[LiveCycle Designer] Extract data

Hello,
I created a form pdf with LiveCycle Designer ES2.
Now, I'd like to retrieve automatically the data of the filled forms.
I tried to read the form with a Java library (pdfBox) and i got this result :
"Please wait...
If this message is not eventually replaced by the proper contents of the document, your PDF
viewer may not be able to display this type of document.
You can upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Reader for Windows®, Mac, or Linux® by
visiting http://www.adobe.com/go/reader_download.
For more assistance with Adobe Reader visit http://www.adobe.com/go/acrreader.
Windows is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac is a trademark
of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other
countries."
Adobe seems to prevent the reading of pdf files created by his own tools. Is it possible to return these forms pdf legible by all readers ? Is there any option in LC Designer ?
Has Adobe some tools to extract (and injection) data ?
By hoping to have been clear...
Thanks a lot,
Dubinho

It sounds like you need use the adobe schema in MII so the output of your transaction matches it.
Regards,
Jamie

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