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Why can't Adobe Reader open an .fdf file? My Safari browser flickers and won't open the .fdf file.


Jean-Paul LeBlanc


4 Answers

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Hi

Its because an .fdf is not actually a file, it is data from a form or comments of another file. The fdf file needs to be imported into another document either with form fields or which had comments.

And unfornately this can not be done using the free Adobe Reader

Did someone send you the FDF file.

Hope this helps?


By Sean Mitchell   

It can if and only if the PDF file referenced within the FDF file is available to your system. If the FDF does not have a reference PDF within the FDF then you can only open that FDF with a text editor or use Acrobat or Reader with special scripting added to import that FDF into an existing PDF.

FDF Toolkit Overview

Forms and FDF
How to populate a PDF file's form with data from a web server
Automatic Insertion of Document-Level JavaScripts by D.P. Story


George Kaiser   

I had the same problem and this is what I had to do, it was a simple fix that could have saved me lots of time if I had found this info sooner.

- Open Adobe Reader

- Edit menu and select Preferences

- Under 'Internet', make sure the box for 'Display PDF in browser' is checked. Click OK to save your changes.


Dynne Gilchrist   

To my greatest Surprise I don't know how but somehow I have no problems now.
I reviewed the latest communication and discovered that my Adobe application had been configured as explained.
This should be in my opinion a default setting.
Thanks for taking the time to confirm this solution.
Cheers!


Jean-Paul LeBlanc   

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