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bj84637871
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October 28, 2017
Question

(X)FDF linked to hosted pdf file

  • October 28, 2017
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Hello,

It seems that Adobe Acrobat Reader DC prevents you to open a ( x)fdf file if the linked pdf document starts with http://

this import operation is not supported since the document being reference is on the web

In earlier versions of Acrobat Reader this was working. The specs states that the <f href=""> can be used to link the pdf file. Apparently From now on only local pdf files. In my case this is unacceptable because I don't want to distribute each change in the source pdf to my customers. If they open the xfdf file, Acrobat Reader should download the newest document and fill it with their form data.

Is there a way to disable this prevention? Or white-list a specific host?

I think Adobe should give a security warning and let the user decide if he/she wants to download the source pdf.

Thanks in advance

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    Bilal Ansari
    Bilal Ansari
    Participating Frequently
    November 20, 2017

    Hi,

    How did you create the fdf/xfdf file? Could you provide a sample file where it previously worked?

    bj84637871
    bj84637871Author
    Participant
    November 21, 2017

    Hi Bilal,

    Could you provide a sample file where it previously worked?

    %FDF-1.2
    %????
    1 0 obj 
    << /FDF << /Fields [
    << /T (1.2.jobs) /V (myjobs) >> 
    << /T (1.2.date) /V (24-04-2016) >> 
    << /T (1.2.company) /V (Example) >> 
    << /T (2.1.shouldBool) /V /Off >> 
    << /T (4.1.intExample) /V /2500 >> 
    ]
    /F (http://mywebsite.org/targetPdf.pdf) >>>>
    endobj
    trailer
    <<
    /Root 1 0 R 
    >>
    %%EOF
    Bilal Ansari
    Bilal Ansari
    Participating Frequently
    December 7, 2017

    In earlier versions of Acrobat Reader this was working.

    Did you mean to say that Acrobat Reader used to open the file and import the FDF data as well? Was the file opened in Acrobat Reader or in Internet Explorer or Safari?

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