Using JavaScript with desgin time properties

[Kamil_S]

Hi all,

I have a form with quite a few text fields. I would like to be able to update their captions programatically using JavaScript at design time.

I don't know how to address design time objects.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Kamil

[Former Community Member]

Kamil,

Here is a sample for a text field with the fully-qualified name form1.page1.subform1.tf.

xfa.resolveNode("form1.page1.subform1.tf.caption.value.#text").value = "Favourite Soccer Team";

Sample attached. Note, it is possible to do bind captions to source data.

Steve

[Kamil_S]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for taking the time to assisst me.

As I mentined before, I would like to change the caption in design view. This means that I want to start with:

and after running the script to end up with:

in Live Cycle Designer.

Hope it makes sense,

Kamil

[radzmar · Accepted solution]

At Design time you genrally cannot execute JavaScript in Designer.

The only option would be a macro, which requieres Designer ES2 or ADEP Designer.

A macro is a javascript file stored in a subfolder of Designers program folder, which can be executed at design time.

Here's a macro with a flex dialog I designed to manipulate fields at design time:

http://thelivecycle.blogspot.com/2011/06/field-designer-macro.html