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Old July 30th, 2004, 09:48 AM
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Default How to open fdf file through browser in vb

This is my problem.

I create a fdf file and point to a pdf and open it through the Shell Execute command, so far, so good.

But I need to "Submit" this information back to the vb program to save it to the fdf file. The "Submit" works fine if I have anything other than Acrobat reader(any version).

Is there any way I can "Submit" information via Acrobat reader?

Much thanks in advance..

 
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I managed to genearate and save fdf file that fills a XXX.pdf. I can open tis fdf in the windows explorer(with a cilck on the file) and opens the existing xxx.pdf filled. And works well!

The problem is when I try to access the fdf file through a browser MSIE6, It gives a dialog box that says It is not able to locate the xxx.pdf file to fill.

What is going on!
Help.



 
Old March 15th, 2006, 03:22 PM
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Meron,
    FDF files are datafiles - Forms Data Format - files for PDF, and are generally used to populate data into an existing PDF form, opening one on its own you should just see the data, but using IE it will try and read it using Adobe Acrobat, which will accept the file and try and update an existing open PDF file, which there is not, and so will fail.

See http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-5842760.html for more examples of FDF/PDF.





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