I have used for years the ADBC connection to create interactive PDFs that create a work flow that has been very successful. Now that it is discontinued I am looking to explore different options for Data exchange that can be used to populate forms.
There are a few options, but all of them require purchasing or writing an external application that handles the actual data transfer to the DB.
1. The traditional method - submit the data to a server script that writes/retrieves the data to/from a DB on the server. This one is platform independent.
2. Write a plug-in to connect to a local DB and export the data.
3. Use VB, C#, etc. to write an app that connects to Acrobat through the IAC and writes the data to a local DB.
Not recommended option:
4. Convert your form to LiveCycle and use the built-in LiveCycle DB connection.
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