I finally figured out how to generate FDF data to populate a PDF form on the web, but there's one thing I still can't figure out. To make it work without having to download the FDF file, I had to go to the File Types dialog in Windows and remove the "Confirm open after download" attribute. This is a problem because I don't want to have every visitor to our website have to make that change on their machine just to use it. That setting is default when Acrobat is installed.
I can now see the PDF with the data in it, but it still isn't doing what I want it to do. You see, it launches Acrobat as a separate process when the PDF is viewed in the browser. Acrobat doesn't have any document open, but if you close it, the PDF in the browser disappears.
So what I want to know is, is it possible to take the resulting PDF with the FDF data in it and export that to a separate PDF (with the data embedded in it). I will then need to append other pages to that PDF, but that problem will be addressed later.
I don't think there is anything in the FDF toolkit that will allow me to do this. Also, the users will have at the bare minimum Acrobat Reader 4.
I can now see the PDF with the data in it, but it still isn't doing what I want it to do. You see, it launches Acrobat as a separate process when the PDF is viewed in the browser. Acrobat doesn't have any document open, but if you close it, the PDF in the browser disappears.
So what I want to know is, is it possible to take the resulting PDF with the FDF data in it and export that to a separate PDF (with the data embedded in it). I will then need to append other pages to that PDF, but that problem will be addressed later.
I don't think there is anything in the FDF toolkit that will allow me to do this. Also, the users will have at the bare minimum Acrobat Reader 4.