Are Loops possible in Adobe forms? like smartforms

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am trying to print out multiple printouts using adobe forms.

I was able to accomplish this by smartforms.Can we do this in adobe forms?

Any ideas?

Rgds

Vara

Edited by: Vara K on Feb 16, 2009 5:36 PM

[Sandra_Rossi]

You can only generate 1 instance of 1 form per PDF. Merging is not possible (or do it by a third-party tool)

[Former Member]

Sandra,

If I understand you correctly for example we cannot print multiple sales orders by passing multiple sales order numbers .Only one sales order display is possible with pdf.

Also you said we can go by 3rd party tool.. I am unware of them.If forum rules allows this could you pls name some of them where we can achieve this?

Rgds

Vara

[Sandra_Rossi]

Yes you're correct; in fact, I was talking of generating PDF files, not displaying them (for display I don't know, but the way I understood how ADS works, I guess it's not possible too).

I heard that there is one workaround : create a form with a multiple occurrence subform (but you must create it !)

Third-party tools : no experience of them (but if you look at the web, you'll find plenty of them : pdfcreator, adobe, pdfill, pdfsplit, gsview, pdftk, etc. See [list of pdf tools|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software])

[Sandra_Rossi]

Sorry, I have just found that merging forms seems to be possible in SAP, it is called BUNDLING. You'll find information in [Note 1034677 - Bundling forms and returning PDF|http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1034677]

[Sandra_Rossi]

It appears that bundling (see [sap library - bundling|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/43/8a88caa8175c6ce10000000a422035/frameset.htm]) has nothing to do with merging several forms into one pdf, it "only" improves performance.

At least it shows that loops are possible! (see demo program FP_CHECK_BATCH_PDF_RETURN)

[Former Member]

Thank you Sandra for the research.

I am awarding you full points.

rgds

vara