Re: PDF forms

2008-01-29 Thread Derek Hohls
Andy
 
I have not used this myself (so standard disclaimers apply),
but have you looked at the itext website -
http://www.lowagie.com/iText/
One of the items mentioned is Automate filling out of PDF forms.
Perhaps this could be linked with Cocoon in some way?

Derek

 On 2008/01/29 at 03:18, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Andy Stevens 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi again,

Is it possible to produce PDFs containing forms (of the type things
into the acrobat reader before printing or submitting electronically
AcroForms type, as opposed to just printing some empty boxes) using
Cocoon?  I can't find any mention of them on either the Cocoon or FOP
sites, which suggests to me it can't.  Nor do I see anything related
to forms in the w3's XSL:FO pages, so I suppose they're outside its
scope.  I see there's an itext block in the Cocoon sources (though the
itext serializer doesn't appear in the docs) which simply passes the
SAX stream through to iText's SAXiTextHandler.  Is the expected input
XML format for this documented anywhere?  Judging by the samples, it's
certainly not using XSL:FO.  And, before I forget, this is for Cocoon
2.1; there's no itext block listed in the 2.2 docs at
http://cocoon.apache.org/2.2/blocks/ 


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PDF forms

2008-01-29 Thread Andy Stevens
Hi again,

Is it possible to produce PDFs containing forms (of the type things
into the acrobat reader before printing or submitting electronically
AcroForms type, as opposed to just printing some empty boxes) using
Cocoon?  I can't find any mention of them on either the Cocoon or FOP
sites, which suggests to me it can't.  Nor do I see anything related
to forms in the w3's XSL:FO pages, so I suppose they're outside its
scope.  I see there's an itext block in the Cocoon sources (though the
itext serializer doesn't appear in the docs) which simply passes the
SAX stream through to iText's SAXiTextHandler.  Is the expected input
XML format for this documented anywhere?  Judging by the samples, it's
certainly not using XSL:FO.  And, before I forget, this is for Cocoon
2.1; there's no itext block listed in the 2.2 docs at
http://cocoon.apache.org/2.2/blocks/


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Antw: Re: Cocoon + PDF + Forms ?

2006-09-28 Thread Martin Geissler
Hello Brian,

As I understood you, your webserver gives HTML- Forms out to the user.
 and
your webserver gives PDF-Files (with Form funktionality) out to the
user.
The User inserts some data in one kind of the form, and this data went
back to your
 webserver and get there processed.
Right?

As for cocoon have a look at:
http://cocoon.zones.apache.org/demos/21branch/samples/blocks/tour/intro/docs/index.html
or install it local on your PC and look at the samples.

To your question:
HTML- based webforms are possible with cooon.
PDF-Based Forms as described up is not possible as I know.
The PDF support of cocoon is based on Apache FOP ( or iText)
kind regards,

martin




 Brian Demers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Donnerstag, 28. September
2006 01:27 
Yes, our solution is completely web based.

Can anyone point me to an example of Cocoon + PDF + forms?

thanks again!

On 9/27/06, Geert Josten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Hi Brian,

 Interesting. I assume that users need to be able to fill out the
forms
 (both PDF and HTML) and somehow send back the result. How do you do
that
 with your in house solution? Is it all web-based?

 Our company employs PDF forms in a project for one of our customers,
and
 I thought it was web-based, but am afraid I do not know the precise
 details.

 I guess Cocoon would have no trouble handling the FDF files, but
 combining an FDF with a PDF to provide a user with a PDF form might
be
 more difficult. I am not that familiar with this technology though,
to
 say for sure..

 Kind regards,
 Geert

 


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  Verzonden: woensdag 27 september 2006 19:10
  Aan: users@cocoon.apache.org 
  Onderwerp: Cocoon + PDF + Forms ?
 
  Hello All,
 
  We have an in house solution that allows us to render a PDF
  or HTML form based on an XML file.
 
  From what I have read, Cocoon can do this.  I would like to
  move away from our in house solution to a more standard API.
 
  The problem is that we are using forms (as in data entry)
  with both our PDF and HTML versions.
 
  Will Cocoon and Cocoon forms allow for PDF form?  If so does
  anyone have a link or an example?  Also if this is supported
  does the PDF require an FDF document?
 
  Thanks!
 
 
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Cocoon + PDF + Forms ?

2006-09-27 Thread Brian Demers

Hello All,

We have an in house solution that allows us to render a PDF or HTML
form based on an XML file.


From what I have read, Cocoon can do this.  I would like to move away

from our in house solution to a more standard API.

The problem is that we are using forms (as in data entry) with both
our PDF and HTML versions.

Will Cocoon and Cocoon forms allow for PDF form?  If so does anyone
have a link or an example?  Also if this is supported does the PDF
require an FDF document?

Thanks!

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RE: Cocoon + PDF + Forms ?

2006-09-27 Thread Geert Josten
Hi Brian,

Interesting. I assume that users need to be able to fill out the forms
(both PDF and HTML) and somehow send back the result. How do you do that
with your in house solution? Is it all web-based?

Our company employs PDF forms in a project for one of our customers, and
I thought it was web-based, but am afraid I do not know the precise
details.

I guess Cocoon would have no trouble handling the FDF files, but
combining an FDF with a PDF to provide a user with a PDF form might be
more difficult. I am not that familiar with this technology though, to
say for sure..

Kind regards,
Geert

 
   
 
Drs. G.P.H. Josten
Consultant
 
 

Daidalos BV
Source of Innovation
Hoekeindsehof 1-4
2665  JZ  Bleiswijk
Tel.: +31 (0) 10 850 1200
Fax: +31 (0) 10 850 1199
www.daidalos.nl
KvK 27164984


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 Van: Brian Demers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Verzonden: woensdag 27 september 2006 19:10
 Aan: users@cocoon.apache.org
 Onderwerp: Cocoon + PDF + Forms ?
 
 Hello All,
 
 We have an in house solution that allows us to render a PDF 
 or HTML form based on an XML file.
 
 From what I have read, Cocoon can do this.  I would like to 
 move away from our in house solution to a more standard API.
 
 The problem is that we are using forms (as in data entry) 
 with both our PDF and HTML versions.
 
 Will Cocoon and Cocoon forms allow for PDF form?  If so does 
 anyone have a link or an example?  Also if this is supported 
 does the PDF require an FDF document?
 
 Thanks!
 
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Re: Cocoon + PDF + Forms ?

2006-09-27 Thread Brian Demers

Yes, our solution is completely web based.

Can anyone point me to an example of Cocoon + PDF + forms?

thanks again!

On 9/27/06, Geert Josten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hi Brian,

Interesting. I assume that users need to be able to fill out the forms
(both PDF and HTML) and somehow send back the result. How do you do that
with your in house solution? Is it all web-based?

Our company employs PDF forms in a project for one of our customers, and
I thought it was web-based, but am afraid I do not know the precise
details.

I guess Cocoon would have no trouble handling the FDF files, but
combining an FDF with a PDF to provide a user with a PDF form might be
more difficult. I am not that familiar with this technology though, to
say for sure..

Kind regards,
Geert




Drs. G.P.H. Josten
Consultant



Daidalos BV
Source of Innovation
Hoekeindsehof 1-4
2665  JZ  Bleiswijk
Tel.: +31 (0) 10 850 1200
Fax: +31 (0) 10 850 1199
www.daidalos.nl
KvK 27164984


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 Van: Brian Demers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Verzonden: woensdag 27 september 2006 19:10
 Aan: users@cocoon.apache.org
 Onderwerp: Cocoon + PDF + Forms ?

 Hello All,

 We have an in house solution that allows us to render a PDF
 or HTML form based on an XML file.

 From what I have read, Cocoon can do this.  I would like to
 move away from our in house solution to a more standard API.

 The problem is that we are using forms (as in data entry)
 with both our PDF and HTML versions.

 Will Cocoon and Cocoon forms allow for PDF form?  If so does
 anyone have a link or an example?  Also if this is supported
 does the PDF require an FDF document?

 Thanks!

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