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ZABC001
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June 17, 2022
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Extract Data from Dropdowns

  • June 17, 2022
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Hi Everyone. I am trying to extract data from a pdf file that has cascading dropdowns. I am trying to recreate the document with all the data that is hidden from the dropdowns. I know its a XFA PDF File that I am accessing through Adobe Acrobrat Pro. I have no knowledge on this and any assistance would be greatly appreciated. 

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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June 18, 2022

Questions about Adobe AEM/LiveCycle should be asked here: https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/ct-p/adobe-experience-manager-community

Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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June 17, 2022

That is unfortunate. I would suggest that you ask this question on the AEM (formerly LiveCycle)  forum, which is about XFA forms. 

But I do have two suggestions. You can export the guts of the XFA form in a handy XML format (literally the form specification). This might be an easy way to get at this data. Another option is to write a script that walks the form path of the XFA, finds and collects dropdown options. You'll need the XFA specification and scripting guide for this. 

 

 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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ZABC001Author
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June 27, 2022

Thank you! 

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