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I have a series of fillable PDFs that are used by stakeholders to apply for a permit. Another form in the series is used by stakeholders to report back on the activities of that licence. Can FME transfer the information in these forms into a used dat

  • April 29, 2022
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I have a series of fillable PDFs that are used by stakeholders to apply for a permit. Another form in the series is used by stakeholders to report back on the activities of that licence. Can FME transfer the information in these forms into a used database

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redgeographics
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Unfortunately it doesn't look like form elements in a PDF are read by the PDF reader.


nielsgerrits
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You probably can, but it is hard to help without data.

FME has an PDF reader, so if it is real text, it should be doable.

If you can create and upload a sample we can try to get you started.