17.15.1.73 saveFormsData

This element specifies that saving the contents of this document shall only save the contents of WordprocessingML form fields defined using the FORMTEXT, FORMCHECKBOX, and FORMDROPDOWN field codes in a comma-delimited text format which does not conform to ISO/IEC 29500 (i.e. it is a one-way export from a WordprocessingML document).

[Rationale: This setting is typically used to allow duplication of paper forms in electronic WordprocessingML document form, allowing the resulting content to be extracted as a comma-delimited text file. end rationale]

If this element is omitted, then the contents of the entire document (not just form fields) should be saved according to the definition of WordprocessingML in ISO/IEC 29500.

[Example: Consider a WordprocessingML document which has form fields in the top right and bottom left corners of the first page, as follows (with the text box form fields shaded in grey):

If the only content which must be saved are the form fields’ contents, this requirement is specified using the following WordprocessingML in the document settings:

<w:saveFormsData w:val="true" />

The saveFormsData element’s val attribute as a value of true, specifying that only form field data must be saved, resulting in output as follows in a text file:

one,two

end example]

This element’s content model is defined by the common boolean property definition in 17.17.4.