Never mind. pdftk will not work with normal pdf files either. <sigh> Looks like 
this product is depricated. 

Bob S


> On Oct 18, 2018, at 08:00 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode 
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> For those interested, I was having a problem creating an fdf file from a 
> fillable pdf form, or even exporting the data using pdftk server. I think I 
> figured out why! In order to create fillable pdf forms that can be filled by 
> non-acrobat applications like Reader or Preview, they need to be saved in a 
> special format. This format precludes even Acrobat from accessing those 
> fillable fields, without first saving the form as a standard pdf. It's a 
> catch 22. Make my forms universally accessible and lock myself out of them, 
> or else make them so that only Acrobat can fill them. Thanks Adobe! 
> 
> Bob S


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