View Edit and Save PDF with Fields

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   I need to display an existing PDF with fillable form fields, allow the customer to change these fields, and then save the PDF document (no user intervention on the save).  Is it possible to use this as a viewer?

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kncoughlin Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 14 Jul 22 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote kncoughlin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: View Edit and Save PDF with Fields Posted: 14 Jul 22 at 5:38PM
	I need to display an existing PDF with fillable form fields, allow the customer to change these fields, and then save the PDF document (no user intervention on the save). Is it possible to use this as a viewer?

tfrost Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 10 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 436	Post Options Post Reply Quote tfrost Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jul 22 at 3:42PM
	You should be able to write a program to do something like this if you use a supported compiler and already have a copy of the QuickPDF library. If you do not have the library already, you may no longer be able to purchase it, because Foxit have declared its 'end of life'.

kncoughlin Members Profile Find Members Posts Beginner Joined: 14 Jul 22 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote kncoughlin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jul 22 at 2:10PM
	I do have the library but needing some direction on how to view the PDF, edit the form fields and then save without user intervention during the save.

Ingo Members Profile Find Members Posts Moderator Group Joined: 29 Oct 05 Status: Offline Points: 3518	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ingo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jul 22 at 9:35PM
	Hi Kristin :) Making a simple pdf-viewer isn't difficult. The simplest way is to convert each pdf-page on the fly into an image and display this image. Maintaining form fields one way or repeatedly... save and/or flatten... that's difficult stuff and i won't dare a try with QuickPDF to do this. In the past there was a pdf viewer sdk available besides QuickPDF - but that's the past. Sorry... no answer you wanna read but... ;-) Cheers and welcome here, Ingo Edited by Ingo - 18 Jul 22 at 9:36PM
	Cheers, Ingo