Hi Dan,Absolutely you can, and it happens to be a question asked a lot
so you are not alone in wanting that feature for your form. A search
here for "Populate Drop Down List" returns a plethora of posts with
advise on how to do it and sample
code-http://forums.adobe.com/search.jspa?resultTypes=DOCUMENT&resultTypes=MESSAGE&resultTypes=COMMUNITY&resultTypes=TASK&resultTypes=PROJECT&resultTypes=SOCIAL_GROUP&resultTypes=COMMENT&peopleEnabled=true&q=populate+drop+down+listYou
may also want to read th...
Hi Jenny,Yes, you can sort columns in repeatable subforms using
JavaScript. It is not a simple scripting task though. We have a working
sample of a LCD form that sorts columns at our web site
www.pdfscripting.com, but the library of sample scripted files is not a
free resource. Since you say you are new to scripting, in addition to
the library of scripted sample files you may find the training videos at
the site worth the membership fee.Hope this helps,Dimitri
MunkirsWindJack Solutionswww.pdfscr...
Hi palango,While not a 'dummies" book, it would be remiss not to mention
"PDF Forms Bible" by Ted Padova and Angie Okamoto (Wiley publishers).
Half the book covers AcroForms ( created in Acrobat) and the other half
LiveCycle Designer PDF forms. A CD is included has lots of sample
forms.Hope this helps,Dimitriwww.pdfscripting.com
Hi Shelley,This article on using "radio check boxes" includes two
downloads with code you can examine for each type of PDF form, AcroForm
and LiveCycle Designer. This does not discuss greying out fields but
does show how to create mutually exclusive check boxes that perfrom like
radio buttons- only one choice allowed.Radio Check BoxesThis next
article discusses how to disable, or grey-out fields in both AcroForms
and LiveCycle Designer PDFs-Disabling FieldsHope this
helps,Dimitriwww.pdfscripting...
Hi Layla-jane,You may fine this article
helpful-http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/js_radio_check_box/There
is a link to an example LCD PDF with code for examination, as well as a
description about export values in the text.Hope this
helps,DimitriWindjack Solutionswww.windjack.com
Hi Kyle,You may fine this article
helpful-http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/js_radio_check_box/There
is a link to an example LCD PDF with code for examination, as well as a
description about export values in the text.Hope this
helps,DimitriWindjack Solutionswww.windjack.com
Hi jimmypham,Regarding the first post in this thread on connecting to
XML files- has the situation changed since your last post in May 05- is
it possible to connec to XML files now in
Designer?Thanks,DimitriWindJack Solutionswww.windjack.com
FormRouter just announced this week that Reader Extensions are now as
low as $125 per enabled PDF page. Sounds like that may be more
economical than the $29X22 for Cute.FormRouterGood luck!DimitriWindJack
Solutionswww.windjack.com
