LiveCycle has been replaced by Adobe Experience Manger which can convert both the PDF and XML (LiveCycle) forms into the newer format. One of the largest creators of LiveCycle forms, http://www.irs.gov, was still creating forms in March 2018. I expect that Experience Form Manager is using HTML5 and ...
If using the digitally sign feature of Acrobat/Reader, there is a special digital certificate that is attached to the PDF that includes a lot of information as when the PDF form was signed and information to tell if the form has been changed and the ability to "roll back" the form to a state prior t...
LiveCycle Designer uses the same JavaScript engine that Acrobat and Reader does when the LiveCycle form is in the PDF format. So as noted in the Acrobat JavaScript form, the JavaScript engine and capabilities. As explained in the Acrobat JavaScript forum, the JavaScript used in Acrobat or Reader is ...
There are way to work around some of these issues with more advance programing.One can place the values to process into an array, use a filter to remove unwanted items from the array and use a call back function to sum the array.
You need to use the commands for conditional code execution. You can use the JavaScript "if" statement or the FormCalc "if" statement. Note that the syntax for the "if" statement have a different syntax.The "Scripting Reference" under LiveCycle's Help menu bar item has more information about the For...
Click on the field that will be using the leading zeros.Make sure this field is set to Numeric Field (Object Palette - Field tab - Type:)On the same Field tab is a button that reads "Patterns..." click on the arrowClick "Display" and in the "Pattern:" field type "num{99999}" (this will give you a fi...
Are you creating your form in Acrobat or LiveCycle Designer. A little hare to tell with all of your posts. For Acrobat forms:You can get a lot of different information from the date object by changing the format string for the 'util.printd' method. See the reference George Johnson links to for the f...
You are using Acrobat Form Tool code, so unless you are making your form with Acrobat, I would use the syntax and languages of LiveCycle Designer.Look in the scripting reference for the 'Sum' function and examples of how to write equations in LiveCycle Designer. The 'Scripting Reference' is under Li...
Adobe has discouraged having both Reader and Acrobat installed on the same system because of this problem. Each product want to be the default appliction for opening a PDF document. You might be able to modify the preferences in each application and set the option for IE intergration and primary PDF...
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There are way to work around some of these issues with more advance programing.One can place the values to process into an array, use a filter to remove unwanted items from the array and use a call back function to sum the array.Questions
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