I'm new to using Mac computers and I have tons of military forms that I need to use on a daily basis. So I'm asking anyone that has been in the military and used PureEdge to help me out.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
This might work for you:
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23937/pureedge-viewer
If not, you may need to run Windows on your MacBook (one of the virtualization solutions such as VirtualBox would probably be most practical since they don't require rebooting your Mac) and run Lotus Forms Viewer to work with those documents.
http://militarycac.com/lion.htm
Regards.
Thank you. I will give that a try when I get back to my computer later.
m.gary3 wrote:
I have tons of military forms that I need to use on a daily basis.
If the forms are in XFDL format (file name extensions .xfdl or .xfd), the current Mac version of Adobe Reader or Acrobat Pro should be able to handle them.
I have a working Pure Edge Solution posted here:
http://www.net4geeks.com/apple-mac/2-how-do-i-open-xfdl-on-a-mac.html
It is a package that allows you to run Pure Edge 6.5 for windows on your mac without having to install windows via bootcamp or parallels. I tested it on both Leopard and Lion and it worked fine.
If you have any problems just let me know.
Try this - new Beta for Mac (Lotus Forms): http://aeonconcepts.com/lotus/
I dowloaded the latest version of Pure Edge viewer (1.2) and it really doesn't work well. First off, it takes forever to open a a file. Then, when the file is open, there is no way I can minimize, increase, or move the window... I am ver disappointed.
I am the one who actually ported PureEdge and Lotus Forms for Mac. As for resizing the window you need to use the screen size controls that are native to the program. You can access the control from the bottom right of the window. Click-Drag (It's actually very easy, and allows the program to look like it belongs in a Mac environment) You can also remove decorations through the program, but it will look like a win98 gui.
Unfortunately several sites have repackaged this program, omitting the original readme. Regardless, Lotus Forms V4.0 and higher is more stable in OSX. I have made available a new version based on Lotus Forms Viewer 4.0.0.3 which will allow you to view, edit and print like before. The major difference is that the new version does not have or need Java to function. There are some drawbacks to this with newer forms but they will still load and can be modified.
The latest version can be downloaded here: http://aeonconcepts.com/lotus
Please Note: Unless drastic changes are made to revised forms that break functionality of this version, this should be the last release required. If future OSX versions break the functionality, an updated version will be released.
How can I view and use PureEdge for my military documents?
