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andream
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08/04/11 10:00 AM (14 years ago)

Do Interactive PDFs work for this app creator?

Hey everyone, I see from the menu options that PDFs can be uploaded. Does this mean that interactive PDFs work on here as well? I am trying to create a survey for my company, and we would like people to be able to access the survey (as an interactive PDF) from their phones, and save the information on the phone until it is time to turn the survey in. Is this possible? Thanks!
 
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08/05/11 05:37 AM (14 years ago)
Good question - this was asked on another board - i will be just as interested to know!!!
 
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08/05/11 10:29 PM (14 years ago)
@andream: Not something we've heard before, at least I don't remember the question. Funny. Answer, I don't know! I have not tried an interactive .PDF with iOS or Android. I'm thinking the best way to test this would be to visit the same .PDF using the standard browser found on the device. If it works with that browser it should work in your app. Give it a go, re-post what you find. The more common approach is to use HTML to create the survey form and have the HTML post the values to your website for processing. LOTS of folks do that.
 
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08/08/11 10:45 AM (14 years ago)
-David@buzztouch- could you tell me more about this HTML? So you're saying, if I understand you correctly, that the HTML keep track of how many people are taking the survey? Could you say more about this?
 
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08/08/11 11:12 PM (14 years ago)
@andream: I could say a year's worth about HTML and how it works. If you're unsure of it's purpose, maybe Google HTML Basics or something? The idea is that HTML can be used to create forms and input screens that then send the entries to your backend website for processing. If it's unfamiliar for you, no worries, you'll just need to study up a bit on some HTML basics.
 

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