XFA stands for XML Forms Architecture, and is part of a family of proprietary XML specifications that were developed by JetForm to enhance the processing of web based forms, however starting at PDF Specfication 1.5 it was possible to be used with XFA, but XML Forms Architecture was not standardized when the PDF Format became an ISO standard.
We have always had a Forms converter and a non-forms converter as 2 different products, but some potential clients said we could make it clearer. So as part of our site revamp, we have separated out the 2 different products and this blog post is to clarify this. We see TWO different markets/use cases for…
With the removal of Acrobat Reader support in Chrome and other browsers, we have seen a big increase in the number of clients asking about this. What we do is convert the Acrobat Forms (FDF and XFA) to HTML5 forms (converting all the PDF form elements into HTML5 Form components). This works really well as…
In a change from the usual blog posts, today we have a guest blog post from Michael K. Martin, DVM, MPH, DACVPM. I work for the State Veterinarian of South Carolina. State Veterinarians around the U.S. and our counter-parts in the rest of world are something like the health departments are for people. When an…
This simple article explains how to send XFA form data as an email in two possible ways. Why does the client need to send data as email? If your clients use Adobe Reader instead of Adobe Acrobat Pro, they cannot save the filled forms, so therefore posting the data or sending via email are the only possibilities…
At IDR Solutions I spend alot of time working on XFA for our Java PDF Library and PDF to HTML5 Converter and during this time I learned alot of intresting things. Did you know that it is also possible to post data directly to a server by editing the XML content in an XFA file…
