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Subject: Extract form field information out of a pdf file
Category: Computers > Software
Asked by: kayman7777-ga
List Price: $25.00
Posted: 09 Mar 2005 08:07 PST
Expires: 08 Apr 2005 09:07 PDT
Question ID: 488940
How do I extract field information out of a pdf file.  I want to
extract the data out of the pdf file and be able to put just the form
field informaton into an access database. This was a fill able form
that is sent to me as a pdf file.  I only need the field information
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Subject: Re: Extract form field information out of a pdf file
From: neutron_coding-ga on 09 Mar 2005 11:21 PST
 
Something like this maybe?
http://www.alqemy.com/products/TabDelimit.htm
Subject: Re: Extract form field information out of a pdf file
From: johnbouvier-ga on 09 Mar 2005 11:25 PST
 
Starting with Acrobat 5.1, you should see the menu option "Advanced |
Forms | Export Forms Data...". Make sure you select the "Text File"
type, and the field data (as well as the field names) will be saved to
a tab-delimited text file. This can be imported to a table in your
Access database.

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