That is correct. These are forms that are available to me as pdf's without fillable fields. Even if the fields were fillable - I want to fill them from a database. I'm not the creator of these forms so I have to work backward from what I receive.
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Tom [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] <ml-node+s969070n4062498...@n3.nabble.com> wrote: > Hi :) > I think he is trying to fill in a form that has been sent to him as a > Pdf. Either that or trying to fill in a form that has been scanned in as a > Pdf. > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > >________________________________ > > From: Alexander Thurgood <[hidden > > email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4062498&i=0>> > > >To: [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4062498&i=1> > >Sent: Friday, 21 June 2013, 17:58 > >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Database field on top of PDF document > > > > > >Le 21/06/13 17:12, howellsilverman a écrit : > > > >Hi Howell, > > > >> Ok thanks. I tried that. It worked. You need a form with a transparent > >> background which took a little work with gimp ( > >> http://www.ehow.com/how_8422694_remove-white-gimp.html). Then I used > a > >> table to place the fields where I wanted them.. So I can see a method > to > >> get this handled. > > > >I am a bit lost as to what it is exactly you are trying to achieve. > > > >You don't say what it is you want as your PDF document and what that has > >to do with Writer ? > > > >For example, in Base, you can create a database form with a background > >image that will have some degree of transparency. > > > >You can also do this independently as a Writer document, into which you > >insert your fields from your database. It is possible to insert and > >image in this Writer document which can be set to be a watermark, i.e. > >with a degree of transparency. > > > >Where does the PDF come in ? Are you exporting your form to FPDF ? > > > >Sorry, but I guess I'm missing something. > > > >Alex > > > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe e-mail to: [hidden > >email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4062498&i=2> > >Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [hidden > email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4062498&i=3> > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > > > ------------------------------ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Database-field-on-top-of-PDF-document-tp4062419p4062498.html > To unsubscribe from Database field on top of PDF document, click > here<http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=4062419&code=aG93ZWxsc2lsdmVybWFuQGdtYWlsLmNvbXw0MDYyNDE5fDM0OTk3MzM2Mw==> > . > NAML<http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml> > -- Howell Silverman 516-495-9568 -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Database-field-on-top-of-PDF-document-tp4062419p4062509.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
