Steve M wrote: > hi > > i have a pre-made pdf file with a field called 'name'. i like the pdf > file as is
So have I: http://itext.ugent.be:8080/filmfestival/resources/accreditation.pdf > but for the user, i want them to fill out a web form that has a field > called 'name' > > the web form and pdf file are in the same folder on my server What a coincidence, so have I: http://itext.ugent.be/articles/filmfestival/index.php?page=3 > when the user clicks submit i want the field data they typed in to the > 'name' field to transfer into the 'name' field on the pdf file, and then > of course have the pdf file delivered to the user so they can print it out Hey, that's exactly what happens when people submit my form. They can even add an image and choose if they want to flatten the form. > i would also like to export the data to a MySQL database, or have it > compiled as a fdf file and either saved in the same folder or emailed to me Oh, my example doesn't do that, but I have other applications that do that. > is this possible? http://itext.ugent.be/articles/filmfestival/index.php?page=3 > what is the best way to do this? i have spent a > zillion hours trying to get an answer. any help would be great Ouch, why did you need to lie about spending a zillion hours? Now I won't give you this link: http://www.lowagie.com/itextwiki/doku.php/filmfestival:accreditation where my example is explained... -- This answer is provided by 1T3XT BVBA http://www.1t3xt.com/ - http://www.1t3xt.info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php