Posted by Seguros Catatumbo on 07/06/06 21:58

Hi, i have some questions regarding php and pdf.

I have some word files, and want to use them as forms in my website and
fill them dynamically with a logged user's information.

Since replicating the pdf file from scratch is very hard and time
consuming, i think i only need to load the blank pdf and fill it in.

My questions are the following:

-What does constitute a fillable pdf form? I have adobe acrobat
professional 5.0. If i use Distiller to print the word document to a
pdf, will it become a fillable form usable by php?

-Could i use openoffice to generate a fillable form by using the export
as pdf function? Would it be usable by php?

-What is the recommended php library/framework to handle pdf files?
There are so many to use from. I basically need one that can read my
pdf files fine, which are similar to those forms used on embassy
websites to get a visa (but without barcodes and other fancy stuff).
I need one that allows me to use it commercially without royalties, so
a bsd-alike license would be ideal.
I have heard of the new zend framework being an ideal solution for
enterprise use, but it seems unfinished right now.

-How can i determine the name of the exported field names i need to
pass to either pdf framework in order to fill the field dynamically?

Thanks in advance

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