Fill a PDF Form with Access?

[martinmike2]

I know this is an old question, and maybe not in the right group.

I am trying to open and fill a PDF form from a command button in
access. I can already open the form with the button, now I am
wondering if there is a whay for access to populate the PDF form.

 

[martinmike2]

I know this is an old question, and maybe not in the right group.

I am trying to open and fill a PDF form from a command button in
access.  I can already open the form with the button, now I am
wondering if there is a whay for access to populate the PDF form.

I should add that the form already has boxes so the user can type in
the data before printing the form.

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

I know this is an old question, and maybe not in the right group.

I am trying to open and fill a PDF form from a command button in
access. I can already open the form with the button, now I am
wondering if there is a whay for access to populate the PDF form.

I'd suggest poking about at the
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatstd/ website and look for the
developer side of things. Also look at
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/ or even
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/interapplication.html


(Use OLE and avoid DDE if at all possible. DDE is Win 3.1
technology.)

There may also be other non Adobe, and thus cheaper, products that
have the same functionality. But start with the above links to
figure out the Adobe terminology first.

Then you'll have an idea of what keywords to use to search for other
products. If any. What you're looking for is relatively high end
compared to the standard "tell app to send printing to PDF file and
save under a specific file name."

Tony

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[jam84]

Yep, there is a cheaper one you was talking about http://pdffiller.com