Exporting XML and/or .csv from PDF form

[Former Community Member]

Is there a way to place a button or macro in a PDF form that would allow a user to automate the extraction of the full XML out of the completed PDF form without using the email functionality? What I'd like to do is automate the Forms-->Manage Form Data-->Merge Data Files into Spreadsheet process--for XML and .csv--or both.

I'm a newbie to LiveCycle and javascript--so the solution may be beyond my comprehension but thought I'd put the question out there.

[Former Community Member · Accepted solution]

There is no XFA equivalent command for this but you can access the AcroForm command. It will bring up the save dialog and the user has to pick the filename (a default one will be provided) and location to store the file . For security reasons you cannot fully automate the save. I have not tried this myself but the command woudl be:

event.target.exportAsText()

Paul

[Former Community Member]

Thanks, Paul. I will experiment with that and see what happens.