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John:
FDF files are just txt files, so generate a txt file of the appropriate
format and put pagemarkers in for the variables. You can then generate FDF
files all day long from ASP. Of course each one has to point to a valid PDF
file with the same Form Field structure - doesn't matter what the actual PDF
form layout is.
The example below is one I use to generate content for a form out of a
database. In other words the form is defined. The content for the form
(field values) are generated on-the-fly out of the database, by user input,
by populating the FDF file variables.
There are many ways you can get the values from the database into the form,
depending on your own preferences. I use CF so am familiar with the actuall
CF syntax. I'd have to research the specific ASP syntax. Typically you won't
find anything useful on any of the Adobe sites -it should be in the ASP.net
user guides.
Format of FDF file is like this simple example (# are place markers for
ColdFusion, use % or whatever for ASP. Also note that the FDF file must
point to the PDF form it is associated with. This is defined at the end
behind the /F marker. /V is the Value market, /T is the field name. You have
slight differences for Radio Buttons and Checkboxes - just generate some FDF
files from a PDF file to see values you need to put in.):
%FDF-1.2
1 0 obj<<
/FDF
<<
/Fields
[
<< /V (#Portal#)/T (Portal)>>
<< /V (#FormID#)/T (FormNo)>>
<< /V (#RequisitionNo#)/T (RequisitionNo)>>
<< /V (#City#)/T (City)>>
<< /V (#CampusName#)/T (CampusName)>>
<< /V (#DateFormat(DateSent)#)/T (DateSent)>>
<< /V (#DateFormat(DateWanted)#)/T (DateWanted)>>
<CFIF #App1Approval# is '1'>
<< /V /Yes/T (BusMngrApproval)>>
<CFELSE>
<< /V /No/T (BusMngrApproval)>>
</CFIF>
<CFIF #App2Approval# is '1'>
<< /V /Yes/T (TransportMngrApproval)>>
<CFELSE>
<< /V /No /T (TransportMngrApproval)>>
</CFIF>
<CFIF #App3Approval# is '1'>
<< /V /Yes /T (PrinApproval)>>
<CFELSE>
<< /V /No /T (PrinApproval)>>
</CFIF>
<< /V (#RequestedBy#)/T (RequestedBy)>>
<< /V (#Destination#)/T (Destination)>>
<< /V (#NoBuses#)/T (NoBuses)>>
<< /V (#NoPax#)/T (NoPax)>>
<< /V (#TypeTrip#)/T (TripType)>>
<< /V (#TimeFormat(ETD)#)/T (ETD)>>
<< /V (#TimeFormat(ETR)#)/T (ETR)>>
<< /V (#Purpose#)/T (Purpose)>>
<< /V (#Remarks#)/T (Remarks)>>
<< /V (Bus No 2)/T (BusNo)>>
<< /V (Driver-3)/T (DriverName)>>
<< /V (0)/T (MileageEnd)>>
<< /V (0)/T (MileageStart)>>
<< /V (0)/T (TotalMiles)>>
]
/F(#Application.Portal.DocumentsURL#pdf/Van_Bus_Requisition.pdf)
>>
>>
endobj
trailer
<</Root 1 0 R>>
%%EOF
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Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 5:31 PM
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Subject: RE: [PDF-Forms] FDF and ASP.NET documentation or tutorials?
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Hi Ted--
Thanks for the feedback. Actually, I'm trying to
generate the FDF file dynamically from an .aspx page.
I'm looking for documentation, because I'm running
into problems even getting the FDF sample files (like
GenerateFDF) to work on my development box (running XP
Pro with IIS installed). I've copied FdfAcX.dll and
FdfTk.dll to the WINDOWS/System32 directory and used
regsvr32 to register the dll. I've also configured
MIME mappings for for FDF (string value
'application/fdf,fdf,,5'). I've also configured a new
MIME type for my default web site inside of IIS, and
rebooted after doing all the above...basically
everything suggested in the documentation for ActiveX
version of FDF, as well as things suggested on
http://members.tripod.com/pdfpro/internet_server_setup.htm.
But I'm still having problems when trying to run the
sample...1)tries to save the .aspx file to disk when
launching from VS.net or IE, or 2) get a "file is
damaged" error when clicking the "get data from asxp"
link (which I've updated to point to the new location
in localhost) in the sample. Any ideas, or
suggestions on ways I can research this further?
Thanks for the help!
John
--- Ted Daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John:
>
> Dealing with FDF files in ASP, ColdFusion or any
> other similar cGI/app
> server is the same.
>
> Generate your FDF file from the PDF form. FDF file
> is a simple text form.
>
> I would go through it with Notepad (Virtual N) or
> similar editor to get it
> into a nice clean structure, rather than just a
> jumble of text. If you use
> Notepad you'll probably want to remove the little
> artefacts that are in the
> file.
>
> Identify the Field Value and Field Name pairs
> (enclosed between << and
> >>)and replace the FieldValue with the variable you
> want to put in. The
> variable can be obtained from an html form
> submission, or from a call to a
> database.
>
> Ted Daniels
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
> Of John S
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:36 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PDF-Forms] FDF and ASP.NET documentation
> or tutorials?
>
>
>
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> Hello All--
>
> Does anyone know where I can find documentation on
> using FDF under asp.net? Documentation with the FDF
> Toolkit (ver. 6) is very scant in this regard. Can
> someone point me in the right direction for tuts or
> documentation on using asp.net with FDF?
>
> Thanks!
>
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