XML Forms Data Format (XFDF) Specification - Adobe Partners
XML Forms Data Format (XFDF) Specification - Adobe Partners
XML Forms Data Format (XFDF) Specification - Adobe Partners
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1 Introduction to <strong>XFDF</strong><br />
<strong>XFDF</strong> (<strong>XML</strong> <strong>Forms</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Format</strong>) is a format for representing forms data and annotations in a PDF<br />
document. This specification describes <strong>XFDF</strong> compatible with <strong>Adobe</strong> Extension Level 3 to ISO 32000-1<br />
(PDF 1.7) and Acrobat 9.0. <strong>XFDF</strong> is the <strong>XML</strong> version of <strong>Forms</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Format</strong> (FDF), a simplified version of PDF<br />
for representing forms data and annotations.<br />
<strong>Forms</strong> <strong>Data</strong> and Annotations<br />
Form fields in a PDF document include edit boxes, buttons, and radio buttons, as shown in the following<br />
PDF document:<br />
The <strong>XFDF</strong> exported from this PDF document looks like the following:<br />
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FDF and <strong>XFDF</strong> can be the format used to send and receive form data from a server: form data is submitted<br />
to a server, modifications are made and sent back; the new form data is imported into the interactive PDF<br />
form. FDF and <strong>XFDF</strong> can also be the format used to export form data to stand-alone files that can be<br />
stored, transmitted electronically, and imported back into the corresponding PDF interactive form.<br />
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