FDF vs. XFDF

[cscat]

I'd like to have the support for fdf files in my favorite viewer too.

thx

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

Support of XFDF and FDF files will be added into build 41 into my favorite viewer

[bogdansk]

When trying to open FDF files by url (through another program) it just loads the fdf file as plain text in the browser window. Anyway to fix this issue? I already tried adding an entry for the FDF file extension to be opened by PDF-Xchange viewer but it doesn't seem to change the behavior at all.

[Chris - PDF-XChange]

Hi bogdansk,

I believe you can't just open it, you need a PDF open in the active Viewer, with matching form field names, and do a
File->Form Data->Import Data to Form. In order for that process to function properly. In it's native format it can be parsed serverside for extracting the form data and inserted into a database or the like. But that another story outside the realm of our end-user products.

regards,
Chris

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

Hi bogdansk,

did you get this working? We are beta testing 2.43.0 now and fdf import and other form support seems to be working OK. This release should be ready, all things being equal, at the end of this week.

[ugradedeveloper]

So you are going to build 43.0? There isn't going to be a 42.3?

Thanks.

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

I've been informed the next build will be 2.0.42.3