How to upload data from XML-file to LiveCycle Designer blank form?

[Former Community Member]

Hello!



First of all, of course, I used "Forum Search" link, but it doesn't helped me... So, my situation is:



Using LiveCycle Designer I created a new form. This is very simple form, it contains only 4 fields - "First Name", "Middle Name", "Surname" and "Your Comments". Also there is a button "Submit". For every field I chose a name in "Name" box in "Binding" tab of Object palette - "FirstName", "MiddleName", "Surname" and "Comments".



When I fill in the form by Adobe Reader and then press "Submit" button, I can save an XML-file containing data I filled. My problem is I can't to upload data from existing XML-file to my form. I don't know how can I do this. I browse documentation and found out that I should create a new Data Connection with sample XML data, but what should I do then - I really don't know. After I create a connection to my XML-file, I can just bind XML-items with my fields...



If you can help me, please, give an advice. Or say, what documentation topic I should read. Maybe something else...



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Kindest regards and best wishes,

Yuriy V. Vorobev

[Former Community Member]

Try: $host.importData("").



Look into using your submit button as a save feature. We were doing this and were told that this ability was an oversight and in future releases they would be removing the ability to simply save.

[Former Community Member]

Thank you, Pyne!



Thanks to your advice I found in Help-system of Adobe Designer two methods: exportData( ... ) and importData( ... ).



But, to say the truth, I don't know how can I use them. I'm using Adobe Designer just a week, so now I know only how to place the fields, buttons and other elements to the blank form. Also I know, how use SUBMIT-button.



So, can you explain me, how should I use these methods? :)

I tried to do the following:



1. In my form I placed a button and changed a caption of this button;

2. In the top of the screen (but lower the Adobe Main menu) I found a panel, where I can choose an event and Script-type (FormCalc or JavaScript). Also there is a field, where I can write some code.

3. I enter in this field the following code for "click" event:

host.importData("")

4. I saved the form and opened it to preview with Adobe Reader.

5. When I pressed to my button, I received an error message:

"Script failed (language is formcalc; context is

xfa[0].form[0].form1[0].#subform[0].Button1[0])

script=host.importData("")

Error:"

and [OK] button.

Also I tried to enter "$host.importData("")",

but the result was exactly the same...

6. For another button I used "$host.exportData("")" with the same error...



Now I'm looking for how to solve these errors, but, I suppose, I need again your advice.



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Kindest regards and best wishes,

Yuriy V. Vorobev

[Former Community Member]

I found a solution of my problem - it's simply need to use Adobe Acrobat Standard / Professional (because they are support feature of saving PDF-files).



Using Adobe Acrobat, I can save and reload XML-data to my form

(by xfa.host.exportData("") and xfa.host.importData("") on click event for buttons).



And now I have another question - can I save and reload XML-data from file, using Adobe Acrobat Elements?

[Former Community Member]

I know this is a post from long ago, but perhaps it will help someone with the same error.



The specific error message you recieved:

Script failed (language is formcalc; context is

xfa[0].form[0].form1[0].#subform[0].Button1[0])

script=host.importData("")

Error:"



indicates that perhaps you should have tried javascript for the type, not formCalc. For my forms, I just default them as Javascript -- I get tired of seeing those darn formcalc errors :)