Meir Kriheli
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:55:44 -0700
Gadi Cohen wrote: > Hi Guys > > > IN SHORT: I need to take an existing PDF file, mark it as a form (never > done this before but assuming it won't be hard to do this using Adobe > Acrobat; this step can be done in Windows), and ultimately have the form > completed in Linux/PHP so that the end user can downloaded a > precompleted form which they can simply print and sign. > > > FULL EXPLANATION: One of the websites I develop is for a large youth > movement hosting regular events for both existing and new members. At > present for any event, both such groups complete a printed form which is > then submitted and hand processed by the movement offices (through a > intuitive web interface, of course, but it is still time consuming). > > > The goal is that existing users will not only NOT need to re-enter their > information on the form, but also preprocess the form into our database > (without movement staff needing to do it by hand) and of course having a > hard copy of the form and signatures for legal reasons. The goal is > minimal impact on the movement and its members, such that we would like > to use the existing PDF files available for download (looks the same to > chaverim and staff). > > > Doing this via COM calls to a Windows server is not an option. I want > the form completion to be done exclusively in Linux unless this is > absolutely impossible. > > > Any help appreciated :) > > > Thanks > > Gadi PDF has the notion of forms, FDF[1]. Linux.com published few months ago an article about pdftk[2]. In that article, under "Filling out forms", pdftk is used to fill the form fields. [1] http://www.planetpdf.com/developer/article.asp?ContentID=6623 [2] http://www.linux.com/articles/53701 Cheers -- Meir Kriheli ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]