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February 6, 2006

Save PDF file with all data typed into form by using Adobe Reader! HELP!

  • February 6, 2006
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Hello,



This is my first time here and I have a little problem. I designed the form in the Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.0 and saving it as dynamic PDF. All I want is to fill it out, save a copy of that in hard drive and then email it as a attach file. I don't want any XML data file or any thing else, I want real completed document in PDF. That's all!



We can save a copy of completed document in Adobe Acrobat Pro but how we can save it in Adobe Reader?



My form is some thing like this (link below), every time you open it in Adobe Reader, it will tell you that "You cannot save data typed into this form." and let you print it.



Example: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/sf269.pdf



But at this link



http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf



you can cancomplete this form and save a copy of it into your hard drive with all data typed for ever. Yes by using Adobe Reader! But I have a no idea HOW?



Does anybody have any suggestion? Please any help solving these problems would be most appreciated.



Thanks again,

Daniel
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    Anonymous
    December 27, 2010

    I use Adobe Acrobat 8 and had this same question and found the answer with this forum's assistance and my own perseverance. If you're making the PDF with Acrobat 8, go to Advanced >> Enable Usage Rights in Adobe Reader. Then you can send the pdf to anyone and they will be able to fill it in and save it with thier data.

    TenTen71

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    sutaraito
    March 24, 2011

    I went through the same process trying to figure this out for my work.

    Just sharing my experience!


    I simply wanted my office to be able to edit the same file with forms made in Adobe Acrobat 8.

    Since we all have Macs, the file would automatically open in Preview, someone would fill it out, send it to our production office (who uses PC's!) and the data would be completely empty. Very frustrating!

    So I figured out I had to build the form in Acrobat 8, go to Advanced -> Enable Usage Rights in Adobe Reader, remind them to open it in Acrobat Reader, and they were able to save all the information and send it off successfully.

    A good two hours wasted for such a simple fix. I'm glad it's figured out though.

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    Anonymous
    March 2, 2011

    While in the form you created go to 'Advanced' then 'Extended features in Adobe Reader'.  Read the box then 'Save Now'.  Problem is that a user can over write the basic form.

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    JustinCase_ftw
    June 10, 2011

    I get this error on a computer that has both Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0 and Adobe Reader 9.0 installed.  Invariably someone will sit down at this computer when the update manager sees a new version (like 9.0 or X) of the Reader that's available and says "OK" to the prompts to install.  And then this new (Reader) version will grab the mime/file extension association for PDF/FDF documents.  Result?  You now have a crippled Acrobat installation and you don't get the value you've paid for.

    If you've created the form yourself and you're trying to save/print the filled-in form one work-around is to go into Acrobat and choose the "Create PDF..." option and enter the URL for the website form that produces the form data (FDF file).  It will then create a new local form with data that's filled in.  You may then save it, edit the data and save it or anything that you EXPECT to do as the user.  In other words, it behaves as it should behave as the default.

    Honestly, this used to work better a few years ago but apparently Adobe has made some changes that has crippled the default behavior.  I've been writing FDF-producing applications for about seven years now.  It's now enough of a nightmare that I'm considering just abandoning PDF as a useful reporting language.  Imagine having to describe to your customers "...just right-mouse click the link, go start up Acrobat, click Create PDF, paste the link..., etc" when formerly they could just click the "Generate Form Data" link in your application.

    It's time for Adobe to return things to the way they were--this is ridiculous.

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    Anonymous
    July 7, 2011

    There are two basic thing you want to do:

    1) E-mail PDF form submission

    2) Save PDF form submission

    Check out www.PDFEmail.net

    PDFEmail.net generates Microsoft .net ASP.net scripts you upload to your web server.

    PDFEmail.net includes custom Microsoft .net libraries, FDFToolkit.net (NK-Inc.com) & iTextSharp, and with a little programming, available through free support and web tutorials, also have the capability to save the submission responses to a database, file, buffer, stream, or string.

    If you're determined on NON-Microsoft, then this could be accomplished with iText (JAVA), instead of FDFToolkit.net (NK-Inc.com) & iTextSharp.

    Useful Links:

    http://www.nk-inc.com/

    http://www.pdfemail.net/

    http://www.fdftoolkit.net/

    3rd Party Links:

    http://itextpdf.com/

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/itextsharp/

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    cheryl.clayton
    July 7, 2011

    I will be out of the office starting 07/07/2011 and will not return until

    07/11/2011.

    I will respond to your email upon my return.

    Thank you.

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    Anto_Bilson_Raj
    September 20, 2011

    hi danial

    how can u developed the form..

    can u written by any code to create the form

    because i need to create pdf form using code

    for eg: excel sheet having macro function like that pdf form having any features to write code in pdf form

    pls reply me Daniel

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    Anto_Bilson_Raj
    September 20, 2011

    hi danial..

    im also trying to develope that kind of pdf application .. is it possible to write code in pdf form danial..

    how can u developed the form..pls can u explain step by step.. it's very useful to develope  me

    pls reply soon danial

    tharagen
    tharagen
    Level 2
    May 17, 2012

    Similiar problem.I have a form which is reader extended,when the user click save and rename the form,and then click next button,It opens a new form with the old name it was using before it was renamed and the user will be having two forms opened ,Does anyone have any idea how i can stop this .thanks

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