Create PDF to Allow Elctronic Signature 1

[Auguy]

VB.net.
I would like to create PDF files that I would send to customers for their electronic signature and have them returned to me.
I know how to programmatically create the PDF from the RDLC report, but without the signature feature.
I've done some searching on the net but I don't seem to find the answer.
Can somebody point me in the right direction with tips or other links?



Auguy
Sylvania/Toledo Ohio

 

[jebenson]

How are you creating the PDF, with a library or something?

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[strongm]

I'm p[resuming simply by exporting to PDF from the Report Builder ... in which case, no, sorry,as you seem to have discovered, that does directly support editable forms, or electronic signatures. However, your recipient should be able to open the PDF using Acrobat Reader, and use the Fill & Sign tool

 

[Auguy]

Thanks, I'm programmatically creating the PDF from a RDLC report that then gets emailed.
I'm new to this e signature on a PDF, is there something special I need to do in the RDLC report format?
The PDF's I have e-signed in the past I thought had a specific field that I needed to click, maybe this was just my understanding of what to do at the time.
Sorry for the lack of experience with this.

Auguy
Sylvania/Toledo Ohio

 

[strongm]

>I'm programmatically creating the PDF from a RDLC report that then gets emailed

How so?

>The PDF's I have e-signed in the past I thought had a specific field that I needed to click

Quite so - it is possible to create PDFs with fillable fields, including e-signatures. But you cannot do that with the basic export as PDF (which is what I expect you are actually doing) capability in Microsoft products. But thos same Microsoft-create PDFs are not locked, so Acrobat reader can add stuff to them - and an e-Signature is one of the things that can be added through Fill & Sign feature

 

[Auguy]

Thanks strongm, that is very helpful.
Here is how I'm creating the PDF.
After its created it's sent as an attachment in an email.

Dim pdfContent As Byte() = ReportViewer1.LocalReport.Render("PDF", Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)

' Create PDF file on disk
Dim pdfFile As New System.IO.FileStream(pdfFileName, System.IO.FileMode.Create)
pdfFile.Write(pdfContent, 0, pdfContent.Length)
pdfFile.Close()

Auguy
Sylvania/Toledo Ohio

 

[strongm]

yep - so as suspected, just using the ReportViewer's built-in PDF export capability

 

[Auguy]

Thanks for the help. Looks like I have some more work to do.

Auguy
Sylvania/Toledo Ohio