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wilkied
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December 16, 2019
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How to export Form Fields to .csv

  • December 16, 2019
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In Adobe Acrobat DC, I would like to export ALL form fields (field id's) in order that they appear on the form to a .csv file.  Can you provide instructions?

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Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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December 16, 2019

With an Acrobat Form the order of the columns in the CSV, or any of the export data formats matches the order of the Form Field annots listed in the Page Annots array. This seems a slightly crazy way to do it. But it matches the order inwhich the fields were added to the form. 

 

If you want to map the data to a custom arrangment, then you need a script to do it. 

 

 

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