"We first installed FDFMerge more than nine years ago, and it's still here! I don't think I can say that about any other piece of software on these servers."
- Hilda C., Systems Administrator
Why Adobe's PDF Library Makes Us Different
With Adobe's PDF Library we leverage Adobe's thousands of man-years of development time, allowing us to focus on meeting our customer's needs.
Definitive Reliability
Adobe's PDF Library allows us to handle more PDFs more reliably than any competing product.
Adobe Systems Quality
Regardless of source, the files we produce are true Adobe PDF.
Adobe Systems
Optimization & Compression
We access Adobe's own software to open, optimize, compress and save PDFs.
Fastest to Implement and Deploy
Simple, effective and feature-rich, our software may be called with ease from any development environment.
Ready to Run Applications
Complete, ready-to-run software allows developers to spend more time on process or workflow requirements instead of debugging code.
Database Independence
Use any database solution; our applications are completely database independent.
Comprehensive Documentation
We provide complete manuals; we don't rely on user forums to document our products.
Expert Support
Our knowlegable expert Pennsylvania-based support team answers the phone.
Enterprise Platforms
Most products are available for Windows, Linux, AIX and Solaris. Coming soon: Mac OS X and HP-UX.
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"My company wanted a multistage workflow where acceptance forms would get signed-off and forwarded to the next level of review. FDFMerge's FormInfo feature gives us the detailed control over the form-state that allows us to flatten some fields, change colors on others, and make it much more efficient." - Dieter S., V.P., Sales |
The world's first commercial server application for filling PDF forms. FDFMerge has made it easy to programmatically populate, control and flatten PDF forms for quick delivery to end users since 1998.
With over 11 years of development and implementations in the most demanding applications, FDFMerge 6.0, now repowered with Adobe's PDF LIbrary, is engineered to meet mission-critical on-demand and high-volume form-filling needs.
A complete command-line application with thousands of installations worldwide, FDFMerge is known to be entirely mature, completely reliable and extremely easy to use from within any development or scripting environment.
Full Featured Form Handling
- Fill PDF forms with data from plain-text FDF (Forms Data Format) files or XML-formatted xFDF files
- Run commands in CommandCollections for even greater performance NEW in 6.0!
- Place PDF, JPEG or TIFF graphics into fields
- Remove active form fields, embedding field content directly into the document (form flattening)
- Flatten selected fields or the entire form (partial form flattening)
- Dynamically change border width, color and background color of fields
- Format text fields, including font, point size, alignment, color, and more
- Use advanced typography - manage character and word spacing and line leading
- Support for both RGB and CMYK color
File Handling Options
- Process multiple forms using one FDF or xFDF file
- Apply 40-bit or 128-bit file encryption with user password to control who may view, print, or modify a document
- Optimize output PDFs for faster access and viewing when downloaded from the Web or a network (Fast Web View)
- Incremental or Full save to optimize speed, memory usage, and output file size
Adobe PDF Library-Powered Features NEW in 6.0!
Document optimization. Leveraging Adobe's unique investment in PDF engineering, the -optimize flag performs a variety of completely safe optimization and cleanup routines, reducing file-size in most instances.
ISO 32000 compliance. Set the output file version for ISO 32000 compliance (Adobe PDF version 1.7).
See the FDFMerge readme for more information.
Supported Operating Systems
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Linux Kernel 2.6, 64 bit currently 5.1.3, (6.0 ships soon!) AS/400 is supported under IBM UNIX System Services for AIX |
Minimum free memory available to run the application : 512 MBytes
Easy Integration
- Priced per server, with an unlimited number of users
- Call from any programming or scripting language including (but not limited to) Perl, PHP, Java, C++, ASP & .Net, Visual Basic, Cold Fusion and Lotus Notes
- May be integrated with other Appligent Document Solutions server products as part of a complete PDF workflow solution
- Supports PDF 1.0 and higher
How to Buy FDFMerge
FDFMerge starts at $1,995.00 (USD) for a single server with up to 4 cores. FDFMerge Lite starts at $995. Contact us for more information.
Basic Operation
An FDF or xFDF file is passed to FDFMerge along with a PDF form file to be filled. FDFMerge outputs a new filled in PDF file.
Automation
On the Web, use FDFMerge with a CGI script to dynamically create forms based on data users submit from their browsers. In an electronic document workflow, FDFMerge can be scripted for multistage processing and used with our other products as part of a complete PDF workflow solution.
Documentation
- The FDFMerge Lite & FDFMerge User Guide provides complete product documentation.
- Free Sample Scripts for calling FDFMerge (in ASP, PERL, PHP, Java, & Visual Basic)
- Free Command Line FDF Generator Java Source Code (.tar.gz, 7k)
Related Products
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