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TC_Pats
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March 7, 2019
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I need to be able to edit a PDF (with dynmic database form and bubbling feature)

  • March 7, 2019
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I am wondering what the best approach for this would be.

Here's my problem at hand:

Hopefully this can be done on a web page (ASP.Net)...

1) Allow user to open a previously created PDF

2) when the user click son the document, I create a bubble\Oval where they clicked

3)  this click will open a form (specific to that click) and allow the user to enter data (maybe 5 fields) attached to a databse

4)  if the user clicks another area, it replicates the same steps listed above

5)  user can then save the document

6)  if they re-open that doc again, it should show all the bubbles\ovals create on page and when each bubble\oval is clicked, it displays that form with the data previously entered

What is the best approach to take here with Adobe products?

Buy acrobat along with the acrobat sdk?  I will install this on a customer's iis box.  Not sure how licensing occurs here with multiple users etc...

Thanks,

Tim

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Correct answer Thom Parker

There are many different PDF SDKs out there. iText and the DataLogics PDF libraries are the best. But there is also QuickPDF form Foxit, which is super simple, PDF Box and PDF Clown, which are open source, but very detailed. And there are others.

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BarlaeDC
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March 7, 2019

Hi,

What you are asking can probably be done with other technology, but not with Acrobat and the SDK as they are not licensed (or tested) for use on a server.

Regards

Malcolm

TC_Pats
TC_PatsAuthor
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March 7, 2019

Thanks, Malcolm.  Any suggestions as to which technology?  The file will be a PDF.

Tim

Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 7, 2019

There are many different PDF SDKs out there. iText and the DataLogics PDF libraries are the best. But there is also QuickPDF form Foxit, which is super simple, PDF Box and PDF Clown, which are open source, but very detailed. And there are others.

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often