Alternate for reader extension

I want to use the capability of loading some input fields of my form at time of rendering either via web service or from database, it's required only for one of the form. Is there any alternate solution for reader extention to achieve this?

If you want to have the form dynamically connect to the database or make web service calls, you either need to have the form reader-extended or use the full Acrobat.
An alternative that you could use (this is a very narrow use case) would be to have your server put the data into a form data packet that referenced the form and dynamically serve that up, letting reader do the merge. We can chat more on this on the opff-hand chance that this could fill your need.

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Evaluating LiveCycle for Reader Extensions functionality

Hi All,
I have a technical requirement I am trying to solve. I need to limit printing of a PDF. The PDF is generated dynamically and distributed immeditaly. I have come up with two ideas, both relying on javascript. The relevent approach to this fourm would be to have my PDF blessed with Reader Extensions privledges such that my PDF can make SOAP calls to a listening service that will register prints, then when it exceeds the threshold trigger document.close or a watermark.
With that said I have pulled a trial of Adobe LiveCycle ES4 and have it up and running on a server. I noticed when trying to enable the reader extensions functionallity that I needed some sort of license or credentials. Is there something I am missing in the documentation or the packaging where this evaluation license might be hiding?
With that said I must acknowledge I do see the security risk in having that avalible, which may very well be why I cannot find it. If that is the case, is there anyway to evalute this product?
- Caveat -
I have contacted Adobe Sales && 4Point solutions with no help as of yet.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks,
Jon

Feroz,
You can restrict printing by using a permission password , if a user has this password then that user can print it. This is available with LiveCycle Encryption Service
More advanced/fine-grained options can be used with Rights Management service for dynamic watermark
HTH
--Santosh

Study material require for LC reader extensions

Hi,
I am very new to LC reader extension. I have livcycle server, workbench and designer setup. I am able to orchestrate process on workbench and able to design forms using designer.
But when i save the pdf with some data. It is not saving the content of the filled pdf. For this i need to incorporate reader extesion. My client is ready to take license for reader extension whatever it costs.
But as i told i am very new to this. I do not know how to install it or configure it with adobe LC workbench or designer or both.
Can somebody provide me material how i can install and make my pdf forms reader extended.
Regards
Sunil Gupta

I would suggest that you look in the documentation at http://help.adobe.com/en_US/livecycle/9.0/adminHelp/admin.htm?content=000145.html as this tells the process in detail and has links to other documentation as well. I assume that you are installing this on a current ES2 server; the process is a bit more complex for older versions, but the documentation does tell the whole tale.
An evaluation reader extensions credential is available with the LiveCycle trial download. You can find this in the upper right corner of the LiveCycle section of the developer center, or http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle.html There is also significant new content available on the developer center such as "LiveCycle in three days" that may be of use to you.
Also, note that Cafe can be downloaded from the developer center and its search tool is excellent for finding the resources you may need. For instance, I did a search on "reader extensions credential install" and found the information in the first paragraph in the first few hits.

What matter with a pdf with Reader Extensions when it's open with Acrobat profesional?

Hi all
I'm trying to learn about the functionality of LC using Tour de LiveCycle. It is an exceptional documentation!
I'm taked the 2 examples about reader extensions functionnality:
PurchaseOrderExtended.pdf and PurchaseOrder.pdf
I've open PurchaseOrder.pdf with acrobat profesional and...I could insert comments, save as, signed the pdf...
Opening it with Acrobat Reader this is not possible
Then
If the company decide to produce a PDF with the "1, 2, 3" funcionalities of reader extensions but not enabling the "4 and 5" funcionalities.....
Someone that opens this PDF with acrobat profesional has the "1,2,3,4 and 5" functionalities available
Then
The functionality strategy of the company based on the pdf it's not operative!
Where is the mistake?
TIA

There are two possible philosophies for Reader Extensions:
1) That it is a scheme to limit the the actions that one can take on a PDF; think of this as a sort of a security profile operation
2) To provide PDF-based access to capabilities on the PDF without having to buy the full Acrobat Standard/Pro.
Reader Extensions is much more model 2 than model 1. The goal is to allow people to save filled-in forms, sign pdf or comment on the pdf without having to have the full Acrobat std/pro licensed for their desktop. So two other things derive from this:
a) That people who have the full Acrobat version should be able to do anything to the file that they desire
b) But also that they should be aware of actions that they might take on the PDF that would change the file so substantially that it would lose its rights and the ability of downstream Reader users to act on the file.
This (2, and then a and b) is the basic philosophy of Reader Extensions and Acrobat.

Acrobat Professional 9 - Reader Extensions - EULA

Hey all,
I work in the IT department for a credit union and I'm researching ways to simplify some of our document signing workflows. We have quite a few forms in PDF format and the current process is to have an MSR fill out the info, print it, and have the member sign it and then it's interoffice'd to a scan group. I want to enable digital signatures on the forms so the member can sign it with one of our Topaz sig pads and the MSRs can electronically import the form into our storage solution (OnBase). The MSRs will have Adobe Reader installed on their machines. I need to know if this configuration falls within the Acrobat 9 EULA for Reader Extensions since it's an internal form that will be used by way less than 500 employees, but will be signed by thousands of CU members at the branches. Staff will always have "control" of this form and it will not be available externally. The only interaction by members is for the signature. Purchasing LiveCycle is currently NOT an option. Any info is appreciated.
Thank you.

I would suggest handing the EULA over to the banks attorney (s).
Technically, since the members would be doing the signing, I would say that you are outside of the usage that the EULA intends. If you had less than 500 people using it, I believe they are not limited to the amount of times THEY use it but that doesn't seem to be the case.
At any rate, I would go the attorney route. There are various opinions in here on the actual meaning of the EULA and not a one of them will help you if you are taken to court.

How/Where/How much to purchase Reader Extensions

Hi,
I have tried filling out the online form, "online chatting" and calling Adobe Telesales with no help.
Can anyone help me find out how to obtain pricing for Reader Extensions?
Thanks
Ivan

You can contact [email protected]

Purchase Only liveCycle Reader Extension ES

Dear Sir
here is larry from China, we only want to purchase live cycle reader extension ? is it possible ?
please contact with me
Best Regards
Larry
[ private information removed - see http://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-3731 ]

Yes, Livecycle licensing is done per module.
So if you are just licensed for reader Extensions, you would still get the whole suite, during installation and configuration, you can choose to deploy only the Reader Extensions module.
For details contact Adobe Enterprise Sales.

Questions regarding Adobe Reader Extensions for Adobe Livecycle.

Hi,
I'm relatively new to Adobe products, having just started to use Adobe Livecycle over the last couple of weeks. I've produced a set of interactive forms for field engineers to use. When completed, they will submit the xml data via email. However, there will be numerous occasions where they will need to stop in the middle of data collection and come back at a later point to finish, hence the need to locally save the information before submission.
I understand this is where Adobe reader extensions would come in, unlocking this functionality.
At the moment, i'm a bit of a loss on several points regarding how reader extensions work and i was wondering if anybody could fill in the gaps:
1. Are they seperate modules that bolt in into the main Livecycle application?
2. As these forms will be used off line, i would like to set the permissions to the pdf locally. From what i read, Reader Extensions is a server product. Is this correct, or can i use Reader Extensions to set these permissions before publishing the adobe form?
3. Where can i get hold of Reader Extensions and how much do they cost? I have been reading information on similar topics on this forum (dating 3-4 years ago) that say reader extensions are comparitavely expensive to a Adobe Pro/Livecycle licence. ($50,000 upwards) Is this correct? If so, is there a cheaper alternative to achieve the same outcome?
I hope someone can shed some light on these points!
Thanks in advance.
Rob

Reader Extensions can be bought as a module in LiveCycle. There is a subset of RE functionality that exists in Acrobat. The ability to save locally is part of Acrobat. In both cases you woudl RE the form before distributing it, hence when the user gets your form they are ready to go. You can download a trial version of the server product. As far as pricing goes you woudl be better to talk to an Adobe salesrep as there are discounts for certain situations as well as different pricing options. If you decide tp gp the Acrobat route you ar limited, by licence, to distribute your form to a max of 500 users.
Hope that helps
Paul

Custom service (using Reader Extensions) for REST invocation

Hello,
is it possible to implement and configure a custom service (using Reader Extensions) for REST invocation?
Best regards
CommanderPeek

Yes LiveCycle does support REST as an endpoint http://help.adobe.com/en_US/livecycle/9.0/programLC/help/index.htm?content=000562.html

Error: Accessing the Reader Extensions Server web application for the first time

Hi,
I've followed the the installation guide line by line. Everything OK.
But when i access the Reader Extensions Server web application i see the following error:
An error has occured
Error 473: The credential permission settings could not be determined: 'com.adobe.document.pdf.CredentialLoginFailure: IDL:com/adobe/document/pdf/CredentialLoginFailure:1.0'.
Have you ever faced this kind of message before?
To tell you the truth i'm not very sure if my Rights Credential file is valid. But is this the cause of this message?
I use Form Server 6 and Reader Extensions 6 with a Websphere Application Server 6.0
Thanks in advance

Hi Stelios,
Yes, it seems to me also, as a bad certificate issue.
If memory serves, I run into this message once, where the certificate was valid. Anyway, Websphere v6 is not a supported app server. Have you tried installing on v5.1?
You might want to read this post, too:
matt cockburn, "Fix for LiveCycle Reader Extensions 7.0 install error" #, 6 May 2005 8:22 am
If you are located in Greece, we may be able to help you. You may contact me "ekokkoris at anodos.gr", should you wish.
Regards,
Evangelos

Want to use Reader Extensions for highlighting and adding comments

Hi,
The basic use for which we plan to use Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions is for highlighting and adding comments.
In a J2EE application, we create PDF document at runtime using (PDFBox). The purpose to use Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions is when the end user sees the PDF created he/she should be able to add highlights and add comments to the PDF document and save it back to server.
The question is what all I need to do. Just install Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions on the server. What should be done specifically when the PDF is created using PDFBox? Add any information to the PDF so that when PDF is viewed by the user he/she can add comments or highlight.
Can I get sample application and I also need Developer Guide. I think Developer guide comes with the setup? Did not find any place where I can down load a demo setup of Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions.
Can you please guide me in the right direction? I am collecting more information as I search the internet and go through the forum, but it will be very helpful if someone can give correct information.
Thank You.
Regards,
Jay Chandran.

Hi,
I was reading Adobe Reader SDK document (Acrobat_SDK_overview.pdf), in that it is mentioned under
About rights-enabled documents:
You cannot programmatically rights-enable a PDF file.
Well I am confused, because my requirement is like this:
1. PDF is created using (PDFBox) as part in a J2EE application.
2. After the PDF has been created, from the J2EE application, the PDF will be send to LiveCycle Extensions to right enable it. (There is no user interface, and it is planned to be done programatically using Adobe libraries. The PDF will be send to LiveCycle Server and Right Enabled PDF will be returned.)
So if there is no way to "programmatically rights-enable a PDF file", how can it be done without having an web interface?
Just to confirm, PDF can be prgramatically right-enabled using LiveCycle libraries right? I have to right enable PDF files prgramatically and not using LiveCycle web interface.
Thank You.
Regards,
Jay Chandran.

Reader extensions for non Enterprise businesses

Well let me be the first to say what an excellent idea it is to enable specific document rights inside an Acrobat form so that Reader will make this capability to the user.
We at AgentWerks want to leverage this ability to our profit and make data transmission simple for our customers. Our customers use a plugin that moves data into and outof GoldMine Business Contact Manager, a Customer Relationship Management product for small business. Specifically our plugin would be enhanced if our customers could send a Acrobat form to their clients and have their clients email the form data back to them. Our plugin would then move the data into GoldMine.
A document rights enabled form is just what the doctor ordered.
Most of our customers will never purchase LiveCycle Reader Extensions. Is there another way that Acrobat forms can be enabled? My choice would be programmatically by code contained in our plugin when the form is created. It would be acceptable that the enabling could only be used once. Any guidance will be appreciated. Do not leave smaller businesses out of picture.

I recommend you speak with a sales consultant who can best help you out with your product needs.
You can contact one via the following URL:
http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/contactus.html
Mike

How to upgrade database sqlserver for LiveCycle Reader Extensions

I have to upgrade from sqlserver 2005 to sqlserver 2008 my LiveCyle Reader Extensions.
What is the best way to do it?
I have export de data base 2005 to a new one in sqlserver 2008 with the same name and same user of LiveCycle.
Change these 3 files:
Adobe\Adobe LiveCycle ES2\jboss\server\lc_turnkey\deploy\adobe-ds.xml
Adobe\Adobe LiveCycle ES2\jboss\server\lc_turnkey\deploy\mssql-ds.xml
Adobe\Adobe LiveCycle ES2\jboss\server\lc_turnkey\conf\login-config.xml
Restart Jboss and i get this error:
2012-05-23 12:01:01,048 WARN [com.adobe.idp.storeprovider.jdbc.DBStoreFactory] UserM:GENERIC_WARNING: [Thread Hashcode: 17004889] The VersionEntity table does not exist in the LiveCycle database. Please bootstrap LiveCycle database.
2012-05-23 12:01:01,048 ERROR [com.adobe.idp.config.AdobePreferenceFactory] UserM:GENERIC_ERROR: [Thread Hashcode: 17004889] Problem with system rootcom.adobe.idp.common.errors.exception.IDPException| [com.adobe.idp.storeprovider.jdbc.DBStoreFactory] errorCode:12293 errorCodeHEX:0x3005 message:The VersionEntity table does not exist in the LiveCycle database. Please bootstrap LiveCycle database.
Any ideia?
Thanks
CG

I have to upgrade from sqlserver 2005 to sqlserver 2008 my LiveCyle Reader Extensions.
What is the best way to do it?
I have export de data base 2005 to a new one in sqlserver 2008 with the same name and same user of LiveCycle.
Change these 3 files:
Adobe\Adobe LiveCycle ES2\jboss\server\lc_turnkey\deploy\adobe-ds.xml
Adobe\Adobe LiveCycle ES2\jboss\server\lc_turnkey\deploy\mssql-ds.xml
Adobe\Adobe LiveCycle ES2\jboss\server\lc_turnkey\conf\login-config.xml
Restart Jboss and i get this error:
2012-05-23 12:01:01,048 WARN [com.adobe.idp.storeprovider.jdbc.DBStoreFactory] UserM:GENERIC_WARNING: [Thread Hashcode: 17004889] The VersionEntity table does not exist in the LiveCycle database. Please bootstrap LiveCycle database.
2012-05-23 12:01:01,048 ERROR [com.adobe.idp.config.AdobePreferenceFactory] UserM:GENERIC_ERROR: [Thread Hashcode: 17004889] Problem with system rootcom.adobe.idp.common.errors.exception.IDPException| [com.adobe.idp.storeprovider.jdbc.DBStoreFactory] errorCode:12293 errorCodeHEX:0x3005 message:The VersionEntity table does not exist in the LiveCycle database. Please bootstrap LiveCycle database.
Any ideia?
Thanks
CG

Looking for an extension, or...

I'm looking for an extension, but if there isn't one that does what I need, then prehaps somebody would have an alternate method to accomplish what I need...
I create Sprite Based animations. I have an animation I'm working on that has 5 characters in it, and each character has something like 100-150 individual sprites (PNG images) that make up their actions and movements. (such as walk_step_1_no_weapon.png, walk_step_2_no_weapon.png, walk_step_1_with_weapon.png, walk_step_2_with_weapon.png, etc...) However, importing all these, tracing them, creating a new symbol, then deleting the original image individually is a painfully teduious and time consuming task.
I'd like some way I can import 100 (or any number within reason) images, and on each one of them trace it, create a new symbol from the trace output, name it, and then delete the original PNG image. I'd also like to import them into specific folder structures within the symbol library.
Does anyone know of an extension that can do this? If not, does anyone know of a way to actually do this?

It's apparent that there is no extension that provides this functionality, nor can I find a better alternative. So because of that, perhpas I should look into making my own extension, but have no idea how to go about creating an extension. Is there documentation somewhere on what it takes to create an extension? Can I create one using C# and .NET?

What is the replacement for design view in in flex builder 4.7 for cs extension builder?

Because design view is not available in flash builder than what is the use of extension builder in UI designing now we have to do design UI with xml which is very time consuming and boring if there is any replacemnt for it than please help me .1 more thing i want to know is that when i make new default project in extension builder(flash builder 4.6) than it also not able to load design mode errror is
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\eclipse\plugins\com.adobe.cside.libsinstaller_2.0.0.4-33034\archive\cslibs\2.0\4.5\re lease\apedelta.swc- not respondingSWC file failed to load. Any component dependent on this SWC file will not be displayed in the Design Mode.The SWC may have failed to load because of:
* Incompatible definitions caused by usage of a different SDK version
* Missing referred class definitions

I have researched this quite considerably and my understanding is that Adobe have no intention of supporting Design View any more for Extension Builder. In my opinion a very disappointing decision and one that is hard to comprehend.
The best workaround I can find is to create the majority of your design in a parallel, non Extension Builder, project and then convert/import your design into your Extension. This is by no means as satisfactory as having Design View for the Extension you are writing but it is better than simply creating your layout by guess work/trial and error.
Although this has not been announced by Adobe, I have a suspicion that the reason they have decided not to put any further resources into fixing Design View is that Extension Builder as we know it is going to be abandoned soon, probably replaced with an HTML5/JavaScript method of building extensions. My concern with this is that, other than wanting reassurances that there will be backward compatibility support for old extensions, There will not be a way of compiling an extension in a way that prevents people from seeing your code.
This is all speculation and I guess we will have to wait and see what happens. Hope this has helped.

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