Print MS Access report to PDF with digital signatures.

I know it is possible to print a Microsoft Access report to a PDF file. However, we need to be able to add digital signatures to the resulting PDF. Is it possible to predefine the PDF signature fields in the Access database so that when the report is printed to PDF it is ready from employees to sign off on the PDF?

This is doable with the ability to do a security.importfromfile which provides the ability to import a certificate.
This is critical.
Just create the PDF and then open it up in Access. Be sure to have a reference to the Acrobat Type library.

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I am currently using classic asp and I need to fill out an existing pdf with data from the database. The form also contains two signatures. I just need to fill in the form, save it so I can email it to the the customer. I tried using the fdf toolkit - but my form has text fields that can be 20 characters or 4000. The multiline function in adobe forms isn't working correctly and it cuts it off when you print.
I could create the form in livecycle, and generate the data in xml, but I am so new to adobe, I don't know how to programatically load the file and save it to the server.
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Bill,
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Looking for the definitive answer on this one. My PDFs have a need to be both dynamic and use multiple digital signatures. For now I design as static with multi dig sig and deal with break-out forms and such via a portfolio.
It would be nice if I could design a form that has both flowable sections (think dynamically added rows in a table using script, or even simple textfields that expand as you fill them up via flowed content areas) and these digital signatures. As soon as I make that PDF dynamic the signatures are immediately invalidated as the form shows changes.
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Yes, the file was created for Acrobat 10, but other than the warning you see on file open it will behave the same way in 9.x as it does in 10. However that said, you don't want to look at the file in Acrobat because you can't edit it or see the layout there. You need to view the file in LiveCycle Designer which gets installed along with Acrobat, and when you do get the file open in Designer it won't complain. Once you get the file open in Acrobat select the Forms > Edit Form in Designer menu item and that's where you can see the properties used to get page flow to work.
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Hi,
We have recently added a digital signature to our PDF reports for security. Adobe takes an age to open the PDF on some PC's but instant on others. Can anyone offer any assistance to this problem.
Thanks.

You may be correct. Just opened up a PDF on my home computer and it was almost instant and it was very quick to validate the signature as well.
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actually the same signature size isn't such a problem when using Adobe software, but when using pdfCreator, the size increases... pls don't give me lectures on using another software, i need A5 and Adobe doesn't provide it...
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brg

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I hope this isn't a duplicate question... Please forgive me if it is; I did search the forums first.
I have a form that requires a digital signature from several people as it gets emailed from one person to the next. Unfortunately, some of the people can't grasp the concept of digitally signing the form, therefore they print the form, sign it with a pen, scan it, and email it. (Very frustrating...)
Is there a way to prevent them from printing the form while still allowing me to print it once I receive it. I'm the last person in the signing chain and need the ability to print a hard copy listing all the digital signatures.
Thank you so much for the advice! I really appreciate it!
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Yes it can be done, and it's not that hard to do, but I am going to get a bit techno-geeky here. In the Acrobat world you can sign an encrypted form, but you cannot encrypt (or change the encryption of) a signed form. You can solve the problem by encrypting the form (most likely you'd use password security because it's the simplest).
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Here's is where things get a bit geeky. The key is when you encrypt the file (assuming you are using Password Security) you need to apply both a Document Open Password and a Permissions Password. Would it be simpler if there was no Document Open Password, yes it would, but then you wouldn't be able to print the form either. By using a Document Open Password when anyone (including yourself at the end of the signing work-flow) tries to open the file they will see this dialog:
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Good luck,
Steve

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