vikram medishetty,Actually this thread should have all the details you
are looking for. May I kindly ask you to go through this thread from the
beginning as you may have to click on "Show All Messages" to see all
posts.I recommed you to work on a very simple Hello World Example and
just pass some very simple data fields from the .aspx page to the PDF,
and back from PDF to .aspx page.If you have any error in this example,
then I will be very happy to try and help you.Tarek.
vidya radhakrishnan,Very smart of you to find out another way. Thank you
for the input and I will keep it in my mind for future use. However, I
once tried to look at SQL XML, but I find it very hard to digest. I
would prefer using Datasets, Tables, Relationships, and GetXML(). It is
much easier to digest and work with especially if the final XML
Strucutre is simple.With regards to the problem you are facing, I dont
understand exactly what is wrong ? Is the PDF begin displayed correctly
after "re...
By chance, and not sure exactly what solved the problem of working with
Date Fields, I think when I made a small MS Access Table with Date
Fields, and exported it to XML with Schema info, and created a
connection to this XML/Schema from Adobe LiveCycle Form, then the Data
Fields worked properly, but honestly, not sure exactly.However, in my
previous project, I used the functions in FormCalc to convert String
input to Date Variable, and do the Validation. You could do that in
JavaScript, but it i...
vidya radhakrishnan,Sure, using JavaScipt, you can creat a direct
connection from LiveCycle Form to SQL Server. I tried this method to
test it in the past, but, I faced several prolems, and decided not to
use this method in the future, becuase:1. You have to connect to
Database directly, which is based on 2-tier method, which is not the
proper way in general to build secured applications,2. You have to use
complicated scripting techniques (very un-usual APIs) in LiveCycle to
navigate and process...
vidya radhakrishnan,If I understand you correctly, you want to design a
process to lookup contract data using Contract ID, and display the
contract details in PDF for the purpose of printing it or viewing via
web access. Correct ?Follow these steps:1. Design an ASP.NET form to
accept the Contract ID which the users requires to print/view its
details.2. Design a button, and on Click Event in UI Code, open a
connection to the SQL Database and retrieve the require details and
place them in program ...
I have nearly completed the form automated localization logic using
JavaScript.I would like to know if there is a way to protect the
JavaScript code inside the Adobe LiveCycle Designer Form. Basically, I
do not want it to be easily accessible to any one who opens the form
using Adobe LiveCycle Designer.Is this possible ?Tarek.
Dear All,I have serious problem with Date/Time Fields. It seems that
Date/Time Fields just DO NOT work properly. I am using Windows XP, with
Arabic Language Support Enabled and LiveCycle Designer 7.1.I am facing
all kind of errors/problems with Date/Time Fields. I decided to switch
my Regional Settings to English UK and also tried English USA, but still
same result.If I use a plain Date/Time Field, and try to make any data
entry during runtime, the input is always converted to format
"dd-mm-yyyy...
I just discovered another problem !!When I bind the caption of an
element in a repeating subform, and during runtime, when I add a new
instance of the subform, only the first element will be bound to the
translation, and the other instances are reverted back to the caption
text from the design.Please help.Tarek.
Almost all of the above problems have been solved, and I managed to
write javascript to flip all 17 pages and sub-forms horizontally and
recursively to make the direction from Right to Left. Also, all field
captions are now bound to XML Data Source for each language.However, I
am still facing the following problems:1. I could not flip Tables. Table
cells and columns seem to have Static Layout during runtime, and you
cannot revers the order of such cells/columns. Any idea how to flip
tables (make...
I managed to develop a working script to flip (reverse direction/order
of object placement) on a given subform, during runtime.However, it
seems that if you have a Table, it will be impossible to change the
order/placement of cells in the table (meaning to flip table
horizontally) during runtime.Please correct me if I am wrong.Tarek.
Just a small correction, I was refering to XML Forms Architecture
(XFA)SpecificationVersion 2.6not
"Adobe_XML_Form_Object_Model_Reference.pdf"In this document XFA Specs
2.6, page 192, I found a clear reference to direction of Text Flow for
Arabic Language. It says that XFA before version 2.4, did not support
Right-to-Left Text Flow.How do I know the XFA Version I am using ? Which
LiveCycle Desinger I need to get XFA Version 2.4 and above ?Can some one
let me know how this will work ? I meas is i...
Thank you PDL,With regards to localizing the Text and
Captions, I worked out a model using MS Excel Sheet, Pivot Table, and
Linking to MS Access, and now I have a working model with semi-automated
method to generate the XML Data Source of the Caption Text. I will post
the details later.With regards to controlling the object
layout during runtime, I started with this script on the Layout Ready
Event of the "untitled subform" (page 1):var cnt =
this.nodes.length;for(var i = 0; i var elm
= this.nod...
Dear All,I want to localize the captions of the fields in PDF Form
developed using Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.1.In order to do that, I
figured out that have to prepare XML Data Source of all Captions and
related text in the target language.The languages are English, Arabic
and French. For each Language, there must be one XML File which will be
the Data Source of the required captions, and the captions on the form
will be bound to that XML Data Source.I need to find automated way
(programmatic or...
>hi i have exported the PDF filled forms as XML through email option.
And i used that XML to populate into a Database.Saravanan_P,I would like
to know what method you used to post the XML to Database. Please give as
much details as you could.Tarek.
>Also in previous message TAREK has sent a script. I dont know how to
use that. I have created a web application and its in my local system.I
will try to help !First option you can do that is to using Client Based
Process with Acrobat SDK under VB.NET. Check this link for complete
detail:http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?128@@.59b4be28Another option is
to create a Submit Button from the LiveCycle PDF Form, to submit the
form with the Data Set and PDF as XDP to an ASP.NET Web Page, and in the
web p...
We have designed a huge LiveCycle Form using Adobe LiveCycle 7.1.The form will be submitted by the clients using the Standard
Email Submit Button, and the PDF Data will be attached to an Email which
is sent to a pre-defined Address.When the Emails are
received by the Person in charge, he will save the Data Files each one
with a unique name on a local folder.When finished receiving
all the Data Files by Email, he will use Adobe Acrobat Utility from the
menu "Advanced/Forms/Create sheet from Data ...
Dear Kellster,I a now on my vaction and posting form internet cafe. I
will try to help you now by giving you quick hints, and as soon as I am
ready, I will post more details for you (I will be back to the office in
2 weeks).Keep in mind that I am familiar with LiveCycle Desinger 7.1,
and not yet used version 8.x.What you are asking for can be done by some
"not so easy" client javascript under PDF. But, I can give you the
following guidelines:1. Place the complex processing (Business Logic)
and p...
Charlie Taminian,Check the .NET Complete Code I posted ... it should
have everything you need about using email, and to send the PDF as an
attachment, some extra work is needed to use the proper MAPIs to add
attachment to the email.You can use Client PDF Functionality to send the
PDF as attachment, but you need Acrobat on the Client, or Read-Enable
the PDF using ARES. Client functionlity to send PDF as Email attachment
is a bit tricky, confusing, and limited.Just keep in mind, any time you
need ...
Pirzada,For the price ...etc, the proper way is to get in touch with the
official Adobe Sales Rep. in your area. There are different products,
version, prices... all the times. You need at least:1. Adobe LiveCycle
Designer ES (I think 500 US$ per head) !2. Adobe LiveCycle Reader
Extensions Server.If you want to spend less effort in ASP.NET
Programming, and willing to spend more, then you can buy additional
server products that will generate the PDF using a few lines of code.
But I do not have mu...
In general, if you do not have Full Version of Adobe Acrobat on the
Client, then any function that will end up using Advanced Adobe
Functions such as saving a copy of the PDF Off-Line or submitting the
complete PDF as Binary to the Server, then you cannot do that.If you
have Adobe Reader Extension Server (this is the product which I
convinced our Management at work to purchase) which will cost you a bit,
this product will allow you to Reader-Enable the PDF so that it will
work under Adobe Reader...
Pirzada ,I think if the client does not have full version of Adobe
Acrobat, then some of the functions will not work, for example, you will
not be able to submit the Fill PDF as Binary with Signatures to the
Server.I think if you only want to submit the Form Field Values, then
Adobe Reader is enough, but I will not bet my life on this.Regards
...Tarek.
The complete server-based solution is posted
here:http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?128@@.3bc38246which is based on
ASP.NET and it can easily be applied to other platforms.If you need a
client based solution, then you will spend a lot of efforts trying to
trick Adobe JavaScript Security Engine. I have done it, but it looks
very ugly and the code is very complicated. Not recommended.Tarek.
The following sample code (which I copied from the code I posted
earlier), will be the starting point to Extract the XML Node you want,
but you have to know the name of the Node, which you can find out by
debugging the code:--- Dim sreader As New System.IO.StreamReader(
Page.Request.InputStream) Dim xmlData As String = sreader.ReadToEnd()
Dim xmldoc As New System.Xml.XmlDataDocument Dim SubmittedFormPart As
String xmldoc.LoadXml(xmlData) Session("StaffName") =
xmldoc.GetElementsByTagName("Name")...
Yes, absolutely !Check the documentation of XMLDocument .NET Class ...
it has everything you need.You have to load the XML from the Response
Input Stream to XMLDocument object, and extract the required XML Node
into another XMLDocument Object, then you have to export the content of
this Node into a File using some kind of Stream Writer. From XMLDocument
class, I think there is some method that exports to XML Text file
directly.Tarek.
Jeff,Yes, if my understanding of your requirement is
correct. But you have to use Server-Side Processing with .NET for
example.Using Client-Side Acrobat JavaScript ....!!!?? I am
not sure, and my advise is to avoid this direction if you want to be
able to sleep at night. JavaScript was designed to be so much secured,
and once you want to perform any action (fully programmable) outside the
boarders of the PDF Form, then you will face a path full of prickles.Using ASP/.NET it is very easy.When you...
Yes, you are right. When you submit a form with PDF this means you can
take a copy of the form and save it under different name. This is not
allowed from Adobe Reader.I think there is an option in Acrobat that
Reder-Enable the Form. But as per what I remember, it may not work.Your
only option, if you want to receive a copy of the PDF (with the Form
Data Fields) then you have to Reader-Enable the form using LiveCycle
Reader Extensions Server, which is going to cost you. There might be
other alter...
Just to re-assure... here is the JavaScript command I am
using:event.target.submitForm( {cURL:
"http://blablabla/LeaveProcess.aspx?SubmittedFormPart=1",
aPackets:["datasets","pdf"], cSubmitAs: "XDP"}); I have looked at the
command you used, it is slightly different. Try my version and
confirm.When you debug your ASP.NET ASPX Page after submitting, and
convert the request input stream into XML, you should see a chunk
element (when you view the XML Variable in the watch window). If you
still do no...
dsrirams, "Using Adobe LiveCycle Designer with ASP.NET to populate PDF
Forms from Server Database." #33, 13 May 2008 3:13 pm>dsrirams - 3:13pm
May 13, 08 PST (#33 of 33) >>How are you able to retrieve the entire pdf
file after you submit to the ASPX page? I am able to retrieve the form
fields but I dont see any "chunk" element that contains a pdf. Any help
will be great. ThanksFrom the PDF JavaScript, the command used to submit
the PDF must include the required parameters to submit the Form
Vari...
>Matt W - 11:29am Mar 11, 08 PST (#30 of 30) >Hi Tarek>I just want to
say thank you for the article it's been a great deal of help. I have
only one question. Do you know of any way I can set the values of no
fillible objects? For example. I want to fill in the submit URL of a
button or change the text in a text object. Is this possible? > (Matt W,
"Using Adobe LiveCycle Designer with ASP.NET to populate PDF Forms from
Server Database." #30, 11 Mar 2008 11:29 am)First, I apologize for the
delay i...
Dear Chris,I think I understand your problem bettwr now, ... I HOPE
!Using pdftk.EXE, it works locally, but when it is hosted live at the
provider company, it does not work due to some limitations ...etc.I
tried the link you gave me to open the populated PDF, when I click it, I
get a dialog box asking me to Open the PDF, then I get error of some
kind.... it did not work on my side probably due to the reasons you
mentioned.Ok, do you want my advise ...??- DROP pdftk.EXE. - FDF Method
is OBSOLETE ...
