Hi Leornard, After your message, I download the LiveCycle trial version and documentation. I didn't find the API which I could handle the PDF document using the Java-based programming.
The LiveCycle API is to interact with LiveCycle ES services. I'm sorry... I know that this is the itext forum. I'll appreciate your help. My situation: Could I handle a PDF document using the Java-based programming? This document has a XFA form I want to say, don't use the LiveCycle server-based application. I'm developing a small desktop application. This application read from the database and populate a PDF document. The PDF document has many subforms and they use a button to increment the field in the subform or duplicate the subform. Thanks for all Leonard Rosenthol wrote: > > Adobe LiveCycle Forms Server is the product that addresses XFA forms > and has both a server-based application and Java-based programming > library. > > Leonard > > On Nov 21, 2007, at 9:19 PM, araujo.guntin wrote: > >> >> Thanks for all Bruno, >> >> The PDF file has a XFA form, I checked this using the isXfaPresent >> () method. >> >> Now, How could I find out if the layout is changed? >> >> You said... no tools available other than Adobe products that allow >> you to >> work with these forms. >> >> Does Adobe have a library to do this? >> >> >> >> >> >> Bruno Lowagie (iText) wrote: >>> >>> araujo.guntin wrote: >>>> I need to read from the fields in a PDF document and save this >>>> information >>>> in the database. >>> >>> That's one part of your project: you have an existing PDF >>> with either an AcroForm or an XFA form. It's fairly easy >>> to get the values of the fields. You won't even notice >>> if the field is an AcroField or an XFA field. In iText, >>> this is transparent to you. >>> >>>> Also I have to read from the Database and fill out the >>>> fields in a PDF document. >>> >>> That's another part of the question. >>> Please find out which kind of form is present before continuing. >>> You can do this with iText, look for a method isXfaPresent() >>> >>>> This is my question in this message. >>>> This document has some buttons which adds more text controls to the >>>> document. Could I execute the action of this buttons in order to >>>> add >>>> more >>>> text controls to the document? >>> >>> Do the controls change the layout of the document? >>> If so, you have a dynamic XFA form created with Adobe LiveCycle. >>> This means you have to stick to Adobe LiveCycle, as there are >>> no tools available other than Adobe products that allow you to >>> work with these forms. >>> >>> If the layout doesn't change, there could be some JavaScript >>> in the PDF that add fields or makes existing but invisible fields >>> visible. You can also use iText to add extra fields (as long as >>> you don't expect the existing lay-out to change!) >>> >>> I can't guess which type of forms you are talking about from >>> where I'm sitting, so it's difficult for me to give a useful answer. >>> br, >>> Bruno >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >>> Defy all challenges. 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