Show how an Adobe PDF document can be used as a data entry form, using FlashCONNECT to transfer the user data to D3.


Netscape or Internet Explorer : This demo must be run within a browser. It is the browser that manages communications.
Adobe PDF Reader must be loaded and installed as a plugin.
Other products are required to add form components to PDF documents.
This demo can only be run on the web server. Because the URL for posting the PDF form is embedded into the document, the URL is not dynamic. The PDF form used for this demo refers to http://localhost/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe... Unless you modify the PDF form or run the demo with Localhost as the webserver, the demo will not execute.


Adobe products such as Acrobat (not the Acrobat Reader) and Exchange can be used to add form components to an existing PDF document. These components, including text boxes and buttons, behave the same as those on a web form. This example shows a USA Individual Income Tax Return Form 1040 with a few fields enabled for data entry. Use Tab to move between fields: last name, first name, presidential campaign contribution (yes/no radio button), filing status radio buttons, and Income (field 7 contains separate text boxes for dollars and cents). The Submit button is superimposed over the "1999" at the very top of the form. A simple web page is returned from D3, confirming the data received.


  • Adobe : for the Acrobat Reader and information about products that allow adding components to PDF documents.