Dave Watts wrote: >> I am building a ColdFusion 7 MX site that uses PDF forms to >> capture and display data. >> >> ----- This works ------- >> From a machine that has Adobe Reader 7.0.x on it, if you go >> to http://eforms.ca/eforms/open/sla-test.pdf >> a PDF form will appear. >> (the files in "../open/.." are there for easy demonstration >> of the problem) >> >> If you then click on the button at the top entitled "List Form Data" >> it will submit to http://eforms.ca/eforms/open/pdfListData.cfm >> which does a >> <cfdump var="#FORM#"> >> and you will see a nice list of 40 or so fields from the PDF >> >> This is GOOD! >> >> -------- This does not work ----- >> If you do precisely the same thing from a machine that has >> Adobe Pro 8.0 on it the field list will have only two fields >> >> .. FIELDNAME with data of just one fieldname FORMID >> .. FORMID with data that seems to have the fieldname/value >> pairs that >> should show as separate fields. >> >> This is BAD! >> >> Does anyone have any thoughts on what might be causing it. >> > > I'm not sure, but here's what I'd look at. Capture the raw HTTP POST of > both, and see whether they're using the same request headers. The request > body is likely to be different, obviously, so you'll want to compare those > as well. You can use the GetHTTPRequestData function for this. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > Hey Dave Good shootin' Tex!
The form at http://eforms.ca/eforms/open/sla-test.pdf now has a 2nd button "HttpRaw" It does a submit to pdfHttpRaw.cfm <h2>GetHttpRequestData</h2> <cfset headerInfo = #GetHttpRequestData()#> <cfdump var="#headerInfo#"> I ran it from two machines, one with Acrobat 7 and one with 8. The cause of the problem was immediately obvious. On the 8.0 version the "content" was missing the & separator at the front of the field names. eg content FORMID=EXP_IMP_EICS_FILE_NUMBER=44350APPLICANT... With the 7.0 version it was like it should be: content FORMID=&EXP_IMP_EICS_FILE_NUMBER=44350&APPLICANT... -------- Sure looks like a bug in Acrobat 8.0 ---- How does one report something like this? Thanks content FORMID= > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:262562 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
