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Some PDF forms can be saved , including all filled-in field data: Some others can not be saved , and all filled-in field data are lost: How do I enable saving of filled-in fields on my PDF form? Graham Chiu When you use Acrobat 8, or 9, select "enable usage rights" from the Advanced menu. This adds about 20 kb to the pdf. The other possibility is to use CutePDF Pro, add a submit button and have the XFDF data submitted to your self as an email or to a web server. The XFDF data can then reload the original PDF with your data. Open your PDF in Google Chrome. Edit the PDF as you want. Hit ctrl + p

I fill (programatically) a form (AcroPdf) in a PDF document and sign the document afterwards. I start with doc.pdf, create doc_filled.pdf, using the setFields.java example of PDFBox. Then I sign doc_filled.pdf, creating doc?filled_signed.pdf, using some code, based on the signature examples and open the pdf in the Acrobat Reader. The entered Field data is visible and the signature panel tells me "There are errors in the formatting or information contained in this signature (The signature byte array is invalid)" So far, I know that: the signature code applied alone (i.e. directly creating some

What techniques available to fill a pdf form automatically using external data and save them. I have to use data from a database to fill a template pdf and save a copy of it on disk with that data. Language and platform is not issue but it would be good if it can run on windows and Linux. Any one can guide me through it or point to any article that might help. duffymo You can use either xsl-fo (if you like xml and xsl-t) or Lowagie's iText (Java) / iTextSharp (C#). To elaborate on the answer by duffymo you've approved, allow me to share a chapter of my book with you: manning.com/lowagie2

I am building a webapp that will display PDFs. The PDFs have fillable forms. Instead of making the user save the form, and then re-upload it to the webapp, the idea is to adapt the PDF such that it can POST itself (when the user clicks) from inside the browser to some HTTPS endpoint when the user is done. Is this doable? If so, how? If not, any suggestions? Thanks. Yes, there is an option (action) that allows pdfs to post themselves. The steps are as follows: List item Open Adobe Acrobat Pro Select the button tool Add submit form button Add the url and how you want the form to be submitted.