Comments on: Portable RIAs – Flex Apps in PDFs http://www.jamesward.com/2008/11/05/portable-rias-flex-apps-in-pdfs/ Rich Internet Applications | Flex | Adobe AIR | Java | Open Source | Linux | Enterprise Software | Cloud Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:17:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: James Ward http://www.jamesward.com/2008/11/05/portable-rias-flex-apps-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-158563 James Ward Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:25:37 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/wordpress/?p=491#comment-158563 @Jacky I've heard that people have used iText to create PDFs that contain Flex apps. @Jacky I’ve heard that people have used iText to create PDFs that contain Flex apps.

]]> By: Jacky http://www.jamesward.com/2008/11/05/portable-rias-flex-apps-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-158562 Jacky Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:41:56 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/wordpress/?p=491#comment-158562 Hi James, It's really cool stuff and it is what I'm searching for. But is there any opensource choice since I think my boss wont afford for LiveCycle & Acrobat. Well, I only have Flex & server-side with .net or java. Hi James,

It’s really cool stuff and it is what I’m searching for.
But is there any opensource choice since I think my boss wont afford for LiveCycle & Acrobat. Well, I only have Flex & server-side with .net or java.

]]> By: James Ward http://www.jamesward.com/2008/11/05/portable-rias-flex-apps-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-158356 James Ward Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:39:30 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/wordpress/?p=491#comment-158356 Hi Roy, Do you know if it created the PDF with the data in it? Can you email it to me? jaward at adobe dot com -James Hi Roy,

Do you know if it created the PDF with the data in it? Can you email it to me? jaward at adobe dot com

-James

]]> By: Roy http://www.jamesward.com/2008/11/05/portable-rias-flex-apps-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-158349 Roy Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:16:16 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/wordpress/?p=491#comment-158349 Hi James, I’ve tried to insert xml into the textfield in the sample that you have provided by using itext as follow pdfFormFields.SetField("PortableRIAs[0].Page1[0].data[0]", xmlString) however, it doesn’t work. Do you have any suggestion? Hi James,
I’ve tried to insert xml into the textfield in the sample that you have provided by using itext as follow

pdfFormFields.SetField(“PortableRIAs[0].Page1[0].data[0]“, xmlString)

however, it doesn’t work. Do you have any suggestion?

]]> By: James Ward http://www.jamesward.com/2008/11/05/portable-rias-flex-apps-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-158344 James Ward Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:06:57 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/wordpress/?p=491#comment-158344 Hi Roy, I'm sure there are ways to do this with .Net but I have no idea what they are. Sorry. -James Hi Roy,

I’m sure there are ways to do this with .Net but I have no idea what they are. Sorry.

-James

]]> By: Roy http://www.jamesward.com/2008/11/05/portable-rias-flex-apps-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-158335 Roy Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:02:52 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/wordpress/?p=491#comment-158335 Do you have any hint for .net user? If you do, is it possible to share with us? I would love to have this presentation in my report. Thanks. Do you have any hint for .net user? If you do, is it possible to share with us?
I would love to have this presentation in my report.
Thanks.

]]> By: James Ward http://www.jamesward.com/2008/11/05/portable-rias-flex-apps-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-158109 James Ward Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:08:34 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/wordpress/?p=491#comment-158109 There have been some questions here around an alternative to using LCDS to generate the PDF. I've heard that this can be done with iText but I haven't tried it myself. Also, thanks simon for the useful updates here. There have been some questions here around an alternative to using LCDS to generate the PDF. I’ve heard that this can be done with iText but I haven’t tried it myself.

Also, thanks simon for the useful updates here.

]]> By: Don http://www.jamesward.com/2008/11/05/portable-rias-flex-apps-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-158097 Don Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:39:46 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/wordpress/?p=491#comment-158097 Thanks James - That answers my question and I think that's the fastest comment reply I have ever gotten LOL Thanks James – That answers my question and I think that’s the fastest comment reply I have ever gotten LOL

]]> By: James Ward http://www.jamesward.com/2008/11/05/portable-rias-flex-apps-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-158096 James Ward Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:37:11 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/wordpress/?p=491#comment-158096 Hi Don, When you add the Flash you set the advanced settings that tell the Flash to run when the page containing it is viewed. That's what I did. -James Hi Don,

When you add the Flash you set the advanced settings that tell the Flash to run when the page containing it is viewed. That’s what I did.

-James

]]> By: Don http://www.jamesward.com/2008/11/05/portable-rias-flex-apps-in-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-158095 Don Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:31:47 +0000 http://www.jamesward.com/wordpress/?p=491#comment-158095 Whenever I add Flash content to a pdf the 'activate content' option must be selected by end users, why is this not the case with this pdf? Whenever I add Flash content to a pdf the ‘activate content’ option must be selected by end users, why is this not the case with this pdf?

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