Open a Copy of a form

[pap96]

Hey All,

Is there a way to force Acrobat to open a copy of a form when the user opens it up?  I am asking because I have some signature fields on a form and I don't want the user to open up the original and place a signature and then we have to send them a new form everytime they need it (the form will be on laptops that are mobile and very rarely in the office).  Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Paul

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi Paul,

I don't think you can open a copy. Acrobat opens the file that the user has selected.

However you could script so that the user is prompted to save the form if the file name matches the template. Say the form is named "My Template.pdf". The following script in the docReady event of the form1 node should work:

if (event.target.documentFileName == "My Template.pdf")
{
     app.execMenuItem("SaveAs");
}

This means that when the user renames it, they will not be prompted to save as again.

Hope that helps,

Niall

PS: This won't work in LC Designer Preview, as the file name when previewed is generic, for example "c4BN23ms78.pdf". You would need to open the form in Acrobat/Reader.

[pap96]

Perfect!  Exactly what I wanting to do.  Thanks again for the help!

Paul