We are using Acrobat Pro to add form fields to our PDFs that we then fill out and print from ColdFusion. One type of form field in Acrobat is the BarCode. When we use cfpdfformparam with this field the field actually shows the text and not the barcode lines. The natural way to use the field appears to be with validation. You set the field to be tied with another field on the page or it can contain the whole form. This is done with the properties box or you can edit the script directly. This code does not execute unless an event is triggered (ie when you open the form and make a change). I found the on print event and added the validation there. This works when a person prints the PDF. It would appear that validation is not run when ColdFusion manipulates or prints PDFs. The barcode remains blank. The barcode also does not seem to be part of the XML structure so that method is also a dead end.
Everything I have found online seems to describe how to add barcodes, draw them on or use some library. Will I have to wait for CF9? Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:313091 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
