You need to open the form in LiveCycle Designer and then Windows -> Script Editor to get to the Scripting in the form.

Thanks

Srini

I would love this script!

Please send to clay@gilford.com

I would really like to get a copy of this script and directions on

where to place it in the XML language.

Ultimately I would like the fillable pdf form I created to be locked after a person fills it in and emails it back using the submit button, so that I receive a pdf with no fillable form fields.

Thank you

Hello Paul,

I would also like you to email me the script: jkeyzerandre@gmail.com

Thanks!

Hi Paul,

I have just sent you a PM with a link to my form, and am hoping that you may be able to assist me?

I really need to use this lockdown all fields, but am getting strange results...

I made a test form to try this on, and it all worked as it should.

I then tried to add it, to the "live" form that I am working on, but it only locked the first page.

I then added extra lines to the click even of the button, specifying the other pages in my form.

This appeared to work. You can populate the form and then click the button to lock all the fields.

The fields all lock. If you then save the form, and re-open it, all the fields are editable again, and are not read only?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks

mail sent.

Many Thanks for your help!

Hi Paul,

I'm new to this forum.  And i've read the entire thread.  I also need help on our Department's application form to be locked.  Our form includes a date that automatically generates the current date and time everytime it is opened.  My problem is that when the form is submitted to me through email, when I open it, it will still generate the current time I recieve it, and not when it was submitted.  Does the script works on locking with that as well?

And also, i'm having problems viewing the script.  Where can I view it?  And where should I copy paste it?  I'm using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro and I also have the Adobe LiveCycle Designer 8.2.

I hope you can help me with this.  I'm such a newb but I really need to get this done. And I'm willing to learn anything.

Thanks!

P.S. I was going to attach the document so you can take a look at it but i didn't see an option to attach a file.

Hello Paul,

I have been unable to set up the script to lock subforms individually. I'm sending you a test file in a private message, in the hope that you can give me a sample script for the two subforms on the first page of the form.

Thanks - I have been able to figure this out!

That is correct.

Hi Paul,

What is the script to control the state of the form (as per your second point below)?

I'm trying to do the same as Darell. Make the form not fillable once it's filled in, locked and saved.

Thanks for your help.

Sorry, I would like to know how to go about controlling the state of the form once it's filled out, locked and saved, so when you open it again in Adobe it is not fillable.

On a previous thread Darrell asked:

Paul,

I am sorry, but I probably have completely misinterpreted what is going on here. I wish to have a fillable and savable form which I can fill out, but then save it as a static (nonfillable) PDF file. I know I can do this by printing the filled form to the Adobe PDF printer driver, but here is how I tried to use your example:

I used Acrobat Pro to activate the extended Reader features.

     1. I filled out the form.

     2. I locked the fields.

     3. I saved the form.

When I reopened the form in Reader, the data entered above was there, but the form was still fillable. At this point, I would want the form to be unalterable. Where am I going wrong?   Thanks,   Darrell

Then your response was:

My script will simply lock all fields when it is executed. What target version are you setting this for. There is a parameter in the Form Properties that controls whether to save the state of the form when it is saved. Under File/Form Properties/Defaults make sure the "Preserve scripting changes to form when saved" is set to Automatic. That woudl only work in version 8 and better.

OR

You could control the state of the form yourself. You could have it set up to run my script when the form is opened. If there is data in a field then lock all fields on initialization otherwise leave it all open.

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Original Message

I believe you mentioned this will only work with LiveCycle 8 and up ; I have 7? Is there another way around it?

Thanks,

Mindy

Nope... but I managed to get a hold of LiveCycle 8 and did the settings there. It's working the way I wanted now.

Thank you very much for your prompt response and assistance.

Mindy