Thanks Bruno for the quick and clear reply. I'm now certain that iText will be perfect for my project; iText has all the features I require and it clearly has great support. Also, I've read the free chapters of your book and believe they are well written. I look forward to getting my copy soon (I'll be ordering it today).
Thanks again for saving me a ton of time and coding! Brett > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Bruno Lowagie (iText) > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:05 AM > To: Post all your questions about iText here > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Features > > > Brett Johnson wrote: > > Hi; > > > > I've come across iText in my research to create a system for secure > > processing of forms. Basically, the workflow would be as such: > > > > 1) Client places an online order > > The data can be entered in an HTML form. > Or you can server a PDF form that has to be submitted > to the server; you have different ways to submit the > data: FDF, XFDF, HTML Submit. > > > 2) The server prepares a pdf form based on the client order > information > > I assume you have created the PDF form with Acrobat. > Make sure you create an AcroForm (with Acrobat), not > an XFA form (with Designer). > iText can create AcroForms too, but it takes some > programming. > > > 3) This form is then sent to a field agent for processing. > > OK, the data entered in the form in step 1 was > either stored in a database, and now you are prefilling > the form with this data using iText; or you directly > created the prefilled form. That's very easy with iText. > > > 4) The field agent processes the form making changes to > fields and possibly > > adding some images. > > If you didn't 'flatten' the form. The field agent > will be able to make those changes. > > > 5) The field agent then digitally signs the pdf and returns > it to the > > server. > > Aha, signing is possible with iText, but may require > writing a client that is fatter than just a browser. > You can't sign a form with just Adobe Reader. > Only if you have the full Acrobat. > > > 6) The server verifies the pdf and extracts some field info. > > Signature verification is possible with iText, > so is extracting info from fields. > > > 7) The server sends the signed pdf to the client. > > OK. > br, > Bruno > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the > chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge &CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.9/650 - Release Date: 1/24/2007 4:06 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.11/652 - Release Date: 1/25/2007 3:32 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
