So you must be using LiveCycle Designer? And are you writing in FormCalc? or JavaScript? Do you have a preference?

The reason I asked if you had a LiveCycle form is because the "JavaScript" options in Acrobat are only for AcroForms. They don't work on LiveCylce forms. I know this is a LiveCyle forum, but I wanted to be sure before getting into the code. The first thing you have to know is that LiveCycle Forms ar...

It sounds like you have Acrobat 9 or earlier?  And is this a LiveCycle form?In therory, clock code is very simple. It just writes the formatted time to a text field. But the details depend on the type of form, LiveCycle or AcroFormThom ParkerThe source for PDF Scripting Infopdfscripting.comAll About...

I find the "numeric" designation for a field to be a distraction.  Never use it.  There is no way to control the formatting.  You're best approach is to never allow an actual "Number" type value to be placed in a field.For example, if "mytx" is the id for a text field:This is the correct way to put ...

I've looked into that technique before.  It's a brilliant way to move data between the embedded files.  But it's got some issues. 1.  Data is only updated in the embedded forms then they are opened.  If the document is closed before all the forms are opened there is inconsistencies.2.  The global sh...

The "presence" property controls the visibility of form elements.  This eseminar explains the details:http://adobechats.adobe.acrobat.com/p87746471/Thom Parker The source for PDF Scripting Info pdfscripting.comThe Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrob...

This is a question that seems to come up consistently.  But there isn't a built-in or automatic way to link fields in different forms within a package.  It's too bad because it's a great idea that Adobe should have been on several versions ago. Your idea of moving data from the parent PDF into the e...

You can't put a variable directly into an URL.  The URL has to be rebuilt dynamically in a script.  In a way very similar to how you are modifying the email URL.  Here are some articles on the topic.http://acrobatusers.com/search/google/submit?query=submit&cx=010702214422959725198:mrw4k197ftq&cof=FO...

Very good stuff!!  Do you know if this only works on initialization.  I wrote similar code for modifying the template at runtime and it threw a security exception.  But I was able to add event nodes with exactly the same code to the form model, not that it did any good.  I could see the newly added ...

Yes, maybe.  You've got a complex series of actions there, and whether or not they can be done depends on the details.First, there is a PostSubmit event, so yes, there is a place to put the code that will implement these operations.Next, if the form is Enabled for Save in Reader then it can be saved...