PDF-Import - FORMCYCLE Wiki

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1	{{info}}The old PDF import of forms is no longer available starting with {{formcycle/}} version 6.0.0.{{/info}}
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4	{{version major="6" minor="3" patch="0"/}} Starting with version 6.3.0, it is possible to import PDF forms in {{formcycle/}} if they are in [[//xdp// file format>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_Data_Package]].
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9	== Importing the form
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11	{{figure image="1_en_load_local_backup.png"}}
12	Position of the option //Load local backup// in the main menu of the {{designer/}}.
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15	To import a form available in //xdp// format, the {{designer/}} must first be opened. This is done automatically when a new {{formcycle/}} form is created. Then in the main menu under //Local Backups// the //Load local backup// option has to be selected. In the file selection dialog that opens, a //xdp// file can now be selected. After confirming the selection, the import is performed immediately.
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17	When importing, a button to submit the form is automatically added at the end of the form. For forms with several pages, buttons to navigate between the individual pages are also created automatically.
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19	{{info}}The form is not saved automatically after the import.{{/info}}
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21	== Adjusting the form to {{formcycle/}}
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23	The range of functions of {{formcycle/}} is considerably larger than that of forms in //xdp// file format. In order to be able to use the full range of functions in {{formcycle/}}, additional adjustments to the imported form are usually necessary and useful.
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25	This applies, for example, to the data types of input fields, where a larger amount of options is available in {{formcycle/}}. It is also necessary to define which elements are required fields, if such a functionality is desired. Attention should also be payed to the way the form behaves when it is displayed responsively, since the original //xdp// format does not take such behavior into account.
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{{info}}The old PDF import of forms is no longer available starting with {{formcycle/}} version 6.0.0.{{/info}}

{{version major="6" minor="3" patch="0"/}} Starting with version 6.3.0, it is possible to import PDF forms in {{formcycle/}} if they are in [[//xdp// file format>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_Data_Package]].

== Importing the form

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Position of the option //Load local backup// in the main menu of the {{designer/}}.

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To import a form available in //xdp// format, the {{designer/}} must first be opened. This is done automatically when a new {{formcycle/}} form is created. Then in the main menu under //Local Backups// the //Load local backup// option has to be selected. In the file selection dialog that opens, a //xdp// file can now be selected. After confirming the selection, the import is performed immediately.

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When importing, a button to submit the form is automatically added at the end of the form. For forms with several pages, buttons to navigate between the individual pages are also created automatically.

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{{info}}The form is not saved automatically after the import.{{/info}}

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== Adjusting the form to {{formcycle/}}

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The range of functions of {{formcycle/}} is considerably larger than that of forms in //xdp// file format. In order to be able to use the full range of functions in {{formcycle/}}, additional adjustments to the imported form are usually necessary and useful.

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This applies, for example, to the data types of input fields, where a larger amount of options is available in {{formcycle/}}. It is also necessary to define which elements are required fields, if such a functionality is desired. Attention should also be payed to the way the form behaves when it is displayed responsively, since the original //xdp// format does not take such behavior into account.

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Wiki source code of PDF-Import

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