It sounds like you already have created a PDF with form fields
using Acrobat or other desktop application. If so, then here is
what I do:

var('blank_pdf' = pdf_read(-file='/path/to/blank.pdf'));
var('completed_pdf' = '/path/to/completed/' + $something +
'.pdf'); // $something can be a unique identifier or whatever
$blank_pdf->setfieldvalue(-field='field1', -value=$value1);
...
$blank_pdf->setfieldvalue(-field='fieldN', -value=$valueN);
$blank_pdf->save(-file = $completed_pdf);

Then $completed_pdf can be served or emailed or whatever.

See pages 485-486 of the Lasso Professional 8 Language Guide for
the pdf_read tags.

--steve


On 4/24/12 at 12:41 PM, stephen@studiothought.com (Stephen
Smiroldo) pronounced:

>Hi All,
>
>I'm researching how to write values to PDF form elements. This
>is for a college application form that has multiple parameters
>with multiple form-types such as text fields, check boxes,
>radial buttons, etc.
>
>The user will be filling out an HTML/Lasso based application
>which will then go into a Lasso-based management "bin" for
>viewing/editing the application as well as having a one-button
>method for filling out a PDF-based form using the HTML form
>data and serving it to the Admissions representative or sending
>it on as an email attachment, etc.
>
>I found this information on documentation.lassosoft.com but it
>didn't really cover how to write parameter data to pre-existing
>PDF form elements (text fields, check boxes, radial buttons): http://alturl.com/ug9e8
>
>As far as I can tell, documentation just talks about how to
>create the elements, not how to write to and change a value of
>pre-existing elements within a PDF.
>
>Can anyone help with some examples or documentation on writing parameters to PDF forms?
>
>Lasso 8.6 / Windows 2008 server
>
>
>Thanks,
>Stephen
>
>National College
>http://www.national-college.edu
>
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