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Subject: Re: PBox Newbie Seeking Immediate Solution (and Hand w/ Building A
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From: John Hewson <john@jahewson.com>
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 12:49:54 -0800
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Hi Rafiki,

Can PDFBox fill in forms? Yes. We have some examples in the =
org.apache.pdfbox.examples
package. Beyond that, you=E2=80=99re on your own.

=E2=80=94 John

> On 23 Jan 2016, at 10:08, Technologist In Residence (Rafiki Cai) =
<rcai3@usfca.edu> wrote:
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> Blessings and Peace:
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> Greetings to ALL.
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> I am seeking an immediate PDF-to-Database solution. (Description =
below.)
> Secondly, I'd like to work w/ a mentor around installing PDF Box on
> Sandstorm.
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> First things first. Please advise as to a PDFBox installation that can
> facilitate the following:
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> *App Mission:* have two seperate PDF (fill and store) forms submit =
data to
> Knack
>                        (Note: one form contains data and an actual
> signature. The other
>                         contain a single field of data and several =
photos.)
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> *App Method: *  1) Have both forms dump their content into a single =
row
> (photo                                  form last) 2) Append each PDF
> document as an element in the row
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> *App Result: *    The result is a dbase row that contains ALL data =
from
> both                                        PDFs *AND*that has each =
PDF
> appended and a row element
>                         (Note: entire database should be easily =
exported
> in Excel format)
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> In Service of The ONENESS,
> Rafiki Cai


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