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Subject: Re: [ubl-dev] trying to resend PDF attachment, RE: [ubl-dev] feedbackrequest on UBL with Adobe PDF example form
Peter, To get your PDF attachment through on this list, you might have to zip it, rename the zip file to *.zzz, then attach. At least that's what others have done here. As far as comments, this is center-on with my work on UBL input specifications. In other words, if someone implemented the specifications to a PDF destination, I'd expect the result to look pretty much like you've described. The draft-so-far is up at http://wiki.brainattic.info/UBL_Input_Specifications Let me know what you think, .micah Peter Kacandes wrote: > For some reason it looks like the PDF attachment of the form didn’t > come through the first time. > > Trying again. > > pk > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* Peter Kacandes [mailto:pkacande@adobe.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:14 PM > *To:* ubl-dev@lists.oasis-open.org > *Subject:* [ubl-dev] feedback request on UBL with Adobe PDF example form > > Hi All, > > I’ve been doing a little experimenting to see how Adobe’s support for > XML in PDF could be applied to UBL. > > I’ve put together a sample form that shows how a dynamic interactive > PDF form can be combined with UBL. > > I would appreciate any feedback or comments you might have on this > sample form. > > What I did was I took the example of the static PDF dispatch example > form that is included in the UBL zip file, and I converted it into a > dynamic interactive PDF form using the Adobe Designer product. > > This includes the ability to be able to manually add and delete line > items from the form by clicking on the add item button at the top of > the item detail header or on the X button next to each line item. > > I then imported the UBL-DespatchAdvice-1.0-Office-Example.xml file > into the Designer and did a binding between the xml and the form fields. > > I’ve attached a blank version of the sample form. I’ve also enabled > the form with Adobe Reader Extensions so those of you who only have > the free Adobe reader should also be able to use the form to enter > data and be able to import and export sample xml data files into and > out of the form. You will probably need version 7.0 of the Reader to > be able to work with the form correctly (though six might work also, > but I haven’t tested it). Reader is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. > > I’ve also attached a sample of the XML output from the blank form. You > can create this yourself by opening the form in Reader and then go to > the Document menu item->forms->export form data. > > Of course, you can also enter data directly into the form. Then, when > you export the data, the data that you entered will be in the > appropriate places in the resulting xml data file. > > Of course, if you already have an existing xml data file, you can > import it into the form and it will be automatically populated into > the form. I’ve attached the sample data from UBL download for your > convenience. You can import this directly into the form by going to > the Document menu item->forms->import form data->browse to the > location where you have saved the sample data file. > > I’d be interested in any comments or feedback you might have on this > sample. For example, do you see any benefits to this approach? Would > it be useful to be able to send somebody a PDF file from an Order like > this and them be able to have them extract the data in the UBL format > so they could then use it for their own processing needs? It seems to > me like this would eliminate the need for re-keying of data, thereby > saving time and avoiding the inevitable errors associated with > re-keying. Does that make sense? > > If anybody has any ideas for improvements or enhancements or ideas for > requirements that would be needed to be included in such forms to make > the usable in a real world situation or for general purposes, please > let me know. > > Looking forward to your feedback and thoughts. > > Thanks > > Peter Kacandes > > Sr. Product Manager for PDF, XML, and Web Services > -- Coming Soon: Yahoo!
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