PDF Manipulator DC





What is it?
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The PDF Manipulator DC plug-in is a powerful utility plug-in that provides a bidirectional data exchange between FileMaker and Adobe Acrobat DC. Whether you need to search text contains within a PDF document or extract data from a PDF document’s form fields, this is the plug-in for you. Using the PDF Manipulator DC plug-in, you can create a searchable document management system or process forms faster by eliminating the need to hand key the information into your database.



The Latest Version
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The latest version of the PDF Manipulator DC can be found on the Productive Computing, Inc., web page under http://www.productivecomputing.com/.


Documentation
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Documentation available as of this date of this release is included in the Doc Library section of the Productive Computing, Inc., website. This can be found at http://www.productivecomputing.com/docs.


Installation
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There are two methods of installing the PDF Manipulator DC located within this bundle: Simple and Advanced. To ensure a clean installation process, please ensure that Adobe Acrobat DC and FileMaker Pro are both closed out entirely.

Simple Install:
Open the “Install PDF Manipulator DC.msi" file located within this zip folder. Follow the instructions in the installer application to install the PDF Manipulator DC and its requisite files to your machine. Once the installation is complete, you can open the PDF Manipulator DC Demo File, located in the “PDF Manipulator DC Demo” folder on your Desktop.

Advanced Install:
In the folder titled “Extras” within this zip folder, you will find all components of the PDF Manipulator DC plug-in, including the plug-in itself, the additional PDF documents for use in the demo file, and the PDF Manipulator DC demo file. These components will need to be placed at the “Install Locations” as listed below.


Licensing
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Please see the file called “LICENSE” for license information.


Install Locations
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The following paths are the directories where the PDF Manipulator DC and its components will be installed into:

Demo File: C:\Users\<Current User>\Desktop\PDF Manipulator Demo
PDF Sample Files: C:\Users\<Current User>\Desktop
Plug-in File: C:\Users\<Current User>\AppData\Local\FileMaker\Extensions

If installing the PDF Manipulator DC manually using the “Advanced Install” method (see “Installation” Above), the bundle’s files will need to go into the above locations accordingly.


Uninstallation
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To uninstall the PDF Manipulator DC from the machine, if you performed the advanced installation, remove the files from the locations directed above. If you used the simple installation method, open the installer file again and choose the "Remove" option from the list, follow the installer's directions.


Contact Us
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If you have questions or concerns about the PDF Manipulator DC software, please reach out to our Support team via email at support@productivecomputing.com, or by calling our office Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM through 5:00 PM Pacific time.