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Yes, there is a better way to do this without Reader Extensions.
Ajax is not an option because it is not supported by Adobe Reader.
Here is the solution:
Write a REST based web service or just any Server Page which accepts query string and responds to the given query string.
Let's assume a Server Page http://myserver.com/EmployeeDetails?EmpId=1234 returns the employee details as a comma separated values.
This page can be called from within PDF using FormCalc
the syntax is
Note that if the web service or page requires authentication, a basic authentication dialog will appear when calling this method.
So better to allow anonymous authentication for the pages.
I implemented this approach in many projects and works great.
Hope that helps..
Nith
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