How to you connect a .pdf to an access database?
I would like to connect our pdf’s to a database so that when the pdf is filled out it populates the related fields in an access database. Currently we have acrobat 9 standard and I am an acrobat novice so the more detailed you can be the better.
Thanks.
This much, I can tell you: It’s possible.
I’ve personally never done such a thing, as most of the PDF’s I send out are populated with data in another format, then created.
You will need a good understanding of Javascript to pull it off, as that is the language Adobe pairs a PDF with. Here’s a link to get you started:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.html
I don’t imagine that it is very easy to do, which is why I’ve never even thought to try.
Best of luck though…
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:48 pm
This much, I can tell you: It’s possible.
I’ve personally never done such a thing, as most of the PDF’s I send out are populated with data in another format, then created.
You will need a good understanding of Javascript to pull it off, as that is the language Adobe pairs a PDF with. Here’s a link to get you started:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.html
I don’t imagine that it is very easy to do, which is why I’ve never even thought to try.
Best of luck though…
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February 23rd, 2010 at 4:19 pm
You can find a server side script to do that:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=read+pdf+script&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Or, if are doing it offline:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=pw4&q=extract+pdf+fields&btnG=Search&meta=
BTW: if you ARE doing it on-line, you might as well consider changing the input to std HTML form…
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February 23rd, 2010 at 4:28 pm
If you have Access 2007 you can attach it to your record.
Otherwise you will have to provide a path in your database to the pdf.
For FREE Access ebook and videos click here
http://access-databases.com/ebook
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