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April 22, 2010
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Import XML data at load of PDF form

  • April 22, 2010
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Actual Question:

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This is my question:

 

At this moment we use an MS Excel file that runs a macro at startup that imports fielddata from an external xml-file. So, a user that opens the Excelfile will not have to fill in customer-data that is supplied by the xml-file. It is automaticly filled. For example Customer name, address, postcode etc.

 

Now, we have created a simular form in Adobe Livecycle, but we cannot get the xml-data to be imported just like the Excelfile does.


Is it possible, and how is it done, to open a pdf-form, import data from an external xml-file, all without user interaction?

 

Hope that my question is clear. Please advise

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    Anonymous
    October 13, 2010

    I believe the difference is that you need to extend the form to allow people with reader to have additional permisions. You can do this

    either from reader extensions or from Acrobat itself (but there are limitations to using acrobat, eg how many times the

    form can be used)

    edit: i just noticed that this was mentioned before

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    ChangoPlatense
    March 21, 2012

    hi,

    I want to open the "Open File Dialog" using JavaScript to import xml data.

    I've tried with  "xfa.host.importData();" but the button does not work.

    There is another way to do that?

    Thanks,

    ChangoPlatense

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    Cenchen
    July 6, 2012

    Hi Srini,

                   How to use this in Javascript for automate...

    Thanks in advance

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    Edudant
    September 21, 2012

    Hi, what kind of command is it? Can I use it in VBA? What reference i need?

    Thank you

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    Anonymous
    March 14, 2014

    Dear Srini,

    we are using Excel 2010 to store patient database. We have now designed a PDF form in Adobe designer 7.0 on which we want to pull patient details like Name, Address & contact details from the excel 2010 file and populate the fields on entering the Patient ID. OS on one of my desktop is Windows7 &  another desktop with XP servicepack 3. Please help me in creating this link. By profession i am an Ophthalmologist hence dont have much idea about connecting databases.so will need detail explanation. let me know in detail how to create the ODBC connection. Thanks in advance.

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    suresha37788868
    January 5, 2016

    I have installed 30 days trail version of "Adobe Arcobat DC" (15.009.20079)

    I have the XML file as well.

    I don't see Import Data button.

    What I want to try:

    Prepare PDF template/s.

    I have My Data in XML format.

    I want to load this "Data" into PDF template,send it for review, if approved sign it and print.

    Let me know if commercial adobe product is available for the same task.

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