In the previous post, we consider how to extract data from PDF Form. Let us see how to retrieve data from the filled form. Most of the code is the same as in the previous post. [9apps](https://get-9apps.com/index/) [cartoon hd](https://get-cartoonhd.com)
import asposestoragecloud
from asposestoragecloud.apis.storage_api import StorageApi
import asposepdfcloud
from asposepdfcloud.apis.pdf_api import PdfApi
from asposepdfcloud.rest import ApiException
class PdfCloudPyDemo(object):
def __init__(self):
self.storageName = "First Storage"
self.folderName = "demos"
self.formName = "Student Info Form.pdf"
self.localFolder = "C:\\tmp\\"
# Get App key and App SID from https://dashboard.aspose.cloud/#/apps
self.storage_api_client = asposestoragecloud.api_client.ApiClient(apiKey='***',
appSid='***')
self.storage_api = StorageApi(self.storage_api_client)
self.pdf_api_client = asposepdfcloud.api_client.ApiClient(app_key='***',
app_sid='***')
self.pdf_api = PdfApi(self.pdf_api_client)
# Extract Data
def ExtractFormData(self):
pass
#run an example
formDemo = PdfCloudPyDemo()
resp = formDemo.ExtractFormData()
dc= dict((v.name, v.values[0]) for v in resp.fields.list)
print(dc)
To retrieve the data we should use a pdf_api.get_field(...) call:
def ExtractFormData(self):
try:
fileName = self.folderName + "/" + self.formName
fileExistResponse = self.storage_api.get_is_exist(path=fileName, storage= self.storageName)
if (fileExistResponse.file_exist.is_exist):
opts = {
"folder" : self.folderName,
"storage": self.storageName
}
return self.pdf_api.get_fields(self.formName, **opts)
else:
print('File not found')
except ApiException as ex:
print(ex)
In response, we will get a data transfer object of type asposepdfcloud.models.Fields . Thus, to get the values we need to handle a list property in an appropriate manner. For example, we can map list to a dictionary with field name as a key:
formDemo = PdfCloudPyDemo()
formData = formDemo.ExtractFormData()
formData = dict((v.name, v.values[0]) for v in resp.fields.list)
print(formData)