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    scott0_1 is offline Advanced Beginner
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    Populate PDF from Access VBA

    Hi All,

    I've tried asking this in the Adobe forums, but no luck. Hopefully someone here can help.

    I'm trying to populate a fillable PDF with data from Access from the push of a button on an Access form. Ideally, the user doesn't even see Adobe opening up. I would like the form to save and attach itself to an email.



    Only one of out computers has Adobe Pro and I cannot compile the Access DB, so I cannot use any libraries that aren't included with the free version of Reader DC.

    So far, the best solution I have found is writing an .XFDF file and opening it in a shell. This isn't ideal, but it works. I just can't help but feel there is a better way of doing this. Writing the .XFDF file line-by-line in VBA is painstakingly long and tedious. I do not have access to any authoring software (that I know of) to help me write it.

    Thanks for any ideas you may have!

    Scott

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    normally you use access to fill pdfs, not the other way around.
    youd have better luck having users fill in an excel sheet, and load data from that.

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    scott0_1 is offline Advanced Beginner
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    Quote Originally Posted by ranman256 View Post
    normally you use access to fill pdfs, not the other way around.
    That's what I'm trying to do... I'm not sure if I wrote it backwards? I re-read it, and I think it's correct?

    Quote Originally Posted by ranman256 View Post
    youd have better luck having users fill in an excel sheet, and load data from that.
    I'm trying to make it one-stop-shopping for the users. Most people here are not computer literate, so if I have a form with a button that says "GO", then populates the PDF with the recordset they chose, that would be awesome. Trusting them to put it into Excel and push a few extra buttons is dicey. Plus, I'm trying to create a system that cuts down on steps. Some of the folks around here don't want to buy what I'm selling!

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    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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    Quote Originally Posted by June7 View Post
    I had a look at this earlier... Looks promising, but I can't download files at the office! Hopefully I'll feel like looking at it tonight when I get home!!!!

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