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4.8.7 Extraction of form data
For form data extraction, basically three methods are available:
Extracting single values using API
Extracting complete data instances using API
Access to any stored information using text parsers
There are different insertion points for the extracting code, depending on the way the form is
submitted. The Forms Viewer has three basic methods to return a form:
Store on a file system
Submit as a mail attachment
Submit as an HTTP POST action
Storing requests to the file system or submitting by mail is out of scope of this redbook.
Nevertheless, the techniques ...