(Follow-up) It turns out that when I use a previously existing Word doc in Nitro PDF Pro and try to fill in a data field using <cfpdfformparam...>, I get an error.
When I use Foxit Phantom, it works fine. Guess it's just the difference between the programs. I've been able to import a Word doc, convert it to a PDF, add a form field, insert data using <cfpdfformparam...>, create a PDF with saved data, flatten it, attach it to an email sent to myself, and successfully open it with data intact. Looks like Foxit Phantom ($129) will work find as less-expensive alternative to Adobe Acrobat ($299). This is the first time in about 12 years or so of CF development that I've had a client require a form be in PDF format. They just want it to match their in-house form they use for renters to complete manually...understandable. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:05 AM To: cf-talk Subject: RE: Error attempting to process PDF form... Hi, Rob...and thanks for the reply. I never could get the dump to work in my original attempt. The PDF with a form that I was trying to read was a PDF created by importing a Word doc created by a client. I created some form fields for some of the blanks in the doc (a rental application). I think CF was having trouble processing the original PDF (even without the new fields). I created a simple PDF inside Nitro PDF Pro and was successful in dumping the form schema and then filling in the form fields, saving the doc as a new PDF and opening that with the fields still filled with the entered data. So, it looks like Nitro PDF ($99...much better price than Acrobat at $299!) will work. But I'm unhappy with the PDF creation tools it has (drawing graphics, especially) so I'm looking for another solution. About to try out Foxit Phantom ($129) and see if the PDF creation tools when starting a brand new PDF are any better. Hope Foxit Phantom's features are better than the spelling on their website and documentation! I'll report back what I experience. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Rob Parkhill [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:05 AM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Error attempting to process PDF form... I've had the tags working with forms Created with Acrobat, not just LiveCycle, but can't say that I've tried a third party PDF Creator. Can you read and dump the PDF form Fields? Rob On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Dave Watts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > One question I had was whether or not the CF 8 PDF tags would work with > > anything not created by Acrobat or LiveCycle. > > I'm pretty sure they only work with LiveCycle forms, not other Acrobat > forms. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:330146 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
