Creating PDF template obip 11g

I need detailed steps on how to create a pdf template in OBIP including how to disable text wrapping in a text field. Associating pdf to xml in OBIP 11g.

Hi Travis ,
You are absolutely correct ,to get more accuracy ,you will certainly have to use java script to get this task done.
However if you want to add buttons ,you can do it from Acrobat.
Tools>Interactive Objects>Add Button
Please check the button properties if it reduces your work to any extent .Go through all the options and see how it goes.
Regards
Sukrit Dhingra

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Hello Friends,
I am trying to create pdf files from the report server command line, It works fine when I run the command from ORACLE User but when I run it from any other user I get error
REP-0178: Reports Server rep_001 cannot establish connection.
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It is also working fine when I run it from the browser report server link, the only issue is it didn't work through command line for any user other than Oracle.
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Hi. I have Adobe Pro and I need to edit an art file I created in Photoshop (which I turned into a PDF) so that clients can go into the page and type in their own information and add an image. Is this possible? I can not find how to do this anywhere.
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Unfortunately, the method that's available with Acrobat no longer works with Reader, though I remain hopeful Adobe may restore it some day.
Acrobat Pro comes with LiveCycle Designer, which allows you to create a different type (XFA) of PDF form that supports an image field. An image field allows the user to select an image (JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG) to display.

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I'm newbie to xmlpublisher env.
We've a report in Oracle 11i developed in unix shell script and run as concurrent program generating check details which will be printed on checks.
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Hi Kiran,
Sorry to say, but no you can not use the desktop or standalone edition for integration with EBS.
In your case there are 2 alternatives for you:
1) Update the Unix shell script so it's ok for R12 (it did a good job for a long time on 11i)
2) Leave the unix script and redesign for BI Publisher (ebs edition)
Both are taking the same effort in my opinion, only since you moved to R12 it's a good learning moment to get to know the strength of BIP.
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Sorry - probably a bit of a newbie question but i can't find an answer to this anywhere. Hope i'm also posting in the most relevant forum - apologies if i'm not.
I have been asked by a client if i can create (from an existing illustrator CS4 file) a PDF template with restricted editable areas - two to handle text for email and physical address and one to allow logos to be swapped. All other items and text need to be locked. Is it feasible to create this from the Illustrator file (or InDesign, Acrobat Pro etc) and if so how? and what software would the client need in order to do the edits and then save as a final version for print?
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I ended up chanigng the numeric field to a decimal field instead, and added the following display pattern: num{zzzz9.99'%'}
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I have a PDF template designed in Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.0. This template has form fields which needs to be filled with data programmatically (I don't want to open LiveCycle Designer 7.0 and from there do import/export). I want to write a program in java, which will fetch data from database and will merge this data into PDF form in respective fields.
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- Shriram

[email protected] wrote:
> If I correctly understand what you're trying to do then Adobe XPAAJ should be adquate:
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> (I don't think your question about having to write an XDP file is crucial to what you're trying to do, but you don't need to write an XDP file -- it is a "save as" option within Designer. You can save a Designer file as either PDF or XDP. Or both, one after the other, if you need both.)
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To edit PDF template , u need Acrobat writer, which is not free .
I am still wondering what is this ?
"" Can I create editable PDF report using RTF template ?? "".
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Hi Travis ,
You are absolutely correct ,to get more accuracy ,you will certainly have to use java script to get this task done.
However if you want to add buttons ,you can do it from Acrobat.
Tools>Interactive Objects>Add Button
Please check the button properties if it reduces your work to any extent .Go through all the options and see how it goes.
Regards
Sukrit Dhingra

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