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I think I may have taken Max's comments regarding server round-tripping for save functionality differently than Jim did - I took it them as juxtaposing an approach that round-trips to meld the data and presentation as an option when connectivity is both assumed and available (two different things), and that ADSRE is advantageous in a different use case, which is when totally disconnected filling and saving is required. I've worked with many clients with one, the other, and both, use cases for different platforms and systems. As Max said, I expect he was "spitting in the soup" (i.e. stirring the pot), is not spitting on the vendors or the approach. Each has advantages and disadvantages - round-tripping is a distinct disadvantage when there's no persistent network (!), and depending on the cost, as Jim mentions, ADSRE may have a disadvantage regarding price if a technical alternative and the required infrastructure are present. It's a big market and a big world out there... Regards, Chris Church Technology Planning & Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Max Wyss > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 3:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > PDF-Forms is a service provided by PDFzone.com | > http://www.pdfzone.com/ > __________________________________________________________________ > > Sorry to spit in your soups... > > From what I have seen with the below-mentioned demo, the > efoview system uses an external web server to create an > updated form. This can not really be called "local saving". > > Most important, this approach does NOT WORK when there is no > access to the internet ... which means that Reader (before 6) > must be running under a web browser. > > Actually, this approach has been known for a long time, and > there are various vendors offering such solutions. Actually, > there are even some forms design tools which provide all the > needed server-side code for this kind of submitting. > > As opposed to that, the approach with the Document Server for > Reader Extensions allows a form with according extended > rights to do a real local save... without external help. > > Hope, this can help. > > > Max Wyss > PRODOK Engineering > Low Paper workflows, Smart documents, PDF forms > CH-8906 Bonstetten, Switzerland > > Fax: +41 1 700 20 37 > or +1 815 425 6566 > e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.prodok.com > > > > [ Building Bridges for Information ] > > > ______________________ > > > > > >The Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions is one of > the possible > >options, however, its cost make it not as practical. > > > >At EFOVIEW, we provide a more economic approach for either > occasional > >form users, or the form providers. Please check the following demo > >that allows anyone with Acrobat Reader to fill and save the > form with > >filled-in data. > > > > http://www.efoview.com/demo/ins8822.pdf > > > > > >Jim Su > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >EFOVIEW.com > > > > To change your subscription: > http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html > > To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html
