moving foxpro 2.6 data into acrobat fields

[trekme]

I have an old version of foxpro 2.6, I am trying to use acrobat pro version 6, I have create a PDF with fields defined. I now want the foxpro program to populate my PDF with data and print. Does anyone know the command to get foxpro to do this?

 

[cricket]

If you are using Foxpro Dos version FPD copy your data to Excel and do it from there.

If Foxpro Windows, then it should see Acrobat in the printer list.

 

[trekme]

is there a way to do it through a program ... My application needs to generate a document which I have scanned in asa PDF. I then created Fields on the document. I want the appication to retrieve the data, call up the PDF then insert data into the defined fields of the PDF then print the PDF

 

[JRB-Bldr]

If you want that much inter-application programatic work done, your best bet would be to consider upgrading to Visual Foxpro.

While I have not personally interfaced with Adobe Acrobat, I have used VFP many times to "control" a wide range of other applications. Go to the variety of VFP forums within Tek-Tips and check them out.

Good Luck,


JRB-Bldr
VisionQuest Consulting
Business Analyst & CIO Consulting Services
CIOServices@yahoo.com

 

[trekme]

Thanks for the suggestion jrbbldr

I am trying to not upgrade this application, I have VFP and know it works there, I need to produce just one report and was hoping I can do it without having to convert my complete application.

If need there is no solution I will be upgraging the apps

 

[repete]

i'm not sure if i am on the right track here.

i create apps in fpw26 using the project manager. in this instance, i would simply create a report in fpw26 and add that report to the project. at run time that report can be printed to paper, or printed to a pdf file using a pdf driver like Amyuni (

http://www.amyuni.com)

if you design your fpw26 report so that the data fields are located as per your pdf document, then you are using the format as per the fpw26 report, the data as per the fpw26 dbf file, and the output would simply be directed to a pdf file rather than paper.

hope this helps

Pete Bloomfield
Down Under

 

[JRB-Bldr]

Printing a Foxpro Report form using a PDF Driver is certainly one way to end up with a PDF file "report" output.

And FP Report form fields could be dynamically populated with FP screen values or FP data table values.

But TrekMe says... " I have created a PDF with fields defined. I now want the foxpro program to populate my PDF with data"

Using this approach would not allow TrekMe to populate data fields within the existing PDF file.

Good Luck,


JRB-Bldr
VisionQuest Consulting
Business Analyst & CIO Consulting Services
CIOServices@yahoo.com

 

[repete]

hi jrb

i'm not an expert in editing pdf files, but happily create them as portable versions of foxpro reports. i assume from your post that my approach would not give the same technically structured pdf file. is that right ?

Pete Bloomfield
Down Under

 

[trekme]

Repete
can I scan a document into Foxpro reports? then have foxpro insert information to fields on the report?

 

[repete]

trekme

based on my knowledge, you can't as you say "scan a pdf document into fpw26 reports". you can replicate the look of the pdf document by creating a fpw26 report, and then have fpw26 insert information to fields on the fpw26 report. the "look" will be the same, but without knowing what you intend to do with the pdf document you that have already prepared after that point, this may not be your answer.

if you just want people to see the result, then my earlier post may be a way for you to achieve that. if you need people to further edit the pdf document, then as i said in my last post, i am not satisfactorily educated to offer you help in that regard.

good luck


Pete Bloomfield
Down Under