A few questions on capabilities of Livecycle barcoded forms

I'm looking at options for automating an existing paper-based form, and have a couple of questions on the capabilities of Adobe barcoded forms:
- Complex validation: There is a section of the form which requires entry of an address history for the last 5 years. The addresses entered must be validated to ensure that there are no gaps or overlaps in the time periods for each address. Is this level of validation possible?
- Some of the information on the form needs to be pre-populated from information available in a database(e.g. for renewal applications). Is it possible to generate part-populated forms on the fly, and send these to users to complete the remainder? (rather than requiring the user to enter all fields)
TIA for any help.
Ian

I believe you're looking at the wrong product, LiveCycle Barcoded Forms is a decoder for decoding information from the paper forms barcode object if it's place on the form.
- Complex Validation: If I understand correctly you want to check the set of entered addresses to make sure that there is no gap in the time line. If so, then yes, this can be done iwth a validation script on the form.
- Form Prepopulation: Yes, this is typically done using LiveCycle Forms (previously known as Form Server).
Chris
Adobe Enterprise Developer Support

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How do i purchase access to LiveCycle Barcoded Forms?

I am currently creating a form in Adobe Livecycle ES2. I want to put a PDF417 2D barcode on the form containing the data of the fields in the form. The customer should be able to use Adobe reader to fill out the form and the barcode should update with the field information. However to do this i need to purchase a license for LiveCycle Barcoded Forms. In order to get this license it seems that I need to purchase Livecycle reader Extensions ES2. However the product is not available online and when contacting Adobe no one knows how I can purchase this product. I have been in contact with: Adobe customer service Denmark, Adobe support Denmark, Adobe sales Denmark, Adobe customer service Sweden, Adobe Support Sweden, Adobe Sales UK, Adobe support UK, Dustin Denmark (Adobe reseller).
Does anyone know how to purchase this product or how much it costs to purchase?
An additional question i have is if there is a product that works in a similar way for Adobe Acrobat X Pro? Or do i also need Livecycle reader Extensions ES2 to unlock user rights for barcoded forms made with Acrobat X Pro?

Ok i give up!
For other Adobe users looking for this product. Please consider that it is impossible or nearly impossible to purchase a license for it! I have contacted the following with no luck:
Adobe customer service Denmark
Adobe support Denmark
Adobe sales Denmark
Adobe customer service Sweden
Adobe Support Sweden
Adobe Sales UK
Adobe support UK
Adobe Sales US (through the phone no. listed on the web page for the product)
Adobe Support US
Dustin Denmark (Adobe reseller)
Avoka (Adobe partner)
4Point (Adobe partner)
Please keep in mind that there are other easier ways to unlock user rights.

How do I acquire LiveCycle Barcoded Forms Decoder?

I have seen in various areas of the Adobe website that this is available for purchase as a seperate Enterprise product, but cannot see how to do this. Even downloading a trial at this stage would be very useful to make progress on a project.
This comment from: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WSB6B0B0A6-FD16-4d4b-A729-815994F689BF.ht ml
"Note: Acrobat Capture and LiveCycle Barcoded Forms Decoder are standalone products appropriate for enterprise workflows and are sold separately from Acrobat."
As background, we are not developing the barcoded form, we will just receive a form which we will scan, extract the data and save it in an XML file.
Any rapid help would be greatly appreciated!
Regards
JOHN

Adobe® LiveCycle® Reader® Extensions ES2 now includes the Barcoded Forms right and you are licensed to install and use the decoder service is part of that purchase. When you install LiveCycle just be sure to select the Barcoded Forms piece which will include the decoder service.
http://www.adobe.com/products/livecycle/readerextensions/
If you'd like to learn more about when it does need to be licensed, take a look at this blog entry: http://blogs.adobe.com/asktheexperts/2009/06/adobe_livecycle_barcoded_forms.html.

Adobe LiveCycle Barcoded Forms Differences

I am aware there are two offerings of Adobe LiveCycle Barcoded Forms: Adobe LiveCycle Barcoded Forms, and Adobe LiveCycle Barcoded Forms "ST". Does anyone know where I can find a list of differences between the two products? Thank you in advance.

Hi James,
The "ST" version is a stand-alone offering that simply works as a Windows service watching folders for incoming files and decoding them.
The "non-ST" version is integrated with the LiveCycle ES product so that more complex operations can be performed that include other LiveCycle functions.

Adobe LiveCycle Barcoded Forms "Lunch & Learns"

If you have any technical questions about 2D Barcoded forms or would simply like to learn how to use 2D Barcodes with Adobe LiveCycle Designer, feel free to attend one of our informative "Lunch & Learn" sessions:
Every Thursday and Friday in January: "The Fundamentals of Barcoded Forms and PDF417"
Thursdays and Fridays in January at 12:00pm Eastern
https://intercall2.webex.com/intercall2/j.php?ED=88914647&UID=0
Thursdays and Fridays in January at 12:00pm Pacific
https://intercall2.webex.com/intercall2/j.php?ED=88914822&UID=0

Hi Cristian,
You can find a good amount of detail about the product on the home page at http://www.adobe.com/barcodedforms but for pricing you will have to contact one of the local reps. Also feel free to send me a note ([email protected]). At a high level the licensing works by the number of forms in use.
Datamatrix Barcodes you can be produced with Designer 7.1 and Reader 7.0.5 and above. They could be prepopulated using the Adobe LiveCycle Forms product quite easily.
Most Barcode engines will be able to read Datamatrix, QRCode, and PDF417. The current release of the Stand Alone decoder can read PDF417. The 7.0 decoder can read all 3. These are independent of whether or not the engine is passed a PDF or not. The decoder basically looks for either TIF or PDF files to decode.

Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.1 - Barcoded Forms Changes

For those of you that have upgraded to Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.1 you should notice that there are a few changes to the Paper Forms Barcode object interface.
On the Field tab you will see that the label may be generated automatically or manually which before could only be generated automatically. The most significant change may be found further down in the new Symbology pull-down menu. Not only can Barcodes be generated in the PDF417 format, but now you can take advantage of both QRCode and DataMatrix. Depending on the region as well as vertical will probably decide which format you will be using on your forms but it may be worth experimenting with different symbologies and data capacities based on the data of your forms to see if there may be a better alternative.
On the Value tab you will find a slight change to the automated scripting. Tab-delimited and XML may still be generated automatically but you now have the option to select whether or not you would like to include the field names and labels. The Include Field Names separates the field names by tabs and encodes them as the first line of the barcode contents. The values are encoded beneath them. Include Label encodes the label (shown in Field tab) as the first tab-delimited field in the barcode contents. This is a great way to include a form identifier as a standard in your data (a good best practice). Keep in mind that when using the default tab-delimited formats the Adobe LiveCycle Barcoded Forms Decoder can create XML from tab-delimited data automatically which saves some time on the back-end integration effort.
Again on the Value tab there is another new drop-down field named Collection. For those of you familiar with the Barcoded forms interface of Acrobat, you were able to select the fields that you wanted to be encoded in the barcode without having to do any custom scripting. The Collection interface basically provides you with the same functionality but under a great tree-view interface that allows you to manage the data that goes into your Barcode very easily, again, without custom Scripting.

I am receiving the following error when I deploy the xdp form onto the adobe form server 6.0.
=====error===================================
2006-03-07 16:30:17,287 WARN [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.XFA=dataPrep is not a valid attribute of barcode, Attribute not loaded. Line 27066.
2006-03-07 16:30:17,646 INFO [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.timing=!PERFORMANCE! XMLFormFactory.PAexecute() Setup + mpoFormAgentFactory->PAexecute Time: 0.74395 seconds
2006-03-07 16:30:17,646 DEBUG [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.generic=XMLFormFactory::PAexecute mpoFormAgentFactory->PAexecute returned
2006-03-07 16:30:17,646 INFO [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.timing=!PERFORMANCE! XMLFormFactory.PAexecute() Total Time: 0.74427 seconds
2006-03-07 16:30:17,646 DEBUG [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.generic=XMLFormFactory::PAexecute - returning
2006-03-07 16:30:17,662 WARN [com.adobe.formServer.RunTimeContext] class com.adobe.formServer.PA.XMLFormAgentWrapper : mid:29226 tid:2424.2688 sev:w text: dataPrep is not a valid attribute of barcode, Attribute not loaded. Line 27066..
2006-03-07 16:30:17,693 DEBUG [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.generic=XMLFormFactory::PAexecute - entered
2006-03-07 16:30:17,693 INFO [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.timing=!PERFORMANCE! XMLFormFactory.PAexecute() Data Setup Time: 0.00413 seconds
2006-03-07 16:30:17,693 DEBUG [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.generic=XMLFormFactory::PAexecute - invoking mpoFormAgentFactory->PAexecute
2006-03-07 16:30:17,974 WARN [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.XFA=dataPrep is not a valid attribute of barcode, Attribute not loaded. Line 27066.
2006-03-07 16:30:18,724 WARN [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.XFA=Argument invalid: not supplied/range/etc.
2006-03-07 16:30:18,974 DEBUG [org.jboss.jmx.adaptor.snmp.agent.SnmpAgentService] It's for me: javax.management.MBeanServerNotification: notificationType=JMX.mbean.registered source=JMImplementation:type=MBeanServerDelegate seq-no=568 time=1141729218974 message=null objectName=jboss.web:type=RequestProcessor,worker=http-0.0.0.0-7001,name=HttpRequest3 userData=null, handback:2147483647
2006-03-07 16:30:20,021 WARN [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.XFA=PaperFormsBarcode1 'access' attribute should explicitly be set to 'nonInteractive'. Field will be drawn as a boilerplate.
2006-03-07 16:30:20,037 WARN [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.XFA=XFAImageService: Image cannot be resolved for node: PaperFormsBarcode1.
2006-03-07 16:30:20,037 WARN [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.XFA=ImageStore does not contain the key [F[0].pbarcode[0].detail[0].PaperFormsBarcode1[0]]. Hint: The addImage method must be called first.
2006-03-07 16:30:20,787 INFO [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.timing=!PERFORMANCE! XMLFormFactory.PAexecute() Setup + mpoFormAgentFactory->PAexecute Time: 3.09997 seconds
2006-03-07 16:30:20,787 DEBUG [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.generic=XMLFormFactory::PAexecute mpoFormAgentFactory->PAexecute returned
2006-03-07 16:30:20,787 INFO [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.timing=!PERFORMANCE! XMLFormFactory.PAexecute() Total Time: 3.10126 seconds
2006-03-07 16:30:20,787 DEBUG [com.adobe.document.XMLFormService] $$$/com/adobe/document/xmlform/msg.generic=XMLFormFactory::PAexecute - returning
2006-03-07 16:30:20,818 WARN [com.adobe.formServer.RunTimeContext] class com.adobe.formServer.PA.XMLFormAgentWrapper : mid:29226 tid:2424.2688 sev:w text: dataPrep is not a valid attribute of barcode, Attribute not loaded. Line 27066..
2006-03-07 16:30:20,818 WARN [com.adobe.formServer.RunTimeContext] class com.adobe.formServer.PA.XMLFormAgentWrapper : mid:18458 tid:2424.2688 sev:w text: Argument invalid: not supplied/range/etc..
2006-03-07 16:30:20,818 WARN [com.adobe.formServer.RunTimeContext] class com.adobe.formServer.PA.XMLFormAgentWrapper : mid:12369 tid:2424.2688 sev:w text: PaperFormsBarcode1 'access' attribute should explicitly be set to 'nonInteractive'. Field will be drawn as a boilerplate..
2006-03-07 16:30:20,818 WARN [com.adobe.formServer.RunTimeContext] class com.adobe.formServer.PA.XMLFormAgentWrapper : mid:29461 tid:2424.2688 sev:w text: XFAImageService: Image cannot be resolved for node: PaperFormsBarcode1..
2006-03-07 16:30:20,834 WARN [com.adobe.formServer.RunTimeContext] class com.adobe.formServer.PA.XMLFormAgentWrapper : mid:18177 tid:2424.2688 sev:w text: ImageStore does not contain the key [F[0].pbarcode[0].detail[0].PaperFormsBarcode1[0]]. Hint: The addImage method must be called first..
Can someone help?
Thanks
DINESH

Adobe Barcoded Forms and LiveCycle Licensing

If you add a Paper Forms Barcode object to a fill-and-print PDF form using either Designer or Acrobat and the value of the barcode will change while opened within the free Adobe Reader then the PDF form you are distributing needs to be licensed with an Adobe® LiveCycle® Barcoded Forms ES license. I need to create a dynam ic barcode that users can change using Adobe Reader and print the form with barcode intact. It's for use in a pre-K school. Usage will be limited to 200 students per year.(Creating 200 forms that teacher's will fill out). I believe this is my solution, but pricing may be way too high. What are my options and have I been correct so far? There is no server, only a WORKGROUP environment. Thanks.
Tom: Ok, so from the Adobe side, yes, LiveCycle Forms is the only tool that can achieve this. It used to be called Barcoded Forms ES, now it is just Forms ES2. Unfortunately it is a server only product so you would need a server.
Tom: List price is around 85k, so I think it might be a bit more than you guys need unfortunately.
Tom: We don't really have a basic barcoded forms piece for smaller initiatives, unfortunately.
Visitor: Yikes!
Visitor: What are my options?
Tom: Do you absolutely need barcodes? Or could you do online fill in and submit?
Visitor: If I purchase Acrobat Standard(I created the form is Professional) for 5-10 people, that should do the trick as long as the Adobe READER user doesn't change the barcode information, correct?
Tom: Honestly, I'm not sure. Acrobat isn't something I am an expert on.
Tom: You could try Adobe Formscentral as well as using Acrobat.
Tom: Otherwise you'd have to try the Acrobat forums or user community as I don't have a lot of info about it.
Visitor: The forms are printed by the teacher/evaluator and hand-written to be scanned when completed(End of month, etc). A barcode decoder(Kofax Express) will read the barcode and rename the file according to the barcode data.
Tom: Hm, I think the Acrobat forums is your best bet, then.

Thanks for the great suggestion!
Can a Pre-K school receive an educational
institution discount on Acrobat pricing?

Barcoded Forms

As said earlier, I am using Adobe Acrobat X Pro. From the article i read recently, it says that if you want to integrate Barcoded Forms with the current plaform, what will be needed here is
1. Authoring Module/Plug-in; Question:Where can I puchase this Plug-in and how much is this module/links?
2. Adobe usage right.- Qestion: where to find this and how much?
3. Adobe reader- this is free and it can be downloaded-
4. Decoder ( A licenced component). Qestion: Where do we find this licence and how much will this one cost? any link?

Hi Dave,
If you are referring to LiveCycle Designer you do not need any additional software to author barcoded forms. The same is true of Acrobat Professional 8 and 9. However, in Acrobat Professional 6 and 7 there was a plug-in required to create barcoded forms.
There is splash screen in both Designer and Acrobat Professional stating the requirement for LiveCycle Barcoded Forms ES. This is a common source of confusion. LiveCycle Barcoded Forms ES is a server-side component that provides barcode decoding or the ability to enable barcoded forms to be processed by a third-party decoder.
So if you are evaluating the creation of barcoded forms, you do not need any additional software. If you are evaluating authoring and decoding barcoded forms, you will need LiveCycle Barcoded Forms ES.
Steve

Few questions on Flex customization

Hi,
I've just started to customize a LiveCycle instalation for the first time. I'm using Flash Builder, and Flex 3.4.1. - LCES2 as SDK.
I have a few questions:
1) The process of building (with Ant) is painfully slow. It lasts over a minute (1:03) to build and publish the ".ear" file (the CPU is Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q 6600 @ 2.40GHz).
Does in have to be like that or am I doing something wrong here? Do I have to use "Cray" os something?
2) As I see, the Workspace version we are using is built from the 'old' Halo components, and not Spark components.
Is it because we have an old LC version? Can it be updated to a Flex 4 version? Can it work with the same server-side? Does a newer version exist?
3) What we NEED to use (bottom line) is TLF (Flex Layout Framework). It depends on Flash Player 10. Can it be done with Flex 3.4.1.-LCES2?

1) The process of building (with Ant) is painfully slow. It lasts over a minute (1:03) to build and publish the ".ear" file (the CPU is Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q 6600 @ 2.40GHz).
Does in have to be like that or am I doing something wrong here? Do I have to use "Cray" os something?
One minute is about right. This is because ANT is packaging the compiled source into an WAR and EAR file. If you just want to work with the code and not deploy it, you can switch back and use the "Flex" builder. You will see some unresolved SWCs. Just resolve each error by point to the SWC file that is created undre the export folder for each of the api and foundation projects. If you need more details, let me know.
2) As I see, the Workspace version we are using is built from the 'old' Halo components, and not Spark components.
Is it because we have an old LC version? Can it be updated to a Flex 4 version? Can it work with the same server-side? Does a newer version exist?
No. You must use 3.4.1 from the LiveCycle ES2 DVD or the FLex SDK from the Workbench ES2 folder. 3.4.1 is the only version that has been tested and certificated with the release.
3) What we NEED to use (bottom line) is TLF (Flex Layout Framework). It depends on Flash Player 10. Can it be done with Flex 3.4.1.-LCES2?
Sorry, I'm not familiar with that but I can run Workspace using the latest version of Flash Player 10.2. But if the TLF was introdced post Flex 3.4.1, then it probably won't work. Try checking the Flex forums for that answer. Again, apologies, I don't have an answer for this.
Hope that helps!

Few questions about live cycle 9.0 es2. Opened pdf made from indesign.

I am new to live cycle. I took a pdf which I created in InDesign. I have some questions so I may finish editing it in LiveCycle. When I go to group text by dragging the mouse using the field tool, some remains in text boxes, other text remains in light outlined boxes. I would like it to all group and stay within one box for editing. Also, I see no white space to move the text to to edit it off to the right of the form like in InDesign. Nor can I find a way to create a blank page to move the text to to do more editing if I would like. I also did not see a duplicate spread option to create a copy of the page I am editing. There is blurry and clear text after I opened the pdf in Live Cycle. How do I make it all clear? This includes an eps logo at the top of the page. How do I do copy and paste in place. Can I insert a pdf page after I am done edit this pdf page in LiveCycle? CAn brcodes take on alphanumeric, not just 1's and 0's? Thanks.

No one?
Some questions are answered by someone else.
-The SLD is okay, it doesn't need to be configured
-The Adobe Lifecycle Designer is automatically installed when installing the Netweaver Studio Sneak Preview SP16
Just two more questions:
1)when I open http://server:port/webdynpro/dispatcher/local/TutWD_OnlineInteractiveForm/OnlineInteractiveFormApp
The PDF is shown but I can't use the buttons or the dropdown boxes.
I tried to install ACF but I have NW04s SP16, and the ACF is only SP11.
So when I install that, it only shows a blue screen with "I am the placeholder control"
When I install ACF SP19 for NW04, the PDF shows again, but I still can't use the buttons or dropdowns. Is this normal?
2) Do I need the license described below?
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/oss_notes/sdn_oss_bc_srv/~form/handler%7b5f4150503d3030323030363832353030303030303031393732265f4556454e543d444953504c4159265f4e4e554d3d373530373834%7d
Main questions----
I need to create a form with a few fields (of which some fields are mandatory); then I have to use a few BAPI's to check these fields and to save the content in a CRM system.
I've installed Netweaver Sneak Preview, and configured Adobe Document Services (made ADSUser & ADSCaller, set IIOP etc to Autostart, Installed the credentials). The tests seem to work fine, but I haven't developed anything yet.
My questions:
1) What about the ACF?
2) Also the license described above?
Grz
Allan

A few questions before I buy a new iMac/Mac mini and sign up for Creative Cloud.

Hello Everyone,
I am looking to purchase a new Apple computer and sign up for Creative Cloud within the next week and I have a few questions that should be answered before I proceed.
My wife and I own a business and we will be using the CS6 apps to create brochures, Constant Contact mailings, product package inserts, edit product photography for print and web use, and short HD how-to videos. We are not graphics professionals or power users and wont be doing anything too complicated.
Any help and answers will be greatly appreciated.
I will start with the hardware questions first:
I am trying to decide between the iMac and the Mac mini.
The iMac is a 2.7Ghz Quad-core Intel core i5 and comes with 4GB of memory that is expandable to 16GB, which I will do for sure. It comes with a Radeon HD 6770M graphics card with 512MB of GDDR5 memory(not upgradable), and a 1TB HDD that runs at 7200RPM. This unit meets the specs required.
The 2.5Ghz Mac Mini comes with 4GB of memory that is expandable to 8GB, I will also do this. It has a Radeon HD 6630M graphics card with 256MB of GDDR5 memory(not upgradable), and a 500GB HDD that runs at 5400RPM. This unit meets all the spec(I think) except for the speed of the HDD.
Question: Will the mini run the software without too much of an issue considering the speed of the HDD?
Question: Will the iMac run the software significantly better to justify the price difference?
I already have 1 mini(purchased 4 months ago, with the same specs listed above) and will be purchasing a second computer for my wifes desk. If the mini will run CS6 fine, that is great and we can save a few bucks. If my mini will not run CS6 well, I will get the iMac for her desk as she will be doing the bulk of the work in that regard anyway.
Now a couple of software questions.
After reading hundreds of reviews and forum posts over the last few days I have seen many people having this or that issue. It seems to me that most of the issues are because of upgrades from Lion to Mountian Lion after installing CS6 first or trying to open CS3,4,5 files in CS6.
If you want to know what issues have me concerned take a look at just this one forum:
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2012/07/adobe-cs-apps-mountain-lion-no-known-issues.html
Similar issues are discussed in the Apple forums as well as many other places around the web.
I am not a computer professional but I know enough to maintain my systems and keep them running smoothly.
We do not have any Adobe software installed on my mini and will not be opening any files from previous versions of Adobe product in the new CS6 software. These will be a clean installs on pristine systems running fully updated Mountian Lion OS's on both machines and creating new files from scratch.
Question: Should I be expecting any issues like the ones I have read in the forums and blogs or are these just the normal things that happen when upgrading to new software with multiple hardware configurations?
My feeling is that we will not be having too much of a problem due to the clean installs and no files from previous versions.
Next up, the Creative Cloud(CC) FAQ states that you can install on 2 machines but can't open stuff at the same time.
Question: Does this mean we can't be using any CS6 apps at the same time or just not using the same app at the same time?
Example: PS and PS on both machines at same time = No, PS on one and Dreamweaver on the other at the same time=Yes?
The CC FAQ page says Adobe will add Lightroom 4 later in 2012 while the main CC page lists it as available now.
Question: Which is true?
My mini is registered to me, with my name, iTunes account, Apple ID etc.
Question: Do I need to do the initial set-up of the new machine with all my information to ensure the CS6 suite works on both machines? Do the computers need to be registered(as far as Apple configuration is concerned) to same person for them to work on one CC account or can I install CS6 on any 2 machines regardless of how they were initially set-up?
This may seem like a silly question but I want to avoid any problems before they happen.
Well, those are all of my questions at the moment. To anyone who made it this far in my looooong post, Thank You so much for your time. I appreciate your expertise and knowledge and hope that you can help me make this decision.
Cheers,
Alex Bogdan

Alex,
I'll try and answer your questions as best I can.
Qn 1 Which Mac.
Ans:- As I understand it both units will run Adobe CS6.
          Which one really depends on what you wand from CS6. If you are looking for high end demand and performance, then I would go for the IMac
          Your Specs for the Imac are right. However if you buy your IMac straight from Apple there are even higher specs.
          You can get:-
                              3.4 GHz i7 processor rather than the i5
                               2GB video card as opposed to a 1Gb video card.
                               Of course such a model will cost you more.
          In the end it is needs compared with money to spend. That is only a decision you cam make.
Q2:- Will the higher cost for the Imac justify copst.
Ans:- Again it depends on what demands you intend to make on the hardware and software.
          But I note you have a business and if that businees expects to high demand and high speedy performance then I suspect the Imac would be more able to provide your needs.
          Again only you will know the answer to that.
Q3:- Questions about CS6 reliability
Ans:- I have been with Adobe for way over 10 years.
         Speaking, only for myself, it is the most reliable software on the market.
          It is true that if you look down this form, like any other and I am thinking about the Apple discussions forum, you will find numerous instances of problems.
          Again this is only my opinion, but although all these problems are real for the individuals:-
          First it is not clear why they have the problem e.g. what have they done or not done.
          Second, they are in the minority of the total users using the hardware / software.
          The only problem I am aware of with CS6 is Acrobat X. I understand it has been sorted Adobe, however it cost me so much work I have removed it from my system and reverted to Acrobat 9
          So what I am saying is that there are only two comapnies I rely 100% on: They are Adobe and Apple.
         So if you are happy with my opinion I would not worry about Adobe CS6
Qn 4:- CS6 0n 2 machines.
Ans:- Yes you will not be able to run the same program similtaneosly.
           I believe, if it is important that you do run the same program together, that you can acquire a further licience from Adobe to do that.
           You would need to contact Adobe about that.
Qn 5:- Lightroom 4
Ans:- Lightroom is now available as part of Creative Cloud.
Qn 6:- Set up for individual machines
Ans:- I do not believe you do. Once you have set up your Creative Cloud account you go to the apps site and download the apps for each machine.
          Each machine downloads the apps and your machine and the apps are registered by Adobe.
         Here is something that you may want to know:-
          Because I was so unhappy loosing all the Acrobat data with Acrobat X I ended up deleting Acrobat X
          However as far as Creative Cloud is concered Acrobat X is still on my machine.
          It is not a problem for me because I am happy with Acrobat 9, it fullfils my needs and has not crashed and lost me all my bookmarks.
          However here is the point:-
          Adobe, when there was a problem with Acrobat X requested that no-one deletes the application.
         Though I do not know for certain I believe registration of the apps you have with Creative Cloud are registered with Creative Cloud in their database. Therefore were you to delete an app, it will still be registered with Creative Cloud and you will not be able to download a further copy even though the app is no longer on your    machine.
          Therefore it maybe not a good idea to delete an app when you no longer have a use for it. If you want it back I suspect you will have to contact Adobe Support
Personal Comment:-
          It is true many unfortunately have had all sorts of problems, including me with Acrobat X.
          That said, Creative Cloud in my view has been a major advance in how Adobe delivers software. I have no regrets with signing up to Creative Cloud and I expect to remain with it.
Hope all of that goes some way to answering your questions.

Oracle 9i R2 Installation on RH Linux 7.3 -- Have a few questions.

Hello,
I am at the end of the Oracle 9i R2 installation and have a few questions.
1) The "Agent Configuration Assistant" keeps failing. I get the following message.
Parameters "orahome" = /opt/oracle/product/9.2.0
Parameters "nodeinfo" = NODE_VALUE
Agent Service Failed
What does this mean and how can I complete Agent Configuration Assistant install?
2) I completed the Oracle Database Configuration Assistant successfully and created passwords for sys and sysoper (not sure if these were the exact users). Note I did not modify any other users or unlock them.
How do I log into the sqlplus prompt, what users should I use and how can I create new users and databases?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Regards,
Chris Barone
[email protected]

(1) You can probably just ignore the Agent Configuration (are you using the Agent to collect data?)
(2) sqlplus '/ as sysdba' will log you into the SQL*Plus prompt.
Rob

New to IPhone and have a few Questions?

To start I want to say that I am a long time (25+ years) veteran of technology but am new the the IPhone. My IPhone is not Jailbroken and would like to keep it that way if I can. Allthgouh I did jailbrake it with blackra1n for about 30mins then I did a factory reload and let it be as it started acting stupid once I started installing apps from unofficial sources.;) Im a x86 nerd and NOT a MAC guy. I haven't sat down at a MAC/Apple in about 15/20 years.
I just got my first IPhone 3Gs/16GB. (Coming from a BlackBerry Curve 8310) the other day and although it is taking some time getting used to, I think I will like it more then I do once I get used to it.
Anyhow I have a few questions to start off with. I did some googleing already but just want to make sure I understand a few things.
All though I did the BlackRa1n jail break thing and installed a few apps then it locked up and failed to turn on or something so I did the whole reload from itunes and now its all good. Anyhow.....
1.) It appears as if one can not run a program from the home sreen and have it run in the background while doing other things? Take the many SIP Clients I have played with in the last 48 hours. Once I open the SIP Client and connect if I hit the physical button below the screen the program closes, thus the sip client no longer works. Pretty much most if not all apps iv installed from the App Store act like this. Is this the case? Does the IPhone not mutitask at all or verywell?
2.) Are there any SIP Clients that work over 3G? All the ones iv tried say they are for WIFI only. The SIP Clients work fine when on WIFI. It sounds like this is Apples way of controlling/monopolizing the voice/data/voip aspect of the platform/device. Im sure they would lose a lot of money if everyone did what I am trying to do.Just my opinion.
3.) Maybe I play with it to much but **** the battery dies fast. Is there anyway to optimize the battery at all other then for me not to use it as much?
4.) How can I remote lock it if I lose it or it gets stolen? I read somewhere this could be done.
5.) Are there any other Shells/HomeScreens/Themes that can replace the standard 4x4x4 row icons?
6.) The speaker phone (when on a call) seems kinda low even when turned all the way up. Is there any way to make it louder?
7.) I am using the built in VPN client to connect to my works PPTP Windows 2003 VPN server but the client randomly disconnects through out the day. Is there any way to have some type of keep alive set or are there any other VPN Clients that I can use?
Sorry for all this just thought I would ask for feedback.
Many thanks for any help anyone can provide,
SomeOneOnLine

1.) It appears as if one can not run a program from the home sreen and have it run in the background while doing other things? Does the IPhone not mutitask at all or verywell?
The iPhone SDK does not permit ANY 3rd party apps from running in the background or multitasking. It does provide for push notifications which can simulate certain background activity in terms of receiving external notifications while the app is actually closed. This works reasonably well with IM apps, news, sports, weather, travel updates and some peer-to-peer games.
2.) Are there any SIP Clients that work over 3G? All the ones iv tried say they are for WIFI only.
Just how would the SIP server connect to the cell carrier 3G network? Do you know of ANY that do??
3.) Maybe I play with it to much but **** the battery dies fast. Is there anyway to optimize the battery at all other then for me not to use it as much?
3G voice and data connections are culprits. Avoid email push and frequent fetching. See this Apple article for detailed suggestions.
http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html
4.) How can I remote lock it if I lose it or it gets stolen? I read somewhere this could be done.
MobileMe Find My iPhone will locate, set a passcode lock and optionally wipe all data from your iPhone. You have to be a MobileMe subscriber.
5.) Are there any other Shells/HomeScreens/Themes that can replace the standard 4x4x4 row icons?
No. Apple does not permit this.
6.) The speaker phone (when on a call) seems kinda low even when turned all the way up. Is there any way to make it louder?
You can troubleshoot your iPhone as described in the User Guide - restart, reset, reset settings, restore. Or, get hearing aids
7.) I am using the built in VPN client to connect to my works PPTP Windows 2003 VPN server but the client randomly disconnects through out the day. Is there any way to have some type of keep alive set or are there any other VPN Clients that I can use?
See this Apple support article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1980
BTW, discussion of "unauthorized modifications" such as jailbreaking is prohibited under the forum Terms of Use you agreed to when joining. Best not to even mention it or risk getting your post deleted.

A few questions from someone new to Aperture (and DSLR photography)

Hi - I have just got my first DSLR camera (A Nikon D3000) and am trying out Aperture 3. I had a few questions which aren't all just necessarily Aperture related:
I have imported my library from iPhoto, however now all my albums are in alphabetical order, rather than date created. I only seem to have the option to arrange my albums by, "Kind", "Name" or "Manual". Any idea how I restore the date created order?
This may be too large a subject for here (I should probably buy a book on the subject), however JPEG, NEF and TIFF - I am shooting in raw mode which is generating NEF files. I had tried RAW+JPEG, but the basic JPEG this creates is really quite poor. The NEF files are generally around 7-12Mb. If I open them for editing in Photoshop, a TIFF file is generated in Aperture which looks to be over 8x the size of the original raw file, sometime over 100Mb. I then seem to be able to save it back as a JPEG at pretty much maximum quality which results in a file slightly smaller than the original raw file. Is it necessary to keep the large TIFF files once I've created a jpeg? Am I best off just keeping the finished jpeg and the original raw file in case I want to make changes?
When publishing to flickr, It would be good to be able to just publish the latest versions of all photos in an album. ie not the same photo in tiff, nef and jpg format. Is there an easy way to do this, or is it a case of manually picking each one?
Also - When uploading NEF files to flickr it would appear to convert them to jpg, which is kind of good I suppose, but does anyone know what level of quality the jpegs created are? Am I best off converting them to jpeg myself first and then uploading? If I did this then my albums would be full of duplicates in different formats, which leads back to my previous question about uploading just one version of each. That may be a question for the flickr forum...

You have jumped into the deep end with both feet.
With Aperture running select the single the Browser and you will find the sort controls under the Mobileme to New Smart Album icons depending on how stretched out you have the Inspector panel. There is the ability to sort by just about every parameter there either ascending or descending.
Can Aperture not convert your NEF files? You dont have to have Tiff files at all. See your Preferences regarding External Editor. How much storage space and your archiving requirements will influence your decision about retaining Tiff files.
I know nothing about Flickr but assume you will have to choose your own images. I doubt a Smart Album can select exactly what you need.
When uploading files online galleries generally optimise the images. You are wasting your time uploading massive Tiffs IMHO. Most web services work with jpegs I understand. Consult the Flickr help and support for their requirements and advice.
Enjoy your new hobby.
AW
Whether you have the room to save Tiff files as well as Raw files will probably decide whether you keep them or not.

Few questions on Report programming

Hi guys,
I have few questions on report programming.
1. What is the purpose of the statement REPORT zxxx. Even if i gave a name other than my report name i don't find any difference in syntax check/Functionality.
2. What is the purpose of list headings in report program? This option will come along with the text elements and selection texts.
3. What is the purpose of logical data base. Even if it is efficient why don't we use it frequently in our reports? Is there any limitations?
All usefull answers will be rewarded as usuall:-)
Thanks,
Vinod.

1. As u told that you dint get any syntax errors even after changing the Report Name,there are chances of getting Runtime errors.
2. The usage of List Headings is when you create a list in a program, you can also create your own list and column headings.
Refer this link for further info.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/e3/960a05eb0711d194d100a0c94260a5/content.htm
3. The Limitation of LDB is the usage of GET statements which act similar to SELECT - ENDSELECT And also if you dont choose the proper LDB,a single LDB may contain data retrieval from so many tables ,that it would make the entire process very slow and it is very hard to find LDBs for other modules than HR.
Only in HR module the data is organized in such a way thatusing LDBs would be much simpler.
Reward points if useful.

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