XDP problem

[manu7607]

As I read in one guide in the developper corner we have to save the forms in XDP in order to allow the display on a web site but does every reader can open and handle .XDP files ? And when the user submit what is the format ?

[Rui_Esteves]

A XDP file is a template file, this is, its a skeleton file.

Its objective is to, in combination with a data XML, be rendered in real time to a PDF file in order to create as many PDF with the same structure but different data as you need.

If you want the end-user to be able to open your document and visualize/work with it, you should provide it to him in a PDF format and not a XDP.

I don't think reader can open a XDP file by itself.

[manu7607]

Ok, but i want my form to be filled via a web site and after get my informations back without saving in pdf format because it tooks so too much space. I would like to be able to have XML in my DB. And the solution that I have found said that we should save the file in XDP in order to dislpay it in ASP.NET. Im kind of confuse because what the point of doing interactive forms if you are not able to  get the data store in you base

[Rui_Esteves]

You have to divide your issues in order to study them.

One thing is how to deliver the form to your end-user, another is how your end-user sends you the information your require.

The first one is a matter of thinking on how your process work, what you need to do and what format you have to deliver yor documents to your end-user.

This is, you have to know where you start from (inicial information, do you need to pre-populate the form with dynamic or static data... and so on), where do you want to get to (the format of the document you want to deliver to your end-user [pdf,html,RIA, among others]) and how do you get there (what LC:ES modules do you need, where/how do you get your inicial info and so on).

The second aspect is simpler. You want just the XML, then have your form submit only the XML data. You can do this in several ways, submit via email, http, webservice, among others.

For this, check the submit button, its a good start point.

[manu7607]

Ok

The first point is that I want to display on the user screen a form to fill but some of the data will be already fill by some data that we have.

Once the user is done with form, everything is filled, boxs are chacked and so on i want to save all the data in order to be able to display the full document later when the user will need it .

[Rui_Esteves]

You should look into Livecycle ES: Forms for the ability to render a PDF file on-demand with a XDP file and XML data in order to get your initial form and re-render a form previously filled and submitted by an end-user.

You should look into Livecycle ES: Reader Extensions in order to evaluate the usefulness of this module to allow you to use some aspects of the forms (such as submitting to a external server and saving a PDF to file with user entered data, among others).

You can do all this with Adobe Pro but it will limit you to 500 end-users.

[manu7607]

Ok sounds good to me Thanks but last question what soft do I need to by to have more that 500 end users? because I might have more than that

[Rui_Esteves]

Livecycle Enterprise Suite.

You can check out the trial --> https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=livecycle

[manu7607]

Are you working for Adobe?

[Rui_Esteves]

No.

I guess you goto the € part.