Live Cycle Acrobat 9 etc... Flex day 3

Day 3... and I am frustrated to discover that I may not be
able to continue with this training because apparantly Live Cycle
Data Services ( and Acrobat 9) which the Live cycle site advises
downloading first - are only available for Windows, not Mac. Is
this so? Surely there are other ways of using Flex with remote
Services... e.g. AMFPHP? Do you know where these topics might be
covered? Is it possible to get around this Live cycle problem...? (
I've found a site detailing how to install Live Cycle on a Mac @
technoracle.blogspot.com - but the comments beneath make it seem a
bit hit and miss... What about ColdFusion 8? Doesn't it have Live
Cycle ready installed as a component? It runs fine on Mac... I am
presently bummed to discover such a roadblock in the middle of the
otherwise inspiring training series.

Hi - Thanks for your help anirudhs. I am following Duane's
instructions but - because Live Cycle and jboss have both put out
updates since they were written, am unsure. To begin with, I
downloaded Live Cycle AIX 2.6 and jboss 4.2.3, as opposed to the
versions he had recommended - and there are some differences.
Following his instructions, I have got as far as: 7 & 8:
7. From the same location, copy
<lcds_install_root>/resources/security/tomcat/context.xml to
your JBoss under the WEB-INF directory or adjust an existing
context.xml to add the <valve>. You’ll have to open the
context.xml files to compare them. Copying works best if you have a
fresh install of JBoss.
8. Expand your <lcds_install_directory> and copy the
following files:
flex-admin.war flex.war samples.war
But am not sure how I should adjust the context.xml? Do I
merely add the path to the path manager and enable it? Or write a
specific set of context tags? ( Or should I create a fresh file in
the WEB-INF directory...?
Also I cannot find the files specified in 8. In the
install_directory there is lcds samples.war, lcds.war and
ds_console.war. Are these equivalents?

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So I started using livecycle because the forms one can make are astounding, its a great program except for sending the forms out to be filled in especially to those only with reader. I've looked over a lot of past discussions and the answers seemed too complicated. Here is a workaround for not so computer savy folks like myself.
First, create your form, use everything the software has to offer to make your form exactly like you want and yes you can use the "submit by email button" that's what it's for.
Second, once the form is complete one seemingly complicated step to fix the "attach as pdf instead of xml" if your form keeps attaching as "xml" if it already attaches as "pdf" then skip the rest of the "second step"
     go to the top and click the "view" menu, then select "xml source"
     then go back to top and click the "edit" menu then select "find"
     type "xml" without the quotations and keep clicking "find next" until you see the "submit" line (eg. <submit format="xml")
     change the "xml" to "pdf"then go back to the "design view column" if you get a "parts of this or that cannot be whatever" message just click ok or ignore
Third, assumming you used the "submit by email" button like you should be the find that button and click the center somewhere, too the right a "field" box comes up
     enter your own email address, you can enter an stock email subject to or leave it blank
     also, a bit further down it says "presence" then "visible" I like to change "visible" to "visible (screen only)" this way it does not show on the printed version. That is one of the things i like the most about this program, you can put text boxes, signature boxes, any kind of
          box and make it visible, visible only on print, only on screen, etc. you just have to play around. It's nice to put a large text box with instructions for how the person should fill out and what to do that helps them and doesn't show up on print.
Ok, the above is a lot of words but if you print it out and follow step by step you'll see how easy it is and after a couple runs you won't have to look at your cheat sheet again.
Fourth, So, it was easy to figure out how to make a form the frustrating part was sending it out to be filled in save, printed whatever then sent back to me (now you). the problem is, the form has to be distributed to be approved so to speak. If it is just for one person that is no big
     deal, just first click "file" "save as" give it a name it reverts into adobe pro and asks how you would like to distribute, follow the instructions you send it to whomever you like they fill it out and submit it back because your email address is linked to the "submit as
     email" button. But what if its just a form you want on the company share drive anyone can open fill out, save, send to you or send to someone else, that's where it's tricky.
Fifth, Distributing to yourself so you can approve the form for world wide dissemination.
     Same procedure as above for the single recipient but instead of sending to someone else you send it back to yourself by entering your own email address again when it asks "how would you like to distribute your form--same as above"
     click "send now via email" enter your address they will return it to (but it's not they this time its really yourself)...follow the instructions, specifiy a generic folder that will collect data (you can delete later, you don't have to collect data unless you want)
     put in your email address as the recipient. change the stock email subject and message if you'd like, then click done, it will email you the form. close out the live cycle and adobe programs and go to your inbox (may take a min)
Sixth, open your attachment.(no remember you submitted the form to yourself but think of yourself as someone else like a customer) when the form is open you can enter stock fields if you like or do nothing...click the submit by email button, follow the instructions and s
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     close out the form and go to your inbox again an open the returned form. now when you open it there is something new. there is a box that says "this file is a completed form (even though you didn't enter any data---it's a laundered form now) and leave it on the
     "add to existing data set" which is the one you created earlier in the generic folder....click "ok", now the form changes once again, there is a new look to the top, don't worry about it just go to the top right of the form and click on "options" then "save file as" give it
     a name again and remember where you saved it to. then close adobe and say yes when it asks you if "you want to save changes to your data set"....say yes!!
7th, forget the data set, no longer is important...find the form you saved and open it. go to the top and click the "advanced" button then "enable user rights in adobe reader" then click "save now" this is the final form so name it appropriately and place it where you want
     people to find it, they can now open, fill out, print, save as, email, whatever. The only downside is if they use the submit by email it automatically defaults to your email but when their email client opens they can delete your address and put someone else if they want.
thats it...lots of words but it really is easy after you do it a couple of time. the final downside, if the final form works but you decide to change anything on it with LiveCycle, you have to go back through all the steps or it will tell whoever opens it in reader that the original
     has change and they cannot do anything with it, but it's ok, make your changes or improvement, by now you are an expert at laundering live cycle forms, take you 5 min, no worries!
Happy Laundering!!
Sean
NOTE: this procedure only validated with LiveCycle 8.0

Here is the window you will see when you choose Enable Usage rights.
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How does one strip out all Live Cycle data from a PDF and rebuild the form fields in Acrobat?

Someone in a different department built a bunch of forms in Live Cycle. We now need to make minor edits to these forms but we all have Macs and can't use Live Cycle. Currently our only option to change a date and a name on each form is to buy a new Windows workstation, buy a copy of Live Cycle and train someone for it.
I understand the Live Cycle technology and Acrobat technology for forms are somehow different but there must be a way to just strip out all the Live Cycle form programming so that I just have the bare PDF with the text and layout. Then make the text edits and rebuild the form fields in Acrobat.

It depends on your PDF. Is the PDF a static XFA or a dynamic XFA?
You can check to see if the PDF is static/dynamic by clicking File=>Save As, and it should say static or dynamic PDF as file type.
iText will work with Static XFA forms created in LiveCycle. Dynamic XFA forms are not supported.
You can also submit XML data to a server side script and parse the XML data using C# system.xml.xmlreader.
Another tool that may speed the development of the project is:
http://www.fdftoolkit.net/
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Adobe Acrobat X1 Pro- cannot edit a PDF we created. It says to use Live Cycle, Does this Adobe subscirption not include Live Cycle? The earlier version of Adobe did.

Cannot edit a PDF we created in Adobe Acrobat X1 pro. The form tells use to use Live Cycle to edit. Does the X1 subscription not include Live Cycle? Our earlier versions of Adobe did include Live Cycle

No. You have to purchase LCD separately now.
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Form could not be edited in Acrobat X Pro and also in Live cycle. What form It could be ?

I have come across certain pdf forms which when opened in acrobat X pro could not be edited as the edit button is disabled. Doubting it to be a XFA form I opened it in live cycle but it ask me to import the form as it was not originally created in Live cycle. What type of form it could be and which tool to use to edit it ?
Form location : http://www.uspto.gov/forms/aia_forms.jsp
Form name : AIA/01
Thanks
Shah Imran Alam

I do not see any such security setting. you may find the file in the location below
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Convert a Live Cycle Designer generated PDF to regular acrobat PDF

Hi,
I am assigned to the task of converting Live Cycle Designer generated PDF to regular acrobat PDF. I tried all options know to me but cannot succeed. The forms in LC designer is a fillable form with two buttons at the bottom. (Print & reset). The controls on the forms are
Textbox
Checkbox
Print & reset buttons
I tried the following options
print to a new pdf but the form became non-fillable with no controls
importing into acrobat as new form but it said "document contran xml form and cannot be imported"
tried save as with no success
I am willing to re-do the form but trying to minimize the re-work
The add or edit fields on form menu is not available for the form generated in live cycle.
we want to get rid of all live cycle dependencies and stick to bare bones acrobat
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The only way I can think of woudl be to print the XFA form to PDF (using the Print driver that comes with Acrobat). This will create an AcroForm PDF for you but all fields and structure wil be lost. This will give you the boiler plate, then you can use the Form Tools in Acrobat to lay fields on top of the form.
Note that if you want to change some of the boiler plate you will have to go back to Designer and repeat the process. You may want to bite the bullet and redo the form now.
Paul

Live Cycle in Acrobat 8 Professional

Newer than new user and stumbling my way through.
I work at public facility and want to do away with the paper forms. So, I've created a form in Live Cycle. After its filled out (using Adobe Reader?), I want it to be sent to a folder on our server. I've added an http:// Submit button and enter in the folder location (//server/Shared/TEST), but it never seems to make it there when I click Submit.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Steve

>Thanks Aandi. One other question. So after they fill out the form, I suppose they'd have to go to file save.
Well, bear in mind that the free Adobe Reader, by design, cannot save
forms. Unless you "reader enable them" on which there are specifc
limitations e.g. absolute maximum 500 users per form.
>Would they publish the form to a folder on the server or ???
They can save it whereever it is possible, but this is asking a bit
much of an end user. Sounds like you really need the form to be
submitted.
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Live Cycle Designer PDFs won't send over email

I recently created a few PDF forms using Live Cycle Designer, but when I went to distribute them via e-mail I ran into an issue. Every time I attached a PDF file, it isn't recognized by gmail. I just get the message below. It's only the Live Cycle Designer files - other PDFs send just fine. I tried updating my Live Cycle software, downloaded the new version of Reader, re-started the computer, etc. but nothing works. Help!
Please wait...
If this message is not eventually replaced by the proper contents of the document, your PDF
viewer may not be able to display this type of document.
You can upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Reader for Windows®, Mac, or Linux® by
visiting http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
For more assistance with Adobe Reader visit http://www.adobe.com/support/products/
acrreader.html.
Windows is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac is a trademark
of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other
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Please check the Target Version of the Reader in the LiveCycle designer for the pdf.
Also, Check which version of Adobe reader your browser is using.
Sometimes even if the system is using the latest version, the browser version is different.
Also, you can check the below mentioned url for more details.
Can't view PDF on the web
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How do I submit xml data from a form to live cycle

Hi
This is my first post, so I'm not sure if this is the right forum.
I have a flex app, which calls a pdf. You enter the info on the pdf and then click submit. Now I need to know what i have to do to submit the information (not via email)to a live cycle process and which live cycle process I must submit it to?
I'm assuming I must using some sort of servlet to submit the info?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Ross

Hello Ross,
Yes, you need a servlet that gets the submitted info from PDF, and then that servlet internally need to invoke your process.
There are couple of ways you can submit the data to your servlet, either as PDF/XML/XDP. If you are looking for submitting PDF/XDP, then one need to have either Acrobat S.W (Standard or Professional) or you need to apply ReaderExtensions on those PDFs.
Hope I answered your questions.
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Live cycle 7 --how to insert a table ? any way ?

I posted this in another adobe subforum...
I am trying to insert a table onto a form that I can link to a dataset of some kind. Is there anyway to do this in Live cycle 7 ? My company owns adobe acrobat 7---we are not purchasing 8. I heard there was a table control in version 7.1 of live designer but I am not sure if 7.1 is a patch to 7.0 or if you have to purchase 8. Any assistance would be appreciated.

As Kyle mentioned, you can create a table layout by wrapping the objects in a flowed subform.
If you prefer working with positioned subforms:
1. Create the fields of a single row. Take the time to size them but dont worry about the layout just yet.
2. Wrap them in a flowed-western text subform. The fields will nicely line up. Adjust the fields size until you obtain the desired result i.e. all on a single line.
3. Set the subform Type to Position Content.
This technique saves you the time spent aligning the fields.
If you are creating a static table layout, take the time to format each field (font, picture pattern, calculation scripts, etc) before copying the rows. You can copy several rows using the Edit > Copy Multiple command. Make sure to select Touching in Vertical Spacing and select No horizontal movement in Horizontal Placement.
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I assume the objects will have borders. If some fields are set to expand vertically, you may want to write a script to adjust the borders of the fixed-size fields in consequence of the growth.
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Hélène
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Fdf format should work with pdf's made with Live Cycle Designer!!!

using: Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0; Windows XP.
I have need to take data from a SQL database and display that data on various forms that were created by a city Agency, the DOB. Some of the forms were created using Adobe Acrobat version 6. For those forms I am able to create an .fdf file and open the associated pdf by using a run statement in my prorgramming language. This is very nice. The fdf format is easy to recreate, and the run statement opens the pdf with the data displayed automatically, WHICH IS MY DESIRED END RESULT!!! Users click a button in my program, they get a form with the data on it.
Now the DOB has created new PDF forms that were made using Live Cycle Designer. Much to my suprise, documents create by the designer cannot handle the fdf data format, just xml. This is a real problem for someone trying automatically populate a pdf from data collected not using the form itself. The xml data format cannot automatically open the document and populate the form data the way the fdf does. I spoke with tech support and they had no answer for me but to recreate the forms. That will take me days.
It is hard for me to understand why you would create a tool such as Live Cycle Designer that prevents a user such as I from using all of the features of your Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0 product. Very suprising.

You might ask about this in the regular forum. There are several form experts there that may be able to help you.

Adobe Live Cycle 8 grace Period Problem

I had Adobe Acrobat ver. 5 which I was unable to uninstall due to some corrupt files.
Then I tried to install Adobe Acrobat Professional ver 8 . It popped up an error message that You already have a version of adobe which is to be removed. Hence I formatted my C: drive and then successfully installed Adobe Professional Ver 8 . It was a trial version for 30 days.
But when I tried opening Adobe Live Cycle which comes with it, a message popped up saying that Grace Period is over . Please download e-license. My friends who earlier had installed Adobe Professional from the CD are not getting any messages .
Any Ideas to solve the problem.
P

I think you can do this two ways:
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Live cycle Designer

We are looking for Live cycle designer.
Please forward resume @
[email protected]
LiveCycle Form Designer
San Francisco, CA
Description:
LIVE CYCLE Forms Designer with experience developing interactive forms for a 3-4 month contract (25-30 Hours per week).
This assignment is a large form redesign project that requires (but not limited to):
• Conversion of existing forms
• Creation of new forms
• updating content/fields/validation code
• updating company/brand identity
• standardize typography & layout
Applicant must be experienced with LiveCycle, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, & Illustrator.
Applicant must be able to follow specific design guidelines, and have a solid ability to code Javascript validation with little supervision.
Thanks,
Sanjeev Gupta
R Systems Inc.
Tel: 916-830-8887
[email protected]

Hello,
- Which version of Adobe Live Cycle Designer should I ask for?
above 8, can recommend you to install 8.1
- The integrated install should be in my machine or in the server?
don´t understand/ haven´t heard about this
- Is this install integrated in the SAP install CD or should I ask for a new license?
you need no extra licence because you´re a Developer:))
I can recommend you get it yourself to speed it up. Find the newest GUI patch a the LCD yourself:))
use these:
Adobe LiveCycle Designer
730026   Adobe LiveCycle Designer: Known errors and patches
962763   Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.1 Installation
816065   Adobe LiveCycle Designer Installation with Developer Studio on SAP NetWeaver '04 SPS 18
863138   SAP xfo object does not appear with LiveCycle Designer
801524   Additional components for the SAP GUI installation server
And go through this:
/people/markus.meisl/blog/2006/11/03/the-most-important-sap-notes-for-sap-interactive-forms
Regards, Otto

How to open multiple instance of Adobe Live Cycle Designer ES 8.2

Hi,
How do I open multiple instance of Adobe Live Cycle Designer ES 8.2. I have two forms and I need to compare them. Another situation is I want to correct/copy the contents by keeping the old and new one under the view simultaneously. I also want to take advantage of multiple monitors
The MDI style windows with Ctl+Tab to switch between documents is not helping me in the context explained above
adobe Acrobat work on multi instance if I type acrobat.exe /n;
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I don't think you can run two instances.
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Adobe Forms Central? or Adobe Live Cycle?

Our company is currently using fillable PDF forms that are created in Word and converted to a fillable PDF by our company webmasters. Our individual department would like to be able to create the fillable PDF and post to our website to be completed by customers. After the form is filled out and submitted, we would like the form emailed back to a staff member(s) looking exactly like the form that was filled out with the customers responses. We are not interested in having an 'response database'.
What products that Adobe offers do we need -- Forms Central or Live Cycle?
Thank you --

You could create the PDF Forms in FormsCentral. If you have Acrobat XI you can create unlimitted local PDF forms with the FormsCentral for Acrobat that comes with Acrobat Pro XI.
You then need to open the form in Acrobat and add an email submit button yourself. So instead of using the FormsCentral submit button which would collect responses in the View Responses Table in FormsCentral, this way the submission would send you an email of the fill out PDF form.
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