Live Cycle PDF Generator - Printing issues

Hi,
I am new to LiveCycle and figuring out why a custom code developed will print to one set of printers and not the other. LiveCycle is running on BEA WebLogic server on Widows 2003. There is a customized SendToPrinter process I see in the Adobe WorkBench which reads an XML resource to determine which printer configuration. The actual code for printing is invoked from a service called lprPrint using the LPD protocol for which I do not have the source code. The app is able to print to one set of Cannon printers controlled in the UNIX environment, however while attempting to print to the another Xerox printer which is in the Windows world, it fails. I am able to telnet to the Xerox printer on port 515. I have used various queue names like lp, LP, PS and so forth but to no success. Any pointer will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

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Upload a document in PDF form (Adobe live cycle Designer generated form)

Hello,
I generated a PDF form using abode live cycle designer.
It works well to read, write and display. Techincally, read, write,and populate functionalities of the PDF form are working without any trouble.
I was trying to upload a doc file using the PDF form. I could not make the upload functionality work.
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We are quite new to the use of live cycle pdf generation. Can anyone help us with information as to how we can add header and footers to our pdf files using livecycle ES2.
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Hi,
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I receive this error even if I generate an entirely new "blank project" build, and then attempt to create a Printed Documentation build from this new blank project. Researching this error, I see this has been a reoccuring problem with this product for some time. The few threads that list the problem as having been "fixed" provide resolution steps that have not worked in my case. Right now I am waiting for our IT Helpdesk people to re-install the Suite. Hopefully this will resolve this problem.
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The entire error text is enclosed below, although several other people have also done this in past entries. The few lines that read "Warning, and then report a style issue is NOT the problem here. As stated earlier, when I do this same Printed Documentation build on an entirely new "blank project" it does not work, and the Output text in that case does not contain any such "Warnings" about Styles.
Error text below:
Starting to build Printed Documentation...
Printed Documentation processor 8.0.1.204
Building C:\Documents and Settings\tcleary\My Documents\My RoboHelp Projects\Adobe RoboHelp 8\10515-0366-5004_7800v-hh rsp\!SSL!\Printed_Documentation.doc ...
Preparing to create Printed Documentation...
Clearing output folder...
Preparing files for Print Document...
Copying files...
Updating files...
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Preparing environment...
Printed Document Generator Environment: Word 11.0.8313, OS 5.1.2600, RAM 2048 M Bytes
Building Printed Documentation 'Printed Documentation'...
Building Single Document 'Printed_Documentation.doc'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH About this Help'...
Building 'Table of Contents'...
Preparing to build chapters...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Help and Support'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Welcome'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH RSP Help'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Station Information'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Features'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Features'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Anc. Connector Mode'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH No-Sync Beeps'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Power Management'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Retransmit'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH USB Mode'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Broadcast Gateway'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH IP Routing'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Voice Settings'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Time and Date Settings'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Position Reporting'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH User Interfaces'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Net Switches'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Ethernet Interface'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Global Settings'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Global Settings'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Radio Passwords'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH GPS'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Locksets'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Network Types'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Network Types'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Fixed Frequency LOS'...
Processing 'General Information - Fixed Frequency LOS'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Network Information'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Preset'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF General'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Comsec'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Data-Voice'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Squelch'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Advanced'...
Warning: style (p.Heading7) is not defined and will be mapped to 'Normal'.
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Quicklook'...
Processing 'General Information - Quicklook'...
Processing 'Hopset Creation - Quicklook'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL Network Information'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL Preset'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL General'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL Comsec'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL Data-Voice'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL Advanced'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Sample Plans'...
Processing 'General Information - Sample Plans'...
Processing 'Simple Fixed and Quicklook Nets'...
Processing 'Single Fixed and Quicklook Nets'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Manage Keys'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Program Radio'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Tech Support'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Technical Support'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Radio Firmware Compatibility'...
Building 'FAQs'...
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Processing 'FAQ 01'...
Warning: style (span.strong) is not defined and will be removed.
Warning: style (p.para) is not defined and will be mapped to 'Normal'.
Processing 'FAQ 02'...
Processing 'FAQ 03'...
Processing 'FAQ 04'...
Processing 'FAQ 05'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Glossary'...
Warning: style (p.FM_CellRowHead) is not defined and will be mapped to 'Normal'.
Warning: style (span.Glossary) is not defined and will be removed.
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Warning: style (p.FM_GLOSSARY) is not defined and will be mapped to 'Normal'.
Warning: style (p.FM_Para) is not defined and will be mapped to 'Normal'.
Completed building chapters...
Building 'Index'...
Updating list paragraphs...
Updating images...
Updating page numbers...
Updating page headers...
Updating Table of Contents...
Updating Index...
Saving 'Printed_Documentation.doc'...
Generating 'Printed_Documentation.pdf'...
Failed the generate PDF file 'C:\Documents and Settings\tcleary\My Documents\My RoboHelp Projects\Adobe RoboHelp 8\10515-0366-5004_7800v-hh rsp\!SSL!\Printed_Documentation.pdf'...
Failed to save 'Printed_Documentation.doc'...
Cleaning up temporary files...
I am pretty sure nobody will have any fix suggestions that work to solve this problem, but I am making this entry for historical purposes. I will add an entry stating whether the Suite reload resolves this issue.
Thanks,
Tim C @ Harris

If I select ONLY the Word DOC Output format in the Printed Documentation
setup, the output is created without an error (output text below). Links do work within
this Word document (a symptom change since installing patch 8.0.2).
When I use this Word document to create a PDF (using the Adobe PDF
printer driver) a PDF is successfully created, however no bookmarks are
created in the bookmarks panel and none of the links in this PDF work
(although they are created looking like they will work, i.e., blue
underlined text).
Regards,
Tim
------------- Output Text --------------------------
Starting to build Printed Documentation...
Printed Documentation processor 8.0.1.204
Building C:\Documents and Settings\tcleary\My Documents\My RoboHelp Projects\Adobe RoboHelp 8\10515-0366-5004_7800v-hh rsp\!SSL!\Printed_Documentation.doc ...
Preparing to create Printed Documentation...
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Updating files...
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Building Single Document 'Printed_Documentation.doc'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH About this Help'...
Building 'Table of Contents'...
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Building 'RF-7800V-HH Features'...
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Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Power Management'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Retransmit'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH USB Mode'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Broadcast Gateway'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH IP Routing'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Voice Settings'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Time and Date Settings'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Position Reporting'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH User Interfaces'...
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Building 'RF-7800V-HH Global Settings'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Global Settings'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Radio Passwords'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH GPS'...
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Building 'RF-7800V-HH Network Types'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Network Types'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Fixed Frequency LOS'...
Processing 'General Information - Fixed Frequency LOS'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Network Information'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Preset'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF General'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Comsec'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Data-Voice'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Squelch'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FF Advanced'...
Warning: style (p.Heading7) is not defined and will be mapped to 'Normal'.
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Quicklook'...
Processing 'General Information - Quicklook'...
Processing 'Hopset Creation - Quicklook'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL Network Information'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL Preset'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL General'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL Comsec'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL Data-Voice'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH QL Advanced'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Sample Plans'...
Processing 'General Information - Sample Plans'...
Processing 'Simple Fixed and Quicklook Nets'...
Processing 'Single Fixed and Quicklook Nets'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Manage Keys'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Program Radio'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Tech Support'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Technical Support'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH Radio Firmware Compatibility'...
Building 'FAQs'...
Processing 'RF-7800V-HH FAQ Index'...
Processing 'FAQ 01'...
Warning: style (span.strong) is not defined and will be removed.
Warning: style (p.para) is not defined and will be mapped to 'Normal'.
Processing 'FAQ 02'...
Processing 'FAQ 03'...
Processing 'FAQ 04'...
Processing 'FAQ 05'...
Building 'RF-7800V-HH Glossary'...
Warning: style (p.FM_CellRowHead) is not defined and will be mapped to 'Normal'.
Warning: style (span.Glossary) is not defined and will be removed.
Warning: style (p.FM_CellBodyLeft) is not defined and will be mapped to 'Normal'.
Warning: style (p.FM_GLOSSARY) is not defined and will be mapped to 'Normal'.
Warning: style (p.FM_Para) is not defined and will be mapped to 'Normal'.
Completed building chapters...
Building 'Index'...
Updating list paragraphs...
Updating images...
Updating page numbers...
Updating page headers...
Updating Table of Contents...
Updating Index...
Saving 'Printed_Documentation.doc'...
Completed building Printed Documentation...
Preparing output directory...
Cleaning up temporary files...
Finished Printed Documentation generation in 5 minutes 36 seconds.
Building Printed Documentation complete.

Creating fillable forms with Live Cycle that can be emailed, saved, printed, etc. by anyone!

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.
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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
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Fifth, Distributing to yourself so you can approve the form for world wide dissemination.
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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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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
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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

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You can upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Reader for Windows®, Mac, or Linux® by
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For more assistance with Adobe Reader visit http://www.adobe.com/support/products/
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Windows is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac is a trademark
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