How to: Import Interactive Form Data from XML

• Apr 08, 2019

Important

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This example demonstrates how you can import AcroForm data (interactive forms data) from XML format to a PDF document.

You can also import the AcroForm data from FDF, XFDF, and TXT formats.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-import-acroform-data-from-xml-t491383

Program.cs

using DevExpress.Pdf;

namespace ImportInteractiveForms {
    class Program {
        static void Main(string[] args) {

            using (PdfDocumentProcessor processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor()) {

                // Load a PDF document with AcroForm data.
                processor.LoadDocument("..\\..\\EmptyForm.pdf");

                // Import AcroForm data from an XML file.
                processor.Import("..\\..\\InteractiveForm.xml");

                // Save the imported document.
                processor.SaveDocument("..\\..\\InteractiveForm.pdf");
            }
        }
    }
}

Program.vb

Imports DevExpress.Pdf

Namespace ImportInteractiveForms
    Friend Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

            Using processor As New PdfDocumentProcessor()

                ' Load a PDF document with AcroForm data.
                processor.LoadDocument("..\..\EmptyForm.pdf")

                ' Import AcroForm data from an XML file.
                processor.Import("..\..\InteractiveForm.xml")

                ' Save the imported document.
                processor.SaveDocument("..\..\InteractiveForm.pdf")
            End Using
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace