Posting Data into a field, not there after a saveAs

[peteFL]

I am populating a field from a couple of drop down list boxes and I want to include this information when the user clicks the Save As button.  I can't seem to get the information to remain after the Save As is complete.  I have attached my form.

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi,

Try setting the preserve script changes from Manual to Automatic (in the File / Form Properties / Defaults tab).

Good luck,

Niall

[peteFL]

It still doesn't save the data to the field upon saveAs.

[Niall_O_Donovan · Accepted solution]

Ok,

The outputText object has the following in the docReady event, which is resetting the field back to effectively no value ("") when the form is reopened.

outputText.rawValue = "";

Comment that line out and it should work.

Good luck,

Niall

[peteFL]

That worked.  However, I was using that statemenet to get rid of the null value that is added to the field from my

    outputText.rawValue += dateSelect.rawValue + " "  + shiftSelect.rawValue + " shift\n";

statement, how can I handle getting this field populated prior to the drop down box placing a value there?

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi,

One way would be to change the volunteer schedule into a listbox. Then use addItem to populate the schedule. Also added a reset button.

Good luck,

Niall

[peteFL]

I took your suggestions and made the necessary changes.  For those of you following along I had to add the following line to the reset button code to clear out the list box field>

outputText.clearItems();

Without this line the field remained populated.

Thank you Niall for all your valuable input.  One last request.  Can you suggest a good comprehensive book on LiveCycle that would give many examples of real world forms design.

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi,

There is a lot of information on the Adobe website and in the forums.

There are free guides on the Adobe web site which cover Acrobat and LC:

http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_lc_scriptingBasics

http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_lc_scriptingReference

http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_lc_formCalc

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle/articles/Adobe_XML_Form_Object_Model_Refer ence.pdf

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/lc_migrating_acrobat_xmlform.pdf

And a very handy resource (and while it is for version 6 it is still very good because of the way it is laid out):http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/tips/CalcScripts.pdf

JP Terry's book on LC Forms is very good and we use www.pdfscripting.com (which is a subscription service).

The help file also helps with syntax and LC Designer comes with templates/examples.

Lastly, check out the Developer's Network on http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle/

Good luck,

Niall