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 * globi 1.0.1 (for Windows)                                *
 * (c) Michel Weimerskirch                                  *
 * http://michel.weimerskirch.net - michel@weimerskirch.net *
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This small piece of software simplifies the use of PDF-forms used with the free versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader (versions 5 and 6!). Acrobat usually saves form-data in a file called glob.js (thus the name of this program). The good thing is that the data is saved automatically, so that you can re-open the form and go on filling it out where you stopped the last time. The problems with this concept are:
- The file glob.js gets overwritten if you work with multiple form.
- It's even a pain if you want to fill out a form more than once with different data.
- The data is not saved until you close your document. (Unfortunately I don't have a solution for that!)

My solution:
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A small program that backups (saves) and restores (loads) glob.js at the click of a button.
This allows you to work with more than one form without starting from scratch if you want to change/add a value on one of the forms. Beside this, it allows you to easily send form-data by email. If the recipient chooses the 'restore' option, selects your file and starts Acrobat Reader, he'll have the form filled out automatically.

How to use:
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- Fill out a form.
- Close Acrobat Reader!!! (Important! Acrobat Reader doesn't save the data until you close the program!)
- Choose 'backup' and select a location to save your form-data.
- Fill out another form, backup again, etc...
- As soon as you want to re-open one of the forms, be sure that Acrobat Reader is closed, choose the 'load' option and select your file. Done!

IMPORTANT:
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You may need the "Visual Basic Runtimes" to run the program.
They are available here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb60pro/Redist/sp5/WIN98Me/EN-US/vbrun60sp5.exe


Legal stuff
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Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute copies of this program, as long as this readme-file is distributed along with it. Modifying the software in any way is not allowed!