CLI: Output Folder and File are not working SOLVED

[ogalbnafets]

Dear Team,
I am trying to export the form fields of a PDF into an XML file, but I’m encountering some difficulties. Specifically, I want to export the data as XML (not FDF) and save it to a specific folder.

I have tried the following command and various similar variations:

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"C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF Tools\PDFXTools.exe" /RunTool:showprog=no;showui=no;showrep=no;showfiles=no pdft.tool.exportFields "C:\Users\xxxxx.pdf" /Output:folder=\"C:\xxxx\";filename=\"xxxxx.xml\"

However, the output is always saved as an FDF file in the same folder as the original PDF.

What am I doing wrong? Could you please provide an example of how to use exportFields to export the data as XML?

Version: 10.2.1

Thank you very much!
Stefan

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, ogalbnafets

CLI cannot control the majority of actions' special functions, the /output switch refers exclusively to the "save documents" action that is present in most default tools, and to my knowledge, cannot be used to control any other format of output.

You will need to pre-configure the tool via the UI, before running it, and you will want to remove the /output switch from your script.

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Kind regards,

[ogalbnafets]

Hi Daniel!

Thank you for the clarification.

Since I need to deploy this workflow on multiple PCs across our company, the previous approach wouldn’t be very practical. Instead, I created a custom tool, and this solution works perfectly!

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Best wishes,
Stefan

[Dimitar - PDF-XChange]

Thank you for your feedback.