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standenman
Copper Contributor
Feb 23, 2024

Programatically create fields

I am trying to extract data from a letter that is a pdf file.  I read something saying that converting to Word does a nice job in keeping text in the format as it appears.   I want to create a form letter populated with data from the pdf-come-word document.  I want the name and address from the left hand side, the name of the client from the right hand side ("Re"), the ID number, and the DOB.

 

Also I want some dates from the text of the letter.  I want the date range for the records requested (:08/03/2021 to the Present") and the date requested for the return of the medical records (in this case "May 26, 2023").

 

I have been working in python up to this point, and would prefer that, but I guess I could use VBA?

 

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  • Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP's avatar
    Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP
    MVP
    Feb 23, 2024

    standenman Can you upload a copy of the pdf and the Word file that results from opening it and also a copy of the form that you want to be populated with data from the Word file.