Taking data from one pdf form to another

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April 21, 2016
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I need to create one pdf form as a general questionnaire, and then take parts of the data returned and get it into another form with only some of the data.

I am working on a Windows 7 desktop in Acrobat XI Pro.

For example, the questionnaire might ask name, date, birthdate, address, how they got our name, and several other questions. Then I need to get only the name, address, and birthdate into a second blank form. Is there an easy way to do this besides copying and pasting?

I hope this is clear. Thanks.

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gkaiseril

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You can use an FDF file to extract the form data and transfer the data for the same named and type fields in another PDF. The other option is to use some custom JavaScript to open the other PDF and set the fields in the other PDF to the values from the first field.

One can even use a database for the transfer when designing forms with LiveCycle

If you can script a web page you might even be able to perform the task using the soap interface.

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MarcySBAuthor

Inspiring

This sounds great, but it is way above my ability level at this point. I know nothing about JavaScript and have never heard of a soap interface. I think I'll stick to simpler. Thanks for your reply.

try67

Community Expert

Make sure the field names in both files are the same. Then what you can do is go to Tools - Forms - More Form Options and export the data from the first file to an FDF or text file, and then import that data (from the same location) in your other files. If the fields are named the same, the data will copy over.

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MarcySBAuthor

Inspiring

This sounds like it should work. I'm new at this, so I'll give it a try. Thanks.

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