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Read The Form Fields From PDF Document In Automation Anywhere 10.5






Sample PDF Document




  1. Download the PDF file from http://foersom.com/net/HowTo/data/OoPdfFormExample.pdf
  2. Fill the form with some values
  3. Picture showing filling the online PDF file with data
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  4. Save the document.

Extract Form Fields




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Variable Creation




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Example




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  1. Select the PDF file in ‘PDF Name’ field.
  2. Click on ‘Add’ button and following window appears
  3. Picture showing the window for adding the PDF fields
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  4. Here you have right clicked on the field to be read and click on ‘Add Field’. Following window will appear.
  5. Picture showing the add field popup window
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  6. In the above image, we have assigned the value of the field to a variable ‘GivenName’. Click ‘Ok’.
  7. Picture showing assigning the value of PDF field to a variable
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  8. A field gets added. Click on Save.
  9. A field gets added in ‘Inserted Fields’
  10. Picture showing adding the PDF field in the inserted fields section
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Picture showing the message box command to display the value of the variable
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Output




Picture showing the message box window to display the value of the variable
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Posted By  -  Karan Gupta
 
Posted On  -  Friday, October 19, 2018

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