Export XML or PDF form .csv

Is it possible to place a button or a macro in a PDF form that would allow a user to automate extraction complete XML on the PDF form data without using the e-mail feature? What I would do is to automate forms-> manage form data-> merge data files in the process of the spreadsheet - 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 would ask the question there.

There is no equivalent command XFA for this, but you can access the command AcroForm. It will bring the dialogue recording and the user must take the file name (default one is provided) and location to store the file. For security reasons, you cannot completely automate recording. I have not tried it myself, but the command would be:

event.target.exportAsText)

Paul

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