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<P>From what I see, it looks like it would be possible to build the FDF file using PHP and data from a database. I'm not too familiar with running command line instructions using PHP, but I'm sure that its not difficult. I'm wondering if I can create the form using Acrobat and then use this tool to fill in the form fields, or whether the PDF has to be created using this tool. I know how to create a form with fill in fields using Acrobat, but I'd be lost if I had to create one from a command line.</P>
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<P>I know how to capture form fields from a PDF and put the data into a database, but I never could figure out how to populate the fields from the database later when I wanted to print out a copy of a form that someone filled out using a web browser. The options I found at that time were very expensive. I looked at the IRS website and found the tool they were using was about half the price of the Adobe tools, but it was still several thousand dollars.</P>
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<P>Carl Olsen</P>
<P>Web Developer</P>
<P>Drake University<BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message from "Dave J. Hala Jr." <dave@58ghz.net>: -------------- <BR><BR><BR>> I've been experimenting with a trial version of PDF Tools form filling <BR>> tool. (www.pdf-tools.com) It takes an existing pdf, and allows you to <BR>> insert data into the form fields in the pdf. <BR>> <BR>> It works awesome. However, its priced by CPU. This makes it a little <BR>> pricey on a dual cpu server or a dual core server. I'm looking for a <BR>> lower cost alternative. <BR>> <BR>> I found something called pdftk or PDF Toolkit <BR>> http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/04/17/1943230&tid=47 <BR>> <BR>> It seems to be the solution I'm looking for. Has anyone had any <BR>> experience with it before? <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> :) Dave <BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> <BR>> Open Source Information Systems, Inc. (OSIS) <BR>> Da
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