Build embedded PDF buttons using coldfusion

Hi, Is it possible to create interactive buttons within a PDF form using coldfusion 8? Specifically, I would like to add "email", "print", and "save a copy" buttons to a pdf form I'm building using coldfusion. Alternatively, is it possible to add fields to an existing pdf form using coldfusion? Thanks, Richard

I don't know if you can add thos einto the PDF itself, but when it is viewed in a browser these options are there by default. Russ On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Richard Cooper <rcooper@thesearchagent.co.uk ----- Excess quoted text cut - see Original Post for more -----

> Is it possible to create interactive buttons within a PDF form using coldfusion 8? > Specifically, I would like to add "email", "print", and "save a copy" buttons to a pdf form I'm building using coldfusion. No, not really. That is, CF doesn't provide an easy way to do this. The idea is that you design your forms in advance using LiveCycle Designer, then interact with them via CF. That said, if you want to be hardcore, PDF forms are expressed as XML, so in theory you could generate that XML at runtime. I wouldn't want to have to do that, though. If you have LiveCycle Server, you can modify PDF forms in various ways, including adding buttons, etc. > Alternatively, is it possible to add fields to an existing pdf form using coldfusion? You can append one PDF to another, and this might get you where you want to be. If you can put your fields in a form at design time, you can append that form to another PDF at runtime. This is demonstrated in the Advanced ColdFusion 8 curriculum, which is available here: http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/teach/cfcurriculum.html Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite.