Where has the 'Merge Data Files to Spreadhseet' tool gone to.

[mrp89372292]

Where has the 'Merge Data Files to Spreadsheet' tool gone to. It is NOT visible in my Acobat 2017 - but was there a week or so ago.  It is something I use a lot when extracting data from .pdf forms.

[Karl Heinz Kremer]

When you are in the Forms editor, click on the "More" menu button, you'll find the function in the menu that pops up:

[mrp89372292]

Thank you Karl.  That certainly is one way to find it but I don't use Acrobat forms I use forms made in LiveCycle and until a week or so ago there was a specific tool available in the Tools page.  Also, In the 'Edit' menu there used to be a Form Options > Merge Data Files Into Spreadsheet. I do not know where that has gone to?

Have Adobe removed this in an update?

[try67]

This command doesn't work with LCD forms, as far as I know, only with Acrobat forms.

[mrp89372292 · Accepted solution]

I use it all the time with Live Cycle forms.  I have no problem with using it, its just that the link to the function is now missing form Tools in Acrobat.

[Karl Heinz Kremer]

Which version of Acrobat are you using this with?

[mrp89372292]

I'm using Acrobat Pro 2017. 

[Karl Heinz Kremer]

And which version did this used to work with?

[mrp89372292]

The tool still works when I find it via the forms editor and if I load a form it then appears in the 'Edit' menu, but it is now missing from the Tools page. It was a purple version of the icon you've highlighted earlier and it was with the other forms tools. I had a copy in my toolbar on the right of the page.

[Karl Heinz Kremer]

I think I finally get it: The functionality is still there in the forms editor, but you used to be able to get to it via a different method. In that case, you may want to file a bug report: Feature Request/Bug Report Form

[mrp89372292]

Thanks Karl.

yes that it correct - and thanks for the bug report link.  I'll try that and see what happens.

Very many thanks again

Peter