Writing data programmatically into PDF template created in LiveCycle designer

Hi!!!
I have a PDF template designed in Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.0. This template has form fields which needs to be filled with data programmatically (I don't want to open LiveCycle Designer 7.0 and from there do import/export). I want to write a program in java, which will fetch data from database and will merge this data into PDF form in respective fields.
How this can be achieved? Do I have to write an XDP file? Is there any API which will create XDP out of the PDF template created in designer? If so, then how to merge the data from the XDP into the PDF programmatically.
Thanks in advance.
- Shriram

[email protected] wrote:
> If I correctly understand what you're trying to do then Adobe XPAAJ should be adquate:
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> Below is a link to a "video" demonstration of building an application that uses XPAAJ:
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> (I don't think your question about having to write an XDP file is crucial to what you're trying to do, but you don't need to write an XDP file -- it is a "save as" option within Designer. You can save a Designer file as either PDF or XDP. Or both, one after the other, if you need both.)
Careful with the recommendations for XPAAJ. There are specific restrictions around whether you can
use XPAAJ or not. Specifically, you have to own a copy of one of the server-based LiveCycle
products. This does not include LiveCycle Designer, which is a client product.
Maybe someone from Adobe can clarify.
Justin Klei
Cardinal Solutions Group
www.cardinalsolutions.com

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