PDF (FDF) form fields to filePro

[Joe Chasan]

On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 12:10:50PM -0400, Jean-Pierre A. Radley wrote:
> Joe Chasan propounded (on Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 11:44:24AM -0400):
> | I have need to import form fields from a PDF form into filePro.
> | Adobe seems to save this stuff into a proprietary FDF (Forms Data Format)
> | file.  
> | 
> | I suppose if I could convert this from FDF to normal text, csv, etc,
> | it might not be too difficult.
> | 
> | Anyone done this?  is this the right route?  Also, assuming this is the
> | way to go, anyone have a perl script that does the conversion so I can
> | run it on my unix box?
> | 
> 
> I don't have a form created with "special rights" (which enable import
> & export of data), so I can't test this, but I read in Abode Reader
> on-line help that you can
> 
> 	save the form-data as a tab-separated text file, ... FDF ....
> 	or XFDF ...

i don't know how to do this or even confirm if that option does indeed
exist.  i'm the back-end here.  end-user is giving out PDF's to selected 
"partners".  he form has  a <submit> button embedded in it and when clicked,
it will email the form, form data, or both, to a pre-defined address.  that's
where i come in.  i have determined that they are using adobe acrobat 
professional X to generate the initial form, but they claim they don't 
have those options.
 
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-Joe Chasan-                           Magnatech Business Systems, Inc.
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