I have a web application that needs to generate static PDF reports. What I want to do is:
1. Use Acrobat to create a form
2. Open the form programmatically on the webserver
3. Pass it a parameter such as a "clientID"
4. Automatically populate the rest of the form using a SQL stored procedure with the clientID as the parameter
5. Save the form as a static, non-editable PDF and display it for the client to either view/save/print
Example:
Database would contain a table called Clients
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ID LastName Location Phone
1 Doe New York 111-111-1111
2 Smith California 222-222-2222
Stored Procedure
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CREATE PROCEDURE GetClient
@id int
AS
SELECT LastName, Location FROM Clients WHERE ID = @id
GO
Acrobat Form
------------
Last Name: [txtLastName]
Location: [txtLocation]
Website user requests report for clientID=1. Result is a PDF that looks like this:
Last Name: Doe
Location: New York
I am very new to Acrobat, so please explain in detail how I can go about doing this. Thanks very much in advance.
