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Update Lets Users Save Data with PDF Forms
Users of Universe Software’s pdf-Formserver package can now save .PDF
forms together with user data.
Version 3.6 of pdf-Formserver lets users of Adobe Reader save all the data,
including formatting, entered into form fields as a .PDF, according to a statement
by the Neuss, Germany-based publisher.
“This means that even complex data entries can be loaded at any time,
and processed or altered without changing the actual structure of the .PDF [while]
the .PDF itself remains protected from change,” the company’s statement
said. Previously, .PDF form users could only view and print their forms after
filling them out in Adobe Reader.
The software ships in three editions: a standalone version, a server version
for use on an intranet, and a Web version for unlimited use. The standalone
version costs 33 euros (approximately $40). Universe’s pdf-Formserver
runs on all versions of Windows, from Windows 95 and later, as well as Mac OS
X.
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