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3 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 26 July 2012 - 09:49 AM
Hi,
I have a dynamic fill-in XFA form created in Adobe LiveCycle. A lot of the fields we already have the answers to so we'd like to be able to automatically pre-fill the PDF before sending it to a client. All of our data is stored in a SQL database.
What programming steps and languages would be necessary to query a name, and have matching data returned from the SQL database and able to fill in the PDF? I've successfully pre-filled the form using an XML file with the fields named correctly, so I assume one solution is to automatically generate the XML doc from the database, and then using Acrobat we can import the data in 1 step. Any idea how to go about doing the XML generation/transfer?
Would a certain programming language like C# help with this whole process?
I'm very new to programming, so I'd appreciate a kick in the right direction. Thanks!
I have a dynamic fill-in XFA form created in Adobe LiveCycle. A lot of the fields we already have the answers to so we'd like to be able to automatically pre-fill the PDF before sending it to a client. All of our data is stored in a SQL database.
What programming steps and languages would be necessary to query a name, and have matching data returned from the SQL database and able to fill in the PDF? I've successfully pre-filled the form using an XML file with the fields named correctly, so I assume one solution is to automatically generate the XML doc from the database, and then using Acrobat we can import the data in 1 step. Any idea how to go about doing the XML generation/transfer?
Would a certain programming language like C# help with this whole process?
I'm very new to programming, so I'd appreciate a kick in the right direction. Thanks!
#2
Posted 26 July 2012 - 11:24 AM
It's absolutely an solution with a XML file. It can be done using just about any language, but if you are in a windows environment, C# might be a good choice, as you can create a small windows application which allows you to search the customer in the database and get the file in a nice and tidy way.
This shows the making of a XML file in C# from microsoft's help: http://msdn.microsof...y/bb387089.aspx
This shows the making of a XML file in C# from microsoft's help: http://msdn.microsof...y/bb387089.aspx
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#3
Posted 27 July 2012 - 07:53 AM
It's absolutely an solution with a XML file. It can be done using just about any language, but if you are in a windows environment, C# might be a good choice, as you can create a small windows application which allows you to search the customer in the database and get the file in a nice and tidy way.
This shows the making of a XML file in C# from microsoft's help: http://msdn.microsof...y/bb387089.aspx
Thanks for the reply Orjan. Are there any clear advantages using C# rather than SQL SSIS to create jobs?
#4
Posted 27 July 2012 - 08:14 AM
Probably that you can make a neater application for generating your XML than SSIS might be. If you already use SSIS and it can make it for you, stick to it, I'd say.
I'm a System developer at XLENT Consultant Group mainly working with SugarCRM.
Please DO NOT send mail or PM to me with programming questions, post them in the appropriate forum instead, where I and others can answer you.
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