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    Hi. I need to create a .fdf file with data from a .txt file or an excel file to allow me to import data into forms. The only joy I have had is being able to export the data from acrobat, but not creating a .fdf file from another source. Thanks for any light you can shine on this.

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    Community Expert , Mar 01, 2018 Mar 01, 2018 Thom Parker • Community Expert , Mar 01, 2018 Mar 01, 2018

    But there are no applications for just generating FDF files, except of course Acrobat.

    You could write an Acrobat script to read the data out of the text file and use Acrobat to create FDF files. This is exactly the type of thing I do, so send me a message if you're interested. You can contact me by sending a message through www.pdfscripting.com

    10 Replies 10 Community Expert , /t5/acrobat-discussions/create-fdf-file/m-p/9658869#M88252 Mar 01, 2018 Mar 01, 2018

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    But there are no applications for just generating FDF files, except of course Acrobat.

    You could write an Acrobat script to read the data out of the text file and use Acrobat to create FDF files. This is exactly the type of thing I do, so send me a message if you're interested. You can contact me by sending a message through www.pdfscripting.com

    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScripting
    Use the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often