this is quite striaght forward, but what I want to do is host form2 online and automate the importing of the data. My question is; Is this possible and how do I go about it? Kind regards James Hi
At work I have adobe acrobat 8 pro, been using livecycle to build the forms we require, for example, I have a submit button on the Form1 and I can receive the XML data by email, then import this xml file into Form2, both Form1 and Form2 have some matching fields so this is quite striaght forward, but what I want to do is host form2 online and automate the importing of the data.

My question is; Is this possible and how do I go about it?

Kind regards

James

]]>