Exporting form field data to xml

Hello,
I want to export pdf form data to xml file.
I don't want to use adobe Livecycle Designer.
I want to save the data in xml file where pdf file is present.
i have created button as export.
when user clciks on export button, the data has to be exported to xml file.
how can i do this using Java script, is there any sample code available?
Please help me
Thanks in avance,

thanks for your help.
I want to save form data to xfdf file, on click of button.
I have written below code in one .js file.
Export = app.trustPropagatorFunction(function(oDoc, sPath, bXDP, sPackets)
app.beginPriv();
oDoc.exportXFAData(sPath, bXDP);
app.endPriv();
TrustedExportXFAData = app.trustedFunction(function(oDoc, sPath, bXDP, sPackets)
    var bSuccess = false;
    app.beginPriv();
    try {
        Export(oDoc, sPath, bXDP, sPackets);
        bSuccess = true;
    catch(e){
        app.alert(sPath  + " NOT exported!\n" + e.message + "\n" + e.name);
    app.endPriv();
    return( bSuccess );
on button mouseup action i am calling trusted function as
TrustedExportXFAData(this, "/c/testing", "True", "*");
I am getting error as /c/testing NOT exported
Secuirty settings prevent access to this property or method.
NotAllowedError.
Please help me to solve this issue.a

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    You're welcome to try this for yourself - here's the original uncorrupted file.  Although I've saved this one into Dropbox so that I can share, I haven't opened it in Dropbox:
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/kutwzrrlfo4dpyg/Example%20page.pdf.zip
    I've just removed the stroke and it works fine, even after opening in Preview first. This doesn't matter because the Adobe Reader app highlights all the fields by default anyway, so the stroke isn't needed in this case.
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