Find the field names of inputtable form fields in a PDF document?

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Find the field names of inputtable form fields in a PDF document?

Find the field names of inputtable form fields in a PDF document? I have an editable PDF form that I'm trying to automate the entry of form fields into using python.

In order to do this I must know the "names" of the form fields in the FDF data to input.

See question for background: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1890570/how-can-i-auto-populate-a-pdf-form-in-django-python

I don't need to find the names programaticaly from the PDF necessarily, just need to know what they are so if this is possible in Preview/Adobe/etc. PDF readers/editors that is sufficient.

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Previously asked. Have a look at pdftk's dump_data_fields.

katrielalex 2010-07-22 15:31:15

I'm working only with the PDF file, not the XDF file. It's a different question.

MikeN 2010-07-22 15:44:21

Sorry. The question I linked was edited *ex post facto*... there's a valid answer in there, though. And I think `dump_form_fields` still does what you want.

katrielalex 2010-07-22 15:48:52

That should be `dump_data_fields`. Fail me.

katrielalex 2010-07-22 15:55:37

That worked! Thanks.

MikeN 2010-07-22 16:03:44

And then `re.findall( "(?<=FieldName: )[^\n]+", contents )` gives you the list of names!

katrielalex 2010-07-22 16:17:53

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