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    Here is C#/VB.NET code that demonstrates how to extract field values from PDF interactive form:
    /// <summary>
    /// Prints information about interactive form of PDF document.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="pdfFilename">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    public static void ExtractFieldValuesFromPdfInteractiveForm(string pdfFilename)
    {
        // open PDF document
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document =
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename))
        {
            // if PDF document has interactive form
            if (document.InteractiveForm != null)
            {
                // get reference to the interactive form
                Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfDocumentInteractiveForm form =
                    document.InteractiveForm;
    
                // get an array that contains all interactive form fields of PDF document
                Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormField[] formFields = form.GetTerminalFields();
    
                // for each PDF interactive field
                foreach (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormField field in formFields)
                {
                    // output field name and field value
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Name={0}, Value={1}", field.FullyQualifiedName, field.FieldValue);
                }
            }
        }
    }
    
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Prints information about interactive form of PDF document.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="pdfFilename">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    Public Shared Sub ExtractFieldValuesFromPdfInteractiveForm(pdfFilename As String)
        ' open PDF document
        Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename)
            ' if PDF document has interactive form
            If document.InteractiveForm IsNot Nothing Then
                ' get reference to the interactive form
                Dim form As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfDocumentInteractiveForm = document.InteractiveForm
    
                ' get an array that contains all interactive form fields of PDF document
                Dim formFields As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormField() = form.GetTerminalFields()
    
                ' for each PDF interactive field
                For Each field As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormField In formFields
                    ' output field name and field value
                    System.Console.WriteLine("Name={0}, Value={1}", field.FullyQualifiedName, field.FieldValue)
                Next
            End If
        End Using
    End Sub