Filling in PDF using Acrobat SDK

[kpaske]

Please, I have searched through 13 pages of forum results and have not found an answer to what I believe is probably a simple question.

I have blank forms in .pdf format that I would like to fill out with data from my VBA application, then print the forms. I have Acrobat 7.0 and the Acrobat 7.0 SDK installed.

I have searched the SDK documentation and the closest example I have found is this simple code to open a JavaScript console:

Dim recSet As Recordset
    Dim AcrobatObj As Acrobat.CAcroApp
    Dim AcrobatDoc As Acrobat.CAcroPDDoc
    Dim jso As Object
 
    Set AcrobatObj = CreateObject("AcroExch.App")
    Set AcrobatDoc = CreateObject("AcroExch.PDDoc")
    If AcrobatDoc.Open("U:\Templates\Sample.pdf") Then
        Set jso = AcrobatDoc.GetJSObject
        jso.console.Show
        jso.console.Clear
        jso.console.println ("Hello, Acrobat!")
        AcrobatApp.Show
    End If
    
    DoEvents
    
    Set AcrobatObj = Nothing
    Set AcrobatDoc = Nothing
    Exit Sub

This works; however I don't think I need to use the console to accomplish what I want. Can someone tell me what the syntax would be to move to a specific field (or bookmark?) within the PDF and insert text? Also the syntax for sending the document to the default printer would be helpful.

If anyone can direct me I would really appreciate it, as I have spent hours (weeks, really!) searching for the answers and I'm lost. Thanks!!!

[kpaske]

By they way, I've found a lot of code that builds PDF files, i.e. inserting fields and such, but nothing that fills in the values of fields that already exist.

I've looked at CutePDF and PDF Creator, but they don't do what I'm looking for.

The Acrobat SDK samples include a piece of code to fill out a form using C#, but it is fairly different from VBA, so it doesn't help me much.

Please help as I'm at the end of my rope with this one... Thanks.

[10110001]

I have the same cunundrum. filling in a pdf from VB6 app.

did you have any luck in working out the VB code for this?

[CornedBee]

Why is this in the webtech forum? And why was it revived after a year?

Binary guy: don't revive threads this old, especially if they don't contain an answer.

[10110001]

Then i may as well post it as anew thread.

I think my quest stands valid.

[CornedBee]

... and still in the wrong forum, so yes, create a new thread, but do it in the proper forum.