PDF forms filling with ASP.NET, interactive forms, fill and write to database (iText or FDF Toolkit or ...)

[Toni Pohl]

Hi,

some years ago I´ve implemented an classic ASP form which fills in data from
a database into a PD-form. I used the free FDF Toolkit which worked very
well. After submitting the PDF the asp-form reads the data of the datafields
and write them into the database again.

Now I want to implement an improved ASP.NET version with VB.NET and I found
iText.net.
- FDF seems to be completly outdated?

With iText I found out that using the PDFstamper seems to manipluate PDF
templates. But it seems I loose any interactivity when using iText - alle my
textfields are rendered as rectangles and are no longer editable.

So, my question is:
What would be a proper way to re-implement the same functionalitili ty as my
old ASP and FDF way did?

Shall I still use FDF (COM)? Is there a workaorund using iText.net with
interactive forms?
Are there any other free tools for using online PDF forms with ASP.NET?

Thanks for ideas,
Toni

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

Re: PDF forms filling with ASP.NET, interactive forms, fill and write to database (iText or FDF Toolkit or ...)

"Toni Pohl" <atwork43_nomai l@hotmail.nomai l.comwrote in message
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What would be a proper way to re-implement the same functionalitili ty as
my old ASP and FDF way did?

http://www.aspose.com/categories/file-format-components/aspose.pdf.kit-for-.net-and-java/default.aspx

Shall I still use FDF (COM)?

Unless there is really no alternative, using COM in a .NET solution should
always be considered the wrong solution...


--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP

http://www.markrae.net

[Toni Pohl]

Re: PDF forms filling with ASP.NET, interactive forms, fill and write to database (iText or FDF Toolkit or ...)

Hi Mark,

thanks for your tipp. The toolbox looks great - but also the price. ;-)

I know the FDF toolkit is not best way - therefore I´m looking for a new
alternative for .net.
It seems there doesn´t exist a free kit for .net, only "big" products with
lot of functionality and big price.
But I´ll take a look into the aspose-toolkit.

If anybody has other workarounds for filling in and reading form data in PDF
in .NET pls. post.

Thanks,
Toni


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>What would be a proper way to re-implement the same functionalitili ty as
>my old ASP and FDF way did?

>

http://www.aspose.com/categories/file-format-components/aspose.pdf.kit-for-.net-and-java/default.aspx

>

>Shall I still use FDF (COM)?

>
Unless there is really no alternative, using COM in a .NET solution should
always be considered the wrong solution...
>
>
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net