Acrobat SDK to create form fields on existing pdf

I am trying to implement a browser based editor for my company's application. This requires to fetch an already created pdf document, add form fields on it and display on a browser.
Does it look feasible? Does Acrobat SDK allow to create a fillable pdf from an existing file?
Vishal

Vishal:
Take a look at the FormFieldSampleService in the Datalogics PDF Java Toolkit. The toolkit was developed by Adobe and, as you'll see in the sample, provides an API to add fields to a PDF file.
FormFieldServiceSample | Datalogics Developer Resources

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