What is adobe interactive form?

Hi Experts,
1) what exactly is interactive form in ADOBE in ABAP?
if i set the param fp_docparams-FILLABLE = 'N', does the form becomes interactive ?
2) what is offline & online adobe form then? Does online adobe form needs a web dynpro when using ABAP?
3) Does there exist an online NON- interactive form?
Please clarify ..
thanks
Dany

Hi Dan ,
>1) what exactly is interactive form in ADOBE in ABAP?
The answer is it is advanced version of SMARTFORMS in ABAP.
For further questions, check the follow
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/adobe
Improving the Performance of Adobe® LiveCycleu2122 Designer Forms(scripting)
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle/articles/lc_designer_perf_guidelines.pdf
Interactive Forms Based on Adobe Software: Overview
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e635e290-0201-0010-a9be-9e8e4ce04770
Adobe Interactive Forms
http://www.saplounge.be/Files/media/pdf/Huberland-Interactive-Forms-2007.10.10.pdf
Taking interactive forms to next level
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/8c103c36-0301-0010-cda8-f6b381bedb6e
Introduction to Adobe PDF Library SDK(PDFL SDK)(Simply scroll the document)
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/webseminars/PDFL_WebSeminar.pdf
Creating Interactive forms in webdynpro for java
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/5f27e290-0201-0010-ff82-c21557572da1
PDF-Based Print Forms/SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/c8/4adf7ba13c4ac1b4600d4df15f8b84/frameset.htm
Date Objects in Adobe Designer
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/dd/60694fddb74ad88cdb7d2a094f3dd2/frameset.htm
Checking and Testing a PDF-Based Print Form
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/c2/1fe9aa4d7b413e8515f90b73729e97/frameset.htm
Architecture
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/f2/21021b911f4c0cae11459a4ce0bc62/frameset.htm
http://www.nl4b.com/Adobe/Invitation_SAPBrussels_Q407.pdf
cheers!
gyanaraj
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