Re: Quick question about AFP-to-PDF

On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 12:09 PM, James H. H. Lampert <
jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 12/22/16, 9:36 AM, Bradley Stone wrote:

No. At least not that I've heard of with OS stuff.

I figured as much.

You'd be better off doing a web app to collect the data you need. You can

make PDFs that will make requests to a web server similar to how a web
page
form does, but from what I've seen it's more trouble that it's worth.

Uh, no. This has nothing to do with online form submission; rather, it is
about building up reports as PDFs, with some fields left open to
post-generation alteration, and/or the option (like in PDF IRS forms) to
fill out blank fields in the form using Reader, before printing it out,
rather than filling them with a pen or a typewriter, after printing it out.

(Of course, I realize that I'm probably the only one on this List who not
only still fills out his tax returns pen-and-ink, but takes pride in doing
so, but it was the first example to come to mind.)

Thanks for the explanation. Makes more sense now that you shared that. :)

You may be able to manipulate things with some 3rd party PDF tools (iText,
etc). But I doubt you can make blank fields with just the PDF conversion
software supplied with the OS.

Brad
www.bvstools.com