know bug in livecycle

[bnob35]

I just realized that the known bug in live cycle is creating unnecessary lines of code to my form.  I don't have the ability to update to the most recent live cycle.  Is there any way to fix it without?  Has anyone created a macro or something to remove all the extra lines?  So far I have deleted a few hundred thousand occurrences of  <?templateDesigner StyleID aped3?> and still going.  Also afraid I am going to delete something I shouldn't.

[radzmar]

It seems your using Designer 8.

There was a patch for the bug.

Update for LiveCycle Designer 8.2 | Adobe LiveCycle Blog

You should be able to download it here:

Adobe - Enterprise products - Support downloads

[bnob35]

For some reason when I try to download the fix and update it is telling me I am running an incompatible version?  I am currently running 8.2.1 and downloaded the fix for that version (adobe_livecycle_8_2_qf)?  Suggestions?

[radzmar]

I think you'll have to install LiveCycle ES Update 1 Designer Service Pack 2 instead.

[bnob35]

That update did not work either.  It keeps saying that I am trying to update an unknown version?  I don't have admin rights on my computer because I work for the gov so it is really hard to troubleshoot why?  Suggestions other than the update?  I guess I will just have to delete all the extra the hard way.

[radzmar]

You can debug your forms manually.

Therefore you have to save your forms as XDP format instead of PDF.

When you encounter the bug you open the XDP file with a text editor (don't use Wordpad!).

Most editors have a find and replace function biuld in you can open with the key combination Ctrl + H.

Use this function to replace all occurences for "<?templateDesigner StyleID aped3?>" with nothing.

Save the changes at the XDP file, open in with Designer and then save your form as PDF.

[bnob35]

Thanks so much.  That worked.

[radzmar]

Ok fine.

If found a few downloads at Adobe's FTP server that might be useful for you.

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/magic/livecycle/designer82/

[bnob35]

Can you answer another outstanding question?  I have this code and it works but it is not calculating over 24hr.  I then tried the second code from a post you referred me to but then the formatting was off.  I need it to display in HHMMSS and it was displaying in decimal minutes.  I can't get both to work together.  I need to calculate time and it might be over 24hrs.  Do I have to incorporate the date field?  Right now I have them separate and would prefer to keep that way.  I can send the form if it would be easier.  Thanks!!!

if (HasValue(startsamplingtime) and HasValue(endsamplingtime)) then

   var millisecondsPerMinute = 1000 * 60;

   var millisecondsPerHour = millisecondsPerMinute * 60;

   var interval = Time2Num(endsamplingtime.formattedValue, "HH:MM:SS") - Time2Num(startsamplingtime.formattedValue, "HH:MM:SS");

      // Calculate the hours, minutes, and seconds.

   var hours = Floor(interval / millisecondsPerHour );

   interval = interval - (hours * millisecondsPerHour );

   var minutes = Floor(interval / millisecondsPerMinute );

   interval = interval - (minutes * millisecondsPerMinute );

   var seconds = Floor(interval / 1000 );

    Concat( Format("Z9", hours), ":", Format("99",minutes), ":", Format("99", seconds))

endif

if (HasValue(startsamplingtime) and HasValue(endsamplingtime)) then

calcsoaktime = Abs(Time2Num(endsamplingtime.formattedValue, "HH:MM:SS") - Time2Num(startsamplingtime.formattedValue, "HH:MM:SS"))/(60*60*1000);

else calcsoaktime = 24 - Abs(Time2Num(endsamplingtime.formattedValue, "HH:MM:SS") - Time2Num(startsamplingtime.formattedValue, "HH:MM:SS"))/(60*60*1000);

endif