Create Interactive PDF Form

Hello,
How can i create interactive PDF Form i.e. AcroForm Programmatically using Acrobat SDK

Sandyrock -
I wonder jow you might mean this -
If by interactive you mean - being able to programmatically update certain fields on a form the SDK is really good for that - also
there is another way to fill out an entire from from an external data source:
using an XFA form and creating an XML data file programmatically that maps to the form fields - This way you update an entire field at once based on the data that is in an XML data file.
It depends on what it is that you are attempting whether one of the approaches is better suited to your needs.

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In Our project we are creating an Interactive PDF form. This form shows some data that we get from the bapi.While creating the form there is no issue.
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In this blog of Matthias Zeller <a href="http:///people/matthias.zeller2/blog/2004/06/22/the-hidden-secret-of-adobe-reader hidden secret of Adobe Reader</a> there is the following paragraph:
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b) A WebDynpro application to generate the Adobe form via Adobe Document Services, and to execute the Adobe Form when using online mode, and to upload offline forms. Tutorials on how to do this are available in SDN - have a look at the Adobe section within WebDynpro. Note: From ECC 5.0 there are some standard WebDynpros apps provided, but in R/3 4.7 you will need to write your own.
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Created in Acrobat PRO 9.4.5, Windows.
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I am going to try and limit the info below as it could get very lengthy w/ all the various outcomes:
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Thank you very much! The answer was really helpful. But I have one more question. I have changed preview type from INTERACTIVE FORM to PRINT FORM as you recommended but it still doesn't work.
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