Types of PDF Forms There are three primary types of PDF forms, each with distinct characteristics and use cases:   1. AcroForms Traditional and most common type of PDF forms. Created using tools like Adobe Acrobat.   2. Static XFA PDF Forms ... Read More

Use this code to programmatically determine if a PDF document is an AcroForm: bool hasAcroFormFields = false;if(doc.Root.Contains("AcroForm")){var AcroFormDict = doc.Root.Get("AcroForm") as PDFDict;hasAcroFormFields = AcroFormDict.Contains("Fields") ... Read More

Using the Adobe PDF Library, you can access the XML structure behind an XFA form field. XFA, or XML Forms Architecture, is a set of proprietary XML specifications for use with web forms. XFA forms are saved within a PDF document. If you want to merge... Read More

A Forms Data Format (FDF) file is a text file used by Adobe Acrobat to hold values exported from PDF forms documents. The Adobe PDF Library views an FDF file as a COS document. As such, it can be opened by the Adobe PDF Library, and can be used with... Read More

For this API: PDDocSetNewCryptHandler(document, ASAtomFromString("Standard")); The API Reference says: newCryptHandler - The ASAtom for the name of the new security handler to use for the document. This name must be the same as the pdfName used when... Read More

The standard security provided in a PDF document consists of two different methods, each with its own type of password.  The User password controls the ability to open the document. This password encrypts the file and prevents someone without the... Read More

In order to change permission on a document, you must have a password that permits you to change permissions, and you must open the document with that password. Call PDDocGetPermissions() to see if you have the authority to change permissions for a... Read More

Datalogics offers sample programs to demonstrate how to block out, or redact, text found in a PDF document. These samples can be found in the /Security folder. C++ Samples: AddRedaction AddRegexRedaction .NET, .NET Framework and Java Samples: ... Read More

Add the member flattenNoLimit to the PDPageDrawParams structure.  This will help if lines are missing from your output file. When this value is set to True, Adobe PDF Library will ignore some limits on the Flattener to ensure the user gets the best... Read More

Adobe PDF Library does not offer a single interface that will allow control of both Optional Content and Annotations at the same time for a PDF document. PDPageDrawContentsToMemory() allows selection of Annotation faces, but does not have control for... Read More