Import pdf to Crystal 8.5

[smatthews]

We have a dues notice that has been created as a pdf. Is there any way to use the pdf as a report/form? We will be pulling data for the form from Access.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Smatthews

 

[synapsevampire]

You can insert the form as an OLE Object, not sure from there whether it will function correctly but it might and it's simple to test.

-k

 

[smatthews]

Thanks! I was headed in that direction. I will give it a try.

 

[IdoMillet]

Once you bring the form in as an image, you should place it in a section with an "Underlay Following Sections" property turned on. This way you would be able to position database fields "on top of" the form.

An alternative is to use a specialized tool that can merge data from a Crystal report directly into a PDF Form (creating a new PDF document (for each customer in your case) that can be emailed to the recipient). At least one of the Report Managers listed at:

http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html

can do exactly that.

Cheers,
- Ido

Visual CUT & DataLink Viewer:
view, e-mail, export, burst, distribute, and schedule Crystal Reports.

http://www.MilletSoftware.com

 

[synapsevampire]

Ido: I think that they have a PDF form which houses Access fields in it, which is a more advanced type of PDF form.

Some can also allow for data entry, but I may have misunderstood the intent, and it's simply what you speak of, they want to leverage a basic PDF, not leverage the functionality within.

-k