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Thanks, Rich. I much-appreciate the information. I will give it a go!
Brad
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Exporting and importing form data
You can export the form data to a separate file. Exporting form data lets
you save the
existing data, which you can then send via email or the Internet. You can
save the form
data as a tab-separated text file, Forms Data Format (FDF), or in XFDF
(XML-based FDF
files). The exported file will be considerably smaller than the original
PDF
file. A smaller
file is preferable for archiving or sharing data electronically. You can
also import data
from the exported file into another form if that form has fields with the
same names.
You can also import file data from a text file. Each row in the text file
must be tab
delimited to create columns, as in a table. When a row of data is imported,
each cell
becomes the value of the form field that corresponds to the column name.
To export form data to a file:
1. Open the Adobe PDF form and fill it out.
2. Choose Advanced > Forms > Export Forms Data.
3. Specify a location and filename, and then click Save.
To import form data from a file:
1. Open the Adobe PDF form.
2. Choose Advanced > Forms > Import Forms Data.
3. Select a file, and click Select.
Note: If you import form data from a form that does not match the form you
are importing
into, only the form fields that match are updated, and those that do not
match are ignored.
Existing text in text form fields is replaced if you import data to those
fields.
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Hmmm. I never heard of a FDF but will do some searches and see what I can
find out. Thanks for the tip.
Brad
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Users with Reader only cannot submit a complete PDF.
They can, however, submit a FDF which when you receive it will populate the
original form and you can save it.
There are certain forms which have Reader Extensions enabled wherein a user
can complete and save the form. This function costs several thousands of
dollars per form, and is paid by the enterprise which created the form.
The FDF might just work for you.
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I am trying to create a simple form in Acrobat 6.0 Pro. It's a Quark 5.01
doc that I transformed into Acrobat, then added the text fields and finally
added a submit button with my own email address as the return email. I have
two problems encountered in a test.
The recipient of my test has only Reader, as I assume 99% of my recipients
will have. They won't have the full Acrobat program.
1. The recipient could type data in my form but got a warning message that
stated they could not send or save the data without Acrobat 6.0. WHY?? I
thought the beauty of Acrobat forms was that everyone could use them.
2. When I test the "email submit" button on my system it works great. It
fires up a new email and attaches the form. The recipient gets a warning
that states "cannot perform that function". Is this a problem because that
person may not have the same email system? Lotus, Explorer, etc.? Or is it
the same issue of not having Acrobat 6.0?
My goal is to send a simple one-page form to computer-iliterate people.
Have them fill it out and return it. I am looking for the simplist way.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks, Brad
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