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February 10, 2016
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Can embedded data be exported from a PDF?

  • February 10, 2016
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I have a PDF that depicts an electrical schematic.  Using Reader, when I click on each component symbol (resistor, capacitor, etc.) a window pops up containing all the data associated with that component (rating, manufacturer, part number, etc.).  Using Acrobat, is there a way to export a file containing this data for all components on the schematic?  This would create a complete complete bill of material and be much more accurate that if I transcribed the data manually. I suspect this is XML type data.

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February 13, 2016

Hi chuckh96890947,

Please provide the exact dot version of the software & OS installed at your system .Also check whether is there any update available for the software after going through "help > check for updates "

Please refer to this KB article :- https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/collecting-pdf-form-data.html

Let me know if it works .

Regards,

Yatharth