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What is the best way to extract select data from a filled in pdf form?

The export feature extracts everything but I need only 6 of 50 named fields.

thanks

Community Expert

var Flds=["Text1","Text2","Text3","Text4","Text5","Text6"];
this.exportAsText(false,Flds);

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@Judith23964899jt0f if you only 6 of the 50 fields, I would just manually select the text tool and copy the fields

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the data is on multiple pages of the form and there are some 60 - 70 forms
submitted at a time.
there has to be a better way!
thanks

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You'll find several data extraction tools here:

And info on PDF form data handling here:

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