O7: PDF Form Fields
Jeffrey Jones
jjones at synergos.com
Wed Dec 18 08:09:21 EST 2013
What you want to make is an .fdf file. Get Acrobat, fill out the form and save the data to an .fdf file. Then export the data from omnis in .fdf format to the same directory as the PDF. The PDF specified in the .fdf will open with the data filled in.
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> On Dec 18, 2013, at 4:59 AM, "Rob Whitworth" <rob at rchwhitworth.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi Phil
>
> I do not want to create the PDF; I have to fill in an existing one.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: omnisdev-en-bounces at lists.omnis-dev.com
> [mailto:omnisdev-en-bounces at lists.omnis-dev.com] On Behalf Of Phil Potter
> (ou)
> Sent: 18 December 2013 11:55
> To: omnisdev-en at lists.omnis-dev.com
> Subject: Re: O7: PDF Form Fields
>
> You probably want to look at the Brainydata PDFwriter...
> http://www.brainydata.co.uk/products/pdfwriter.htm
>
> Or alternatively try to control a PDF print driver...
> of which there are many options...
> ie http://www.cutepdf.com/
>
> regards
> Phil.
>
>> On 18/12/2013 11:49, Rob Whitworth wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>>
>>
>> We have a client who has been using our application for a few decades
>> now who have a supplier to whom orders have to be sent as an Excel
>> file based on a template.
>>
>>
>>
>> The application fills the template using DDE.
>>
>>
>>
>> The supplier has now changed the format and requires a PDF form to be
>> filled.
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anyone had any experience of this and/or point me in the right
>> direction.
>>
>>
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
>>
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