PDF enhancements

Bestware

I have a client interested in having their customer click a few answers on a contract presented as PDF form and then initial spots and sign spots. The client also does not want the form to print unless the form is complete. The completed form would then be saved in the database. Is this possible to do with the new features in RB 19?

nicocizik

Hi David,

Yes, ReportBuilder 19 should be able to generate the PDF form documents you need with RB 19.

From my research, it does not appear that you can completely prevent a user from printing a form unless you employ file encryption (however that prevents it from printing ever). It is possible to create a simple script that checks that all form fields are filled and if not, erases them and shows the user a message before printing. This can be done in RB 19 with the FormField JavaScript feature.

See the following article on PDF forms and also take a look at the help topics for TppPDFFormFieldTextSettings and TppFormSubmitInfo

http://rbwiki.digital-metaphors.com/output/pdf/pdf-forms/