What format is an FDF file?

[Mark]

I believe it’s proprietary...

https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/fdf_data_exchange.pdf

They also offer some api’s...

https://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/fdftoolkit.html

Mark
On Oct 18, 2018, 4:10 PM -0700, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>, wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> Just curious, I've been calling an FDF file produced by exporting fillable PDF form data, an XML file. Clearly it is not, I see now. The beginning of one looks soomething like this, and I'm wondering if this is a standard file format, or if it is something proprietary that Adobe came up with:
>
> %FDF-1.2
> %âãÏÓ
> 1 0 obj
> <</FDF<</F(IT Install Form.pdf)/Fields[<</T(Signature)/V()>><</Kids[<</T(0)/V(RADF Document Feeder)>><</T(1)/V(Toshiba Copier Stand)>><</T(10)/V()>><</T(11)/V()>><</T(2)/V(Console Finisher)>><</T(3)/V(Bridge Kit)>><</T(4)/V(15 Amp Line Filter)>><</T(5)/V()>><</T(6)/V()>><</T(7)/V()>><</T(8)/V()>><</T(9)/V()>>]/T(accessorydescrip)>><</Kids[<</T(0)/V(MR3031)>><</T(1)/V(...
>
> Bob S
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