Insert data into a PDF?

[Andrew]

Hey all,

This is *not* another "how do I create a PDF" question, but rather how
to put data into a pdf. A while back I found this link over on
15Seconds.com (http://www.15seconds.com/Issue/990902.htm) that shows how to
take data from a webpage form and stuff it into a pdf file by using an FDF.
I would like to do the same but in a VB.net WindowsForm. I have tried
referencing the DLLs mentioned but I am getting COM Interop errors, so I
guess they won't work with .Net?? But I really don't want to use old stuff
under .Net if there is another way.....
My goal here is to create a little VB.Net app that allows a user to
select a premade PDF file, provide some text boxes to fill in stuff, click a
"merge" button, and Acrobat fires up with the "merged" pdf file.
I wanted to use the above link/article as my reference for doing this,
but running into snags. The benefit I saw in this article was that it
provides a means that has virtually no overhead cost, no third party
plugin's (other than Adobe's SDK), and seemed to work with very, very little
coding.
Has anyone attempted this type of thing in .Net in general, and VB.net
specifically? Help, pointers, suggestions, etc. are all appreicated. If I
need to provide more info, please let me know.

Thanks in advance!

-- Andrew

 

[Andrew]

Shortly after posting my question I found the answer I was looking for. For
those of you who may be in a similar situation, I got my answer over at:
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/HowTo/99C3464A-2CFE-4EE5-A74D-9DEE7F6F735D.dcik

-- Andrew