Merge data to existing PDF form?

Been searching for this for awhile and cant seem to get an
example that works. I have an existing PDF form with fields
defined. What I need to do is populate this form with data from an
existing query. I've seen examples saying that I need to export the
FDF and use it in CF, but for the life of me, I cant find how to
export it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
-Ron

There's a better way than using FDF's now that CF runs off of
java. I remember reading on Ben Forta's site about a neat CF
wrapper he wrote for using java objects to write to form fields on
PDFs. sounds like they're bundling it into the next CF version. I
wish I had a url for you, but I'm sure a few searches on ben's site
should turn something up.
P.S. its WAY easier to deal with than the FDF file format!!
Hope that helps.

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