You could also look into a Java PDF Manipulation API (I think JPedal is a little more robust than iText, though true documentation is weak).
Cutter Larry Lyons wrote: >>Hey All, >> >>I'm looking into building a process with the following bits: >> >>PDF FORM >>-filled in by user >>-each form generates a unique barcode or ID and displays on the form >>-some of the fields are calculated (based on input in other fields) >>-form has send button to package up the form data and send to an >>e-mail account OR send via HTTP >> >>FAX >>-user must print the completed PDF form and get multiple signatures on >>it >>-fax in the form via a fax service (I'd expect the TIFF to arrive in a >>mailbox which CF could check)> >>CF and MORE >>-grab the fax TIFF from the mailbox >>-CFEXECUTE (or another process) to read the bar code or OCR the unigue >>ID off the faxed form >>-convert TIFF to PDF (I can do this already with iText) >>-store file reference against the data sent by the PDF form >> >>So this whole process allows a signed copy of the form to be stored >>digitally along with the data sent in by the form creating an >>automatic paperless process. >> >>PARTS I'M LOOKING FOR SOME INSIGHT ON >>-creation of PDF forms that meet my requirements (via an IDE or >>programmatically) >>-bar code or OCR process that CF can kick off (what app to use to >>perform these tasks) >> >>Any and all insight welcome (especially from someone that's built a >>process like what I've outlined). >> >>I'm off to do my own research...but I always ask here first ;-) >> >>TIA >> >>Cheers >> >>Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. >>VP & Director of E-Commerce Development >>Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. >>phone: 250.480.0642 >>fax: 250.480.1264 >>cell: 250.920.8830 >>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>web: www.electricedgesystems.com >> >> > >Bryan, > > >I don't know how to create PDF forms programatically, (CF8 perhaps) but Adobe >Acrobat Professional allows you to create PDF forms. It also has a limited >subset of Javascript that allows you to do most of what you want, including >hiding and showing fields based on user actions, validation scripts, and using >the user's email client app to email the form data to the server. Then you can >parse the returned FDF form fields using CF. > >hth, > >larry > >-- >Larry C. Lyons >Web Analyst >BEI Resources >American Type Culture Collection >email: llyons(at)atcc(dot)org >tel: 703.365.2700.2678 >-- > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:228260 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
