On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 15:03:12 -0500 Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
I was hoping to be able to simplify all of this by using some tool to fill in the fields on the pdf file on the fly.
It sounds like the next step would be to get on the horn with whoever wrote the pdf file(s) that you're using and ask them what the schmoo is going on.
Perhaps they could provide it to you in a format that's easier to deal with instead of an encrypted pdf file.