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Beth: If ACT can export a text file you could do a simple Macro to run replace variables in the FDF file format to do the same task. FDF files are themselves simple text files that list the field names and field value pairs, with a bit of simple format definition. I haven't done it myself, but you could easily use Word to run a macro that would take the ACT format exported text file and generate the required FDF files that in turn point to the PDF file with the form in it. Just tinking of relatively easy "kludges" to get the job done if you can't find someone who has written a package app to do the job for you. When I suggested doing it in the browser through CF or ASP, it doesn't mean it has to be on the internet. It means you can do it over a TCP/IP network where there is an internal web server and use the browser which has a built in PDF reader to view and print the files. It can be done on any internal network and just avoids having to go and buy some more software. The nice thing is you can also store the data in a database at the same time for further data manipulation, reporting etc and it'd be under your control, not ACT's Ted Daniels -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Beth Horwath Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 10:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PDF-Forms] PDF Forms integration with ACT! DB Ted, Thanks for the info - (also to to Derek Andelin for your response!) I was kind of afraid of that... They really want to continue using their ACT DB as the primary data source & were hoping to import/export the PDF data directly - e.g: automatically populate a selected form from currently-displayed contact info, etc. It is not necessary to web-enable it at this time, but we don't want to box them in. I'm still researching the possibilities here, so if anyone else has any thoughts, please chime in! Thx again. Beth ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Ted Daniels Sent: Tue 1/6/2004 7:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PDF-Forms] PDF Forms integration with ACT! DB Beth: The easy way is to dump the data from ACT into an ODBC database, then use the FDF file format to set up a template into which the database field variables can be used to replace the "markers" you set in the FDF file. I think ACT can export into Excel or Access. Then use Active Server Pages, Cold Fusion, PHP if you want to do this thorugh a browser, or similar to read data from Access, convolve it through the FDF template into PDF format forms. You can keep all the data in the database, and just produce the PDF forms as and when you need them - either batch process or in response to a user query Ted Daniels -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Beth Horwath Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 12:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PDF-Forms] PDF Forms integration with ACT! DB Hello, Has anyone done any integration with data exchange between PDF forms and ACT! databases (V 6.0). We have a requirement for this for one of our customers & may need some assistance to determine the best approach to accomplish the integration. Thanks! Beth ___________________________________________ Beth Horwath beige technologies, L.L.C. Tel (480) 777.8091 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html
