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I was able to read and write to MS Access database directly from Acrobat forms using ADBC driver and some embedded javascript in the forms. I was able to read a MSSQL7 database but not write to it using the same method. It was not posible to troubleshoot why the write did not work. The ADBC driver is shall we say rudimentary. Good Luck. PS: I am now looking into using perl/cgi to handle the form data similar to HTML forms -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PDF-Forms] PDF Forms and database interactivity? PDF-Forms is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ __________________________________________________________________ > I'm wondering if forms can do the following: > > 1: Write information to a database > > 2: Read information from a database Reader cannot do that directly, but data can flow into and out of a form with the help of a web server. The web server does the job of interacting with the database and handling the incoming and outgoing data. For versions prior to 6, the PDF has to be viewed in a web browser. The full version of Acrobat (5 and up) and Acrobat Approval can connect to a local database via ADBC. Reader cannot. You'd have to do some JavaScript programming. > 3: Duplicate information between fields (i.e. - enter text in one field and > have it duplicate into other fields on the same form) Yes. Either give the fields the same name or use the appropriate JavaScript. > 4: Automatically retrieve the date and/or time from the computer or server > the form is located on and enter it into a field when the field is clicked > or the PDF is opened. Yes, via JavaScript. > One final question, does Acrobat Reader support the filling in of forms yet, > or are the users still required to have a full version of Acrobat? Reader has been able to fill-in and interact with a web server since 3.0. It still can't save a filled-in form, unless the PDF has been specially prepared using expensive software from Adobe. Reader 5.1 and above can do more than normal with such rights-enabled PDFs. George To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html
