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Krystyna · 2007-11-17 16:01:28

My users want to save filled-in PDF forms which I have Reader-enabled, after adding protection.

Some users would like to export the data from the PDF forms into an Excel spreadsheet. So far I have not found a way to do this because the forms are protected and then Reader-enabled - the result is an Excel spreadsheet with only the names of the files as data.

When I try to remove the protection in a batch process,the message is that it is not possible because of the Reader-enabling.

Is there a way to remove the Reader-enabling in a batch process?

I cannot find the command "File, Save as a copy", which normally removes Reader-enabling, in the batch processing commands. Would JavaScript be a way to do this?

By the way, I am using the French version of Acrobat 8.1 Professional so my translation of the commands might not be quite exact.

Thanks for any light you can shed on this situation.

lkassuba · 2007-11-30 09:29:21

Hi Krystyna,

I would suggest using the "Distribute Form" and "Compile Returned Forms" functions in Acrobat 8 Pro. to manage your form data to Excel.

You can perform Save As as a Batch function with Javascript but you'll still need a method to move the form data into Excel. One alternative you might investigate is the ADBC plug-in that allows Javascript in PDF to access databases through ODBC. For more information on this visit:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/

Hope this helps,
Lori

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#1 2007-11-17 16:01:28

Removing Reader-enabling and protection from PDF forms in a batch process.

#2 2007-11-30 09:29:21

Re: Removing Reader-enabling and protection from PDF forms in a batch process.

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