How can I export multiple PDF fillable forms into a spreadsheet (Excel) using VBA?

Hi guys,
I never used VBA with with Adobe Acrobat. I would like a tip to start doing that. What I would like to do know is:
1 - I have multiple PDF Forms that are filled.
2 - I want all the data from those forms to be exported to Excel via VBA code.
3 - Adobe Acrobat already have an option to do that manually (Forms > Merge Data Files Into Spreadsheet) and it works perfectly.
4 - I would like to access that feature using VBA, then generate a spreadsheet.
Any tips? How can I start?
Thanks!

A good place to start is Karl Heinz Kremer's blog, where he has a few examples:
http://khkonsulting.com/2010/09/reading-pdf-form-fields-with-vba/

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