Combining ai and pdf forms

I am looking to combine art proof mockups created in Illustrator (saved as .pdf's) with a radio button approval form created in acrobat pro (prefer it to be on one page) and be able to send to a client via email attachment (no issues there). After the client clicks the appropriate accept/reject button, we want the client to be able to click a button that would automatically embed or attach the same pdf file to their email and send directly back to us. any thoughts on this?
thanks

You could add a "Submit a form" action to the Mouse Up event of the button, and use a mailto type URL to set the recipient's email address. If they will be using a version of Reader prior to 11, you will need to Reader-enable the form, which allows it to be saved in Reader. Exactly how you do that depends on what version of Reader you're using.
Note that this isn't secure since email is not secure, and it's reiability depends on whether they have a properly configure email client.

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Hi,
The above reply requires spool i guess without that, we can do it this way.
*& Report ZTEST_ATTACHMENT
REPORT ztest_attachment.
DATA: lf_fm_name            TYPE rs38l_fnam.
DATA: ls_control_param      TYPE ssfctrlop.
DATA: ls_composer_param     TYPE ssfcompop.
DATA: ls_recipient          TYPE swotobjid.
DATA: ls_sender             TYPE swotobjid.
DATA: lf_formname           TYPE tdsfname.
DATA: ls_addr_key           LIKE addr_key.
DATA: document_output_info TYPE ssfcrespd,
      tab_otf_data TYPE ssfcrescl,
      job_output_options TYPE ssfcresop.
DATA: file_size TYPE i ,
      bin_filesize TYPE i ,
      my_tabix TYPE sy-tabix,
      w_complines TYPE i .
DATA : pdf_tab LIKE tline OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE ,
       pdf_buffered LIKE tline OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
       itab TYPE TABLE OF ty_tab,
       itab_final TYPE itcoo OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
       t_attach_data TYPE TABLE OF solisti1,
       t_objcont TYPE TABLE OF soli.
DATA : w_email TYPE string VALUE ' '.
TABLES: nast,                          "Messages
        *nast,                         "Messages
        tnapr,                         "Programs & Forms
        itcpo,                         "Communicationarea for Spool
        arc_params,                    "Archive parameters
        toa_dara,                      "Archive parameters
        addr_key.                      "Adressnumber for ADDRESS
DATA price_print_mode(1) TYPE c.       "Print-mode
DATA: retcode   LIKE sy-subrc.         "Returncode
*"Work Areas for Sending Mail..........................................
Data:
wa_doc_data    TYPE sodocchgi1,      " Work Area to hold Attributes of New Document
wa_pack        TYPE sopcklsti1,      " Work Area for Packing List of Main Document
wa_objhead     TYPE solisti1,        " Work Area to store Header Text
wa_messbody    TYPE solisti1,        " Work Area to store Message Body
wa_receivers   TYPE somlrec90,       " Work Area to store Receiver Information
wa_attach_data TYPE solisti1,        " Work Area to store the Attached Document
wa_objcont     TYPE soli,            " Work Area to store data upto 255 Lines.
t_receivers    LIKE TABLE OF wa_receivers,
t_pack LIKE STANDARD TABLE OF wa_pack,
t_messbody type table of solisti1,
t_objhead like table of wa_objhead,
*"Work Variables for Sending Mail......................................
w_tablines     TYPE i,               " Variable to store Table Lines
w_line         TYPE so_text255,      " Line of text
w_title        LIKE kna1-anred.                           "#EC NEEDED
PERFORM set_print_param CHANGING     ls_control_param
                                     ls_composer_param.
determine smartform function module for test
CALL FUNCTION 'SSF_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME'
EXPORTING
    formname           = 'Z_TESTYH1055'
IMPORTING
    fm_name            = lf_fm_name
EXCEPTIONS
    no_form            = 1
    no_function_module = 2
    OTHERS             = 3.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
Write : 'Smart form name not recognised'.
ENDIF.
*Calling Function module generated by ssf call...
CALL FUNCTION lf_fm_name
EXPORTING
ARCHIVE_INDEX              = ARCHIVE_INDEX
ARCHIVE_INDEX_TAB          = ARCHIVE_INDEX_TAB
ARCHIVE_PARAMETERS         = ARCHIVE_PARAMETERS
   control_parameters         = ls_control_param
MAIL_APPL_OBJ              = MAIL_APPL_OBJ
MAIL_RECIPIENT             = MAIL_RECIPIENT
MAIL_SENDER                = MAIL_SENDER
   output_options             = ls_composer_param
   user_settings              = 'X'
IMPORTING
DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO       = DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO
   job_output_info            = tab_otf_data
JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS         = JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS
EXCEPTIONS
   formatting_error           = 1
   internal_error             = 2
   send_error                 = 3
   user_canceled              = 4
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
Write : 'Function module name not recognised'.
ENDIF.
itab_final[] = tab_otf_data-otfdata[].
*These lines to be inserted in case when two smart forms are called from the same program
*DELETE tab_otf_data-otfdata WHERE tdprintcom = '//'.
*READ TABLE itab_final WITH KEY tdprintcom = 'EP'.
*my_tabix = sy-tabix + 1.
*INSERT lines of tab_otf_data-otfdata INTO itab_final INDEX my_tabix.
PERFORM otf_to_pdf.
*&      Form set_print_param
     Setting smart form print parameters
     <--P_LS_CONTROL_PARAM text
     <--P_LS_COMPOSER_PARAM text
     <--P_LS_RECIPIENT text
     <--P_LS_SENDER text
     <--P_RETCODE text
FORM set_print_param CHANGING cs_control_param TYPE ssfctrlop
                              cs_composer_param TYPE ssfcompop.
DATA: ls_itcpo     TYPE itcpo.
DATA: lf_repid     TYPE sy-repid.
*Setting composer parameters and control parameters for display
    cs_composer_param-tddest     = 'LP01'.                     "Note 591576
    cs_control_param-no_dialog   = 'X'.
    cs_control_param-preview     = space.
    cs_control_param-getotf      = 'X'.
ENDFORM.                               " set_print_param
*&      Form otf_to_pdf
      Convrting Smart-form otf output into PDF Format
--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
FORM otf_to_pdf .
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTF'
   EXPORTING
     format                      = 'PDF'
     max_linewidth               = 132
    ARCHIVE_INDEX               = ' '
    COPYNUMBER                  = 0
    ASCII_BIDI_VIS2LOG          = ' '
    PDF_DELETE_OTFTAB           = ' '
   IMPORTING
     bin_filesize                = bin_filesize
    *     BIN_FILE                    = BIN_FILE
    TABLES
      otf                         = itab_final    "Otf file of type itcoo
      lines                       = pdf_tab       "Pdf file of type tline
EXCEPTIONS
    ERR_MAX_LINEWIDTH           = 1
    ERR_FORMAT                  = 2
    ERR_CONV_NOT_POSSIBLE       = 3
    ERR_BAD_OTF                 = 4.
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CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'
    EXPORTING
    bin_filesize                    = bin_filesize
    filename                        = 'D:/TEST4.PDF'
    filetype                        = 'BIN'
    APPEND                          = ' '
    WRITE_FIELD_SEPARATOR           = ' '
    HEADER                          = '00'
    TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS           = ' '
    WRITE_LF                        = 'X'
    COL_SELECT                      = ' '
    COL_SELECT_MASK                 = ' '
    DAT_MODE                        = ' '
    CONFIRM_OVERWRITE               = ' '
    NO_AUTH_CHECK                   = ' '
    CODEPAGE                        = ' '
    IGNORE_CERR                     = ABAP_TRUE
    REPLACEMENT                     = '#'
    WRITE_BOM                       = ' '
    TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS_EOL       = 'X'
    WK1_N_FORMAT                    = ' '
    WK1_N_SIZE                      = ' '
    WK1_T_FORMAT                    = ' '
    WK1_T_SIZE                      = ' '
   IMPORTING
     filelength                      = file_size
    TABLES
      data_tab                        = pdf_tab
    FIELDNAMES                      = FIELDNAMES
   EXCEPTIONS
     file_write_error                = 1
     no_batch                        = 2
     gui_refuse_filetransfer         = 3
     invalid_type                    = 4
     no_authority                    = 5
     unknown_error                   = 6
     header_not_allowed              = 7
     separator_not_allowed           = 8
     filesize_not_allowed            = 9
     header_too_long                 = 10
     dp_error_create                 = 11
     dp_error_send                   = 12
     dp_error_write                  = 13
     unknown_dp_error                = 14
     access_denied                   = 15
     dp_out_of_memory                = 16
     disk_full                       = 17
     dp_timeout                      = 18
     file_not_found                  = 19
     dataprovider_exception          = 20
     control_flush_error             = 21.
Changing the pdf file size into the sixe reqd to send it as an attachment
PERFORM conversion_of_size.
PERFORM Subject_line_of_mail.
PERFORM body_of_mail.
PERFORM sending_of_mail.
ENDFORM.                    " otf_to_pdf.
*&      Form conversion_of_size
Changing the pdf file size into the sixe reqd to send it as an attachment
FORM conversion_of_size .
*"Declaring Local Constants............................................
CONSTANTS:
     cnv_hexconst_zero TYPE x VALUE '00'.
Internal table to hold 255 Char's Single Line.                      *
DATA:
    lv_big_lines(268) TYPE c
                      OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
*"Local Work Variables.................................................
DATA:
    lfl_flag          TYPE c,
    lv_left_t(268)    TYPE c,
    lv_left_i         TYPE i,
    tv_left_i         TYPE i,
    lv_curr_i         TYPE i.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <f>.
Get the lines into a table of 268 char as the first step to put it in
the pdf file of 255 chars
CLEAR lfl_flag.
LOOP AT pdf_tab INTO pdf_tab.
    IF lfl_flag EQ ' '.
      CLEAR lv_big_lines .
      ASSIGN lv_big_lines(134) TO <f>.
      <f> = pdf_tab.
      lfl_flag = 'X'.
    ELSE.
      lv_big_lines+134 = pdf_tab.
      APPEND lv_big_lines.
      CLEAR: lfl_flag.
    ENDIF.                             " If lfl_flag = ''..
ENDLOOP.                             " Loop at t_pdf
IF lfl_flag EQ 'X'.
    APPEND lv_big_lines.
ENDIF.                               " If lflf_flag eq 'X'..
Next fill it into a 255 char table
CLEAR: lv_left_t, lv_left_i, tv_left_i.
lv_curr_i = 255.
LOOP AT lv_big_lines.
    IF lv_left_i NE 0.
      IF lv_curr_i NE 0.
        wa_objcont(lv_left_i)           = lv_left_t(lv_left_i).
        wa_objcont+lv_left_i(lv_curr_i) = lv_big_lines(lv_curr_i).
      ELSE.
        wa_objcont = lv_left_t(lv_left_i).
      ENDIF.                           " IF lv_curr_i NE 0
    ELSE.
      wa_objcont = lv_big_lines(lv_curr_i).
    ENDIF.                             " IF lv_left_i NE 0
    APPEND wa_objcont TO t_objcont.
    tv_left_i = 268 - lv_curr_i.
    IF tv_left_i > 255.
      wa_objcont = lv_big_lines+lv_curr_i(255).
      APPEND wa_objcont TO t_objcont.
      lv_left_i = tv_left_i - 255.
      tv_left_i = 255 + lv_curr_i.
      lv_curr_i = 255 - lv_left_i.
      lv_left_t = lv_big_lines+tv_left_i.
    ELSE.
      lv_left_t = lv_big_lines+lv_curr_i.
      lv_left_i = 268 - lv_curr_i.
      lv_curr_i = 255 - lv_left_i.
    ENDIF.                             " IF tv_left_i > 255
ENDLOOP.                             " LOOP AT lv_big_lines.
CLEAR wa_objcont .
ASSIGN wa_objcont(lv_left_i) TO <f>.
<f> = lv_left_t(lv_left_i).
APPEND wa_objcont TO t_objcont.
ENDFORM.                    " conversion_of_size
*&      Form Subject_line_of_mail
      text
--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
form Subject_line_of_mail .
    CONSTANTS:
    lc_f          TYPE c VALUE 'F',    " Sensitivity
    lc_objname(6) TYPE c VALUE 'SAPRPT'.
*"Local Work Variables.................................................
DATA:
    lc_descr(30) TYPE c.               " Object Description
CLEAR wa_doc_data.
CONCATENATE 'Test mail' '1' into lc_descr.
*"Populate the subject/generic Message attributes......................
wa_doc_data-doc_size   = 1.
wa_doc_data-obj_langu = sy-langu.
wa_doc_data-obj_name   = lc_objname.
wa_doc_data-sensitivty = lc_f.
wa_doc_data-obj_descr = lc_descr.
endform.                    " Subject_line_of_mail
*&      Form body_of_mail
      text
--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
form body_of_mail .
    CONSTANTS:
      lc_doc_type(3) TYPE c VALUE 'RAW'.
" Document type
REFRESH:
    t_pack,
    t_messbody.
CLEAR:
    wa_pack,
    wa_messbody.
*"Preparing Message Body Text..........................................
CONCATENATE 'This is sent to test for language solution , '
              'Sorry for any inconvience caused'
               INTO wa_messbody-line.
APPEND wa_messbody TO t_messbody.
wa_messbody-line = text-004.
APPEND wa_messbody TO t_messbody.
DESCRIBE TABLE t_messbody LINES w_tablines.
READ TABLE t_messbody INTO wa_messbody INDEX w_tablines.
*"Setting up Document Data Attribute...................................
wa_doc_data-doc_size = w_tablines.
*"Setting up Packing List Attributes...................................
wa_pack-transf_bin = ' '.
wa_pack-head_start = 1.
wa_pack-head_num   = 0.
wa_pack-body_start = 1.
wa_pack-body_num   = w_tablines.
wa_pack-doc_type   = lc_doc_type.
APPEND wa_pack TO t_pack.
endform.                    " body_of_mail
*&      Form sending_of_mail
      Sending of mail with attachment
form sending_of_mail .
   Refresh:
    t_objhead,
    t_attach_data.
CLEAR:
    wa_attach_data.
Moving the table Recieved after conversion type soli
t_attach_data = t_objcont.
DESCRIBE TABLE t_attach_data LINES w_tablines.
wa_doc_data-doc_size   = w_tablines.
*"Setting up Packing List Attributes...................................
wa_pack-transf_bin = 'X'.
wa_pack-head_start = 0.
wa_pack-head_num   = 0.
wa_pack-body_start = 0.
wa_pack-body_num   = w_tablines.
wa_pack-doc_size   = w_tablines * 255.
wa_pack-doc_type   = 'PDF'.
wa_pack-obj_name   = 'Attachment'.
wa_pack-obj_descr = 'This is a SAP Report'.
APPEND wa_pack TO t_pack.
*"Setting up Receiver Attributes.......................................
wa_receivers-receiver = w_email.
wa_receivers-rec_type = 'U'.
APPEND wa_receivers TO t_receivers.
CALL FUNCTION 'SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1'
    EXPORTING
      document_data                    = wa_doc_data
     put_in_outbox                    = 'X'
SENDER_ADDRESS                   = SY-UNAME
SENDER_ADDRESS_TYPE              = 'B'
     commit_work                      = 'X'
IMPORTING
SENT_TO_ALL                      = SENT_TO_ALL
NEW_OBJECT_ID                    = NEW_OBJECT_ID
SENDER_ID                        = SENDER_ID
    TABLES
      packing_list                   = t_pack
   OBJECT_HEADER                     = t_objhead
    contents_bin                     = t_attach_data
    CONTENTS_TXT                     = t_messbody
CONTENTS_HEX                     = CONTENTS_HEX
OBJECT_PARA                      = OBJECT_PARA
OBJECT_PARB                      = OBJECT_PARB
      receivers                        = t_receivers
   EXCEPTIONS
     too_many_receivers               = 1
     document_not_sent                = 2
     document_type_not_exist          = 3
     operation_no_authorization       = 4
     parameter_error                  = 5
     x_error                          = 6
     enqueue_error                    = 7
IF sy-subrc EQ 0 .
    WRITE : 'Mail sent'.
ENDIF.
endform.                    " sending_of_mail
Try this.
Regards,
Nisrin.

PHP and PDF Forms Data????

i would like to send the fields of a PDF to a PHP script hosted on my web server. (This can by configuring
SUBMIT to send the form fields to a URL - ie: www.test.com/parse.php)
this works, but i am unable to access any of the form fields inside the PHP script.
are there any examples of how to do this? perhaps there is some undocumented
environment variable that can give me a handle to the data structures that contain
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I think that the license may allow you to submit the data and create a new PDF with that data for use by the user. Be sure to read the license carefully. The tools to do this would be the FDF Toolkit for AcroForms (not those from Designer). You can probably do the same thing with Designer. In any case, you are probably talking about some programming.

TRIM, LiveCycle and PDF forms

Hi,
I am using LiveCycle Designer ES3 to produce a form to which I then applied reader extensions through Adobe Acrobat Pro XI. The users of the form have been using Adobe Reader 9 to fill out and save the form. The form is loaded into TRIM (a records management system. See http://www8.hp.com/au/en/software-solutions/software.html?compURI=1173707) and via a TRIM workflow various users fill it out as required. This was working okay in TRIM until a recent network changeover and this is where the explanation gets complicated.
The form hasn't changed but some users are now on a different network from the TRIM server and these users are also using Reader XI. When trying to get the form out of TRIM to work on it they get a message "This document enabled features in Adobe Reader. The document has been changed since it was created and use of extended features is no longer available. Please contact the author for the original version of this document.". Upon opening the form they find it locked down and they cannot make any changes, let alone save them. The thing is the document has not been changed. What has changed is that the document is in TRIM. TRIM is on a different network and the users have to log into it to access it.
I sent a Reader XI user a form via email and they were able to edit and save it. When the user uploaded it to TRIM and tried to open it they received the errror message and were unable to edit the document at all.
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Hi,
I am using LiveCycle Designer ES3 to produce a form to which I then applied reader extensions through Adobe Acrobat Pro XI. The users of the form have been using Adobe Reader 9 to fill out and save the form. The form is loaded into TRIM (a records management system. See http://www8.hp.com/au/en/software-solutions/software.html?compURI=1173707) and via a TRIM workflow various users fill it out as required. This was working okay in TRIM until a recent network changeover and this is where the explanation gets complicated.
The form hasn't changed but some users are now on a different network from the TRIM server and these users are also using Reader XI. When trying to get the form out of TRIM to work on it they get a message "This document enabled features in Adobe Reader. The document has been changed since it was created and use of extended features is no longer available. Please contact the author for the original version of this document.". Upon opening the form they find it locked down and they cannot make any changes, let alone save them. The thing is the document has not been changed. What has changed is that the document is in TRIM. TRIM is on a different network and the users have to log into it to access it.
I sent a Reader XI user a form via email and they were able to edit and save it. When the user uploaded it to TRIM and tried to open it they received the errror message and were unable to edit the document at all.
Any suggestions or thoughts are much appreciated.
Thanks,
Greig

Combining PDF Form causes fields to disappar, Acrobat to crash when trying to edit combined PDF

I have a 10 page PDF form that I can edit normally. I combine it using the Combine Files wizard. The resulting PDF has several fields disappear upon saving, and causes Acrobat to crash every time if I try to edit the form. I can combine the original PDF form with no other document, and the error still occurs. I have several similarly named fields, such as Name#1 and Name#2, and it seems that all those fields disappear after going through the Combine Files process. I can open the resulting PDF, and fill in the remaining fields, but attempting to edit the form causes Acrobat to crash each and every time.
I have used this process before, with no problems, but it fails every time on this form.
This is the error in the Event Viewer: Faulting application Acrobat.exe, version 10.0.0.396, time stamp 0x4cc5ebc0, faulting module AcroForm.api, version 10.0.0.396, time stamp 0x4cc5f5cc, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x0012d905
This is using Acrobat X Standard and Pro on XP Pro and Vista.
If I open the original PDF, and insert a new PDF as new pages, that works fine.
I updated Acrobat to the latest patch, problem remains. I don't know how to resolve this.

Did a little more testing and this is what I found. If I use the "Insert from file" feature to combine a cover sheet plus 3 AcroForms (inserting each file one by one), eveyrthing appears to work. However, if I use the "Combine via Acrobat" feature I run into the issue of fields disappearing once combined.
I shoudl also add that perhaps the issue had something to do with the fact that I initally produced the cover page pdf via Photoshop "save as PDF". Perhaps that contirbutted to the structure issue despite it being a PDF...maybe under the hood things are structured differently. Who knows.
Just FYI for others: What appears to be working is using the "Insert from file" option vs "Combing via Acrobat". Also, if you are including a non-AcroForm PDF, be sure it a traditional vs. saving as a PDF from Photoshop.
Alot of this may be a fluke, but it seems to fix my issue - for now.

How to make a PDF form call Web service and return a static pdf for user to print?

Hi all,
Can anyone help me regarding the feasibility of using PDF forms for my following case?
I would like to create a Dynamic pdf form. User only have the Acrobat reader. they can enter some information. Then have a submit button. when user click the submit button, it can call the web service with data. then Web service returns a Static PDF document based on data and the user can print it out. (and maybe save as separate pdf file)
1. Is that possible to implement? Because I know PDF can call web service, but dont know how it handle when the webservice returns another static PDF document. could it able to handle the responds and open up in another acrobat reader?
2. As I understand I need to have Live Cycle Designer to create a pdf and make it Reader Enabled. So user can user reader to call webservice? am I correct?
3. What minimum reader that user need to have? PDF reader 7 or above?
4. I have a webservice serve the same purpose for web. But if I want the same web services can serve both web and PDF form. So, whatever client (PDF or Web)make the web service call, server returns the PDF document to client. Is that possible ? Do I need to make any changes on web service?
5. Do I need to get any other Adobe server product? (other than Live Cycle Designer )
Thanks a lot

We have done a similar approach in the past and yes, it can be doable.
1. Is that possible to implement? Because I know PDF can call web service, but dont know how it handle when the webservice returns another static PDF document. could it able to handle the responds and open up in another acrobat reader?
Srini: We have developed a Servlet to talk to Webservice. Based on the Webservice response, the Servlet, prepares the Byte stream and sends it to Webbrowser to display as a PDF. The PDF data was submitted to Servlet in XML format.
But if you do not want to use the above approach, then you have to use the Workbench Process.
Submit the PDF data to a Workbench process and the inside process, execute Webservice Service with the data. Once the response is received, prepare the data XML and render a PDF with it.
To do this, you need LiveCycle Server and Reader Extensions server component.
2. As I understand I need to have Live Cycle Designer to create a pdf and make it Reader Enabled. So user can user reader to call webservice? am I correct?
Srini: If you want to use the Servlet, you can Reader extend the PDF with Acrobat.. But if you want to submit the data directly to Webservice, then you need Reader Extensions server component.
3. What minimum reader that user need to have? PDF reader 7 or above?
Srini: Not sure but Reader 8 and above should work.
4. I have a webservice serve the same purpose for web. But if I want the same web services can serve both web and PDF form. So, whatever client (PDF or Web)make the web service call, server returns the PDF document to client. Is that possible ? Do I need to make any changes on web service?
Srini: If you use the Servlet approach, then you can re-use the same webservice. But if you want to submit directly to the same webservice, you may need to change it to suit your data XML.
5. Do I need to get any other Adobe server product? (other than Live Cycle Designer )
Srini: If you use the Servlet approach, you do not need any server component but other approach, you need Livecycle Server and Reader Extensions server component.
Thanks
Srini

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