coachd23 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

hi, Hi all, I’m trying to determine if there’s a perl module with which I can create pdf files and create input fields in the file ( a form ), so that the recipient of the pdf file can open it, fill in those fields, and save the file. I’ve looked at the module pdf::api2 but it appears to only allow me to create pdfs and insert text and images, but not create input fields. Is there such a module for perl? Thanks much. - john

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Re: create pdf file with input fields
by ww (Archbishop) on Apr 01, 2011 at 10:51 UTC
    Perhaps Re^2: Filling out PDF forms with data from DBI? would be useful?

    Or maybe, Making Sudoku Puzzles Using PDF::API2?

    Here's a little coaching, coachd23: the two above and several others were found by asking Google; Super Search would have produced at least those two results. The point is that it's not only the Monks who offer help here; the monastery itself can often help you find what you need without recourse to personal appeals to the Monks.

    And if these don't satisfy, there's always the old-fashioned way: create the pdf (or html) with appropriate blanks and let the users print it out; then fill it in.

    Updated to add second sentence in para 3.

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