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Although LiveCycle ES is supported on a wide variety of enterprise platforms, there are combinations of J2EE appserver-DB-OS that might not be supported. For example, JBoss on AIX is not supported. WebSphere with MySQL is not supported. Sybase is not supported at all.

To ensure that you install LiveCycle on a supported platform, please consult the most appropriate "Preparing to Install" guide or use the Software Environment and Compatibility Check (SECC) form. The SECC form asks all the relevant questions when it comes to an installation of LiveCycle in a particular environment. It is recommended because you have the option to have it reviewed by Adobe.

While cleaning up old data in JBoss' \svcdata folder in Windows, you might get an "unable to delete, path too long" error. Just about the only way to get around this problem is to use a USD19.00 utility called "Path Too Long Utility" from ABTO LLC.

Another useful web application, included in the Livecycle SDK, but not automatically deployed is the Assembler sample application.

The Livecycle ES Assembler service can assemble multiple PDF documents into one PDF document or disassemble one PDF document into multiple PDF documents. The Assembler service can manipulate documents in various ways such as changing page size and rotating contents. It can insert additional content such as headers, footers, and a table of contents, as well as preserve, import or export existing content such as annotations, file attachments, and bookmarks.

You use an XML-based language called Document Description XML (DDX), to interact with the Assembler service. Find more info on DDX in the LiveCycle ES SDK documentation.

The Assembler sample application gives you an interface to test your DDX files, which improves productivity.

Fill in your DDX, link the input files you use to files on your file system, and the execute button will invoke the Assembler service and show you the generated PDF on the left side.

You can find the Assembler sample application EAR in the SDK folder ...

C:\Adobe\LiveCycle8\LiveCycle_ES_SDK\samples\PDFAssembler\WebApp\pre-built

Deploy the EAR file, and you'll be able to access this information through this url :

http://localhost:8080/adobe/livecycle/samples/assembler/