Thanks everyone. I think CF8 is probably my best solution. The issue is that the PDFs already exist, so being able to read them in *and then* monkey around with them is pretty crucial. The PDFs are state government forms and must look exactly right or they won't be accepted by the local government offices.
That said, I'm still going to be in new territory when trying to accomplish this task even under CF8. If anyone's got advice using CF8 to programmatically pre-fill certain form fields (and most likely converting the things to PDF forms since I'm not sure they'll technically be PDF forms to start with), I'd welcome that like no other! :o) Many thanks folks! Chris On 8/13/07, Eli Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From what I remember it is a simple text file format to write out using > cf... The hardest part was the time consuming task of creating the fields in > Arobat Writer... if you have a lot... I found documentation a long time ago > on the adobe website and Arobat Writer help. > > Good luck... > > > On 8/13/07, Christopher Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Eli, > > > > That's great news (though we may upgrade anyway). How difficult was it? > > Can you point me to any online resources for the FDF language? Have you > > tried using the new cfpdf tags provided in CF8? Would you recommend one over > > the other? > > > > Thanks! > > Chris > > > > On 8/13/07, Eli Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > Chris, > > > > > > I've done this before with CF4.5 and 6 using the Acrobat FDF Language > > > you can fill in the form easily after you have configured the template PDF > > > document you map the data you have to the fields in the PDF using CF.. > > > > > > Eli > > > > > > > > > On 8/13/07, Christopher Jordan < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > > > I have the need to read in PDF documents (state government forms) > > > > and programmatically fill in certain fields prior to letting the user > > > > print > > > > out the resultant form. I'm guessing first that I could not do this > > > > with CF7 > > > > (we will upgrade to get this functionality). What I'm wondering next is > > > > how > > > > I should approach this. The user wouldn't have to fill anything out, as > > > > all > > > > of the data that I need to pre-fill on the PDF I already have in my > > > > database. So should I convert the thing into an honest to goodness PDF > > > > form > > > > (if it isn't one already), or can I just read the PDF in, manipulate > > > > what is > > > > necessary, and be done with it? > > > > > > > > I've never done any PDF manipulation so if anyone on here has > > > > experience with that, I'd love your input. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > -- > > > > http://cjordan.us > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Reply to DFWCFUG: > > > > [email protected] > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > > > http://lists1.safesecureweb.com/mailman/listinfo/list > > > > List Archives: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40list.dfwcfug.org/ > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40dfwcfug.org/ > > > > DFWCFUG Sponsors: > > > > www.instantspot.com/ > > > > www.teksystems.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Reply to DFWCFUG: > > > [email protected] > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > > http://lists1.safesecureweb.com/mailman/listinfo/list > > > List Archives: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40list.dfwcfug.org/ > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40dfwcfug.org/ > > > DFWCFUG Sponsors: > > > www.instantspot.com/ > > > www.teksystems.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://cjordan.us > > _______________________________________________ > > Reply to DFWCFUG: > > [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists1.safesecureweb.com/mailman/listinfo/list > > List Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40list.dfwcfug.org/ > > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40dfwcfug.org/ > > DFWCFUG Sponsors: > > www.instantspot.com/ > > www.teksystems.com/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Reply to DFWCFUG: > [email protected] > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists1.safesecureweb.com/mailman/listinfo/list > List Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40list.dfwcfug.org/ > http://www.mail-archive.com/list%40dfwcfug.org/ > DFWCFUG Sponsors: > www.instantspot.com/ > www.teksystems.com/ > > -- http://cjordan.us
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