Getting PDF data to SQL Server? Example in description

Question

I am in the process of making something similar to this:

http://www.artversion.com/pdf/WebsiteDesignQuestionnaires.pdf

I have a questionnaire, I was planning to use a pdf to get the answers and put the data into database. I have looked at itextsharp and pdfSharp, however, the questionnaire are fairly lengthy like the one above. So my question is, how or where should I start with something like this? Or if there is a better way to doing this, without using pdf's?

This will be made using ASP.NET and SQL.

Thanks in advance.

I apologize if my editing is not proper, I'm fairly new to Stackoverflow.

Answer 1

Avoid using PDFs for this purpose all together and stick with a standard ASP.NET page or Silverlight if you're looking for a richer UI. Treat PDFs as an output tool rather than an input tool. Gather the input using standard web techs, then if you're users are looking for a specific print friendly output, PDFs might be just the ticket.

Answer 2

It's possible to read and write PDF forms with iTextSharp. Here are some samples:

• Collecting Data Directly from PDF
• Filling and processing Adobe PDF Forms with iTextSharp
• Fill in PDF Form Fields using the Open Source iTextSharp Dynamic Link Library
• Filling in PDF Forms with ASP.NET and iTextSharp