Ability to fill in PDF's on ipad

The PDF Expert works perfectly fine. And we've checked the digital signatures and JS validation. All is good. Thumbs up.

Also worth mentioning that Adobe released an updated Reader mobile recently which is also capable of filling PDF forms (finally!)

And if you are looking how to store and process the PDF forms, import them into document management system or design new forms this product (PDF SharePoint Forms) can also be worthy to consider:

http://www.pdfsharepoint.com/pdf-forms-on-ipad-and-android-tablets/

So you can have your forms in Microsoft SharePoint on server side and PDF forms in PDF Expert or Adobe Reader on iPad

Thanks for the info mine.eye - I have PDF expert and it works for filling in forms, but like you said non of my calculations work :-(

I have names getting auto filled from other fields, math calculations, and other logic so people don't have to re-type the same info over and over... Too bad that just became obsolete :-(

In response to Mine.Eye's post recently, it should be noted that he referenced a post from May 2010. Apple has revised section 3.3.2 of their agreement but I'm not sure it is going to make any difference (ios_program_standard_agreeement_20120611.pdf).

3.3.2 An Application may not download or install executable code. Interpreted code may only be used in an Application if all scripts, code and interpreters are packaged in the Application and not downloaded. The only exception to the foregoing is scripts and code downloaded and run by Apple's built-in WebKit framework, provided that such scripts and code do not change the primary purpose of the Application by providing features or functionality that are inconsistent with the intended and advertised purpose of the Application as submitted to the App Store.

So this still leaves me wondering- can a PDF reader make use of embedded Javascript? A condensed summary of what I'd like to do from an iPad or iPhone is:

Create a PDF with fillable form data.

Have the user fill the data fields.

It would be nice to also allow the user to save the form before submitting.

Submit the data to a server.

Is this now possible via the revised agreement? The fact that people still seem to be having issues make me think it's just a pipe dream.

A little more searching and I've found that Adobe now allows for fillable forms in their PDF reader for iPad. I think the main question I have now would be how to submit the data from the form to a server. I see that you can email the pdf, but I'd rather just have a submit option if possible- any suggestions?

With Adobe Reader on iPad you can only submit the form via E-Mail. WIth PDF Expert you can use both E-Mail or HTTP submission. In order to make the form work with submission itself you can either use Acrobat Professional on your desktop or use some solution that will do that for you automatically like PDF Share Forms OnDemand: http://www.pdfshareforms.com/pdf-share-forms-ondemand/

I know you can't change the name of a fillable pdf using Acrobat, but it does a good job of the actual filling. Do you know therefore if it's possible to save the filled form by 'printing' it as a flat pdf (with a different name) using pdfExpert or similar app?

You can use Adobe Pro XI to converted your current form to be editable. Then create all the fields in Adobe Pro, save the file, email that file to your self on Ipad, then open it in Adobe reader which gives you the option to save it.

I have created a Apparatus check sheet for our fire department and it works great.

Try PDF Master in app store, that is what I use. I creat my documents in Adobe Acrobat and email them to myself, then open in PDF Master and it is a fillable PDF. The free version will only let you keep two docs in the app file, but once I finish with it I email the final version to where it needs to go, copy myself and send it to the trash.

If its someone else PDF, same thing

Now the app is called PDF Forms: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-forms-annotate-fill-sign/id479202541?mt=8

I don't want to run the iphone version on the iPad as my form is rather large.