Hi Thom,

I appreciate you making the time to respond.

• The creation of a Button in the SWF and "Hello" test worked well.
• The SWF inserted in the PDF, with "Hello" test worked as well.
• Acrobat side: The .getField test ...console.println read the PDF textField just fine

Your article on "Exception Handling in Acrobat JavaScript" was a helpful read..Thanks!

http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/print/js_exception_handling

A reference Question,

will the User will have to use two Buttons (one in the PDF and another in the RMA(SWF)?

With no errors being thrown, the two are still not interfacing?

(see current, detailed code in above post)

I'll keep testing / try/catching.....

D-

Sounds great Joel....

I can't wait to have a solution.

Per my recent post (#38 above),

I feel I am getting closer.

As you compose your article,

please consider an example of 'multiple' text field transfers into the RMA.

Many thanks!

D-

Dave & Joel,

Thank you for your time with this niche project.

update.. v3 (April 14, 2012)

Hi Dave ( Joel & Thom)

Before I consider putting this code challenge out for a bid (small request as it may be),

I was wondering if you have an ETA on when you might have your Examples available.

There is a deadline to use this code coming up,

and there are no current examples I can frind ( with both

PDF and SWF reference) that I can reverse engineer.

Thanks in advance for your persistent coaching.....

Dale

dzki@aol.com

update..v2 (April 11, 2012)

Hi Joel,

Your PDF AcroJS helped validate I was on the right path.

If you are able and willing,

I would welcome viewing the SWF AS3 side of your example.

(just the AS, I won't need anything on your SWF's stage)

It's evident I am missing a few more pieces this puzzle......

If you you can't, I understand. Dad said, it never hurts to just ask.

Thanks again..

D-

update...v1  (April 6, 2012)

..spent the afternoon with attempts but can't get the RMA to grab the PDF form field.

PDF side;

the AcroJScript, when tested using the ' console.println...', reports the TextField (fname) just fine.

ref;

TextField name = fname

Button name = play

here's my complete, updated Button's script (retyped here);

var RMA = this.getAnnotsRichMedia(0)[0];

RMA.callAS("swfPdf", this.getField('fname').value);

console.println(this.getField('fname').value);

SWF side;

When the SWF movie is tested there are no Output or Compiler errors.

ref;

TextField name = namehere

here is my complete, updated AS3 (retyped here);

import flash.external.ExternalInterface;

ExternalInterface.addCallback("swfPdf", fillText);

function fillText(fname):void

     {

          this.namehere.text = this.ExternalInterface.call('eval', "this.getField('fname').value");

     }

~ ~ ~

I attempted the SWF Button method and the movie tested without errors using 'trace statments'.

Yet, when added to PDF as an RMA did not interact (see post #38 for code)

When you have a moment, I would sure appreciate your guidance..... Thanks again......

Dale

I have spent a view days reviewing the notes, links and tips within this thread.

Your USVAR example was a great study.

And yet, I still cannot interface the PDF textField with

the SWF(RMA)'s dynamic textField.

When you have a moment,

I could again, use your help.... for I am officially stuck!

For clarity, I'll retype everything I've done, including tests I've run:

Thanks in advance for helping me get this last leg of this quest:

Objective: push PDF form textFields into RMA(SWF) dynamic textFields

SWF side:

dynamic textField name: namehere

button: play_btn

// the entire AS3 code exactly how I've have it my SWF;

ExternalInterface.addCallback("swfPdf", fillText);

function fillText():void

     {

          this.namehere.text = this.ExternalInterface.call("eval", "this.getField('fname').value");

     }

// button added for testing purposes only

play_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.Click, clickHandler);

function clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void

     {

          trace("Click");

          this.namehere.text = "Hello"

     }

SWF notes....

No Errors thrown

"Click" appears in Output tab

"Hello" appears when button is MouseUp.

"Hello" also works when the RMA is add to the PDF

PDF side

Form textField:  fname

button:  play

number of pages: just 1(one)

code on button:

var RMA = this.getAnnotsRichMedia(0)[0];

RMA.callAS("swfPdf", this.getField('fname').value);

console.println(this.getField('fname').value);

PDF notes...

using the script debugger

no errors were thrown

console successfully report text input into the textField 'fname'

~~~~

That's the entire code on both sides.

~~~~

After this is done, I'll work on an interface w/ Multiple exchanges......

Thanks again Dave (Joel / Thom)

Dale

Working again on using Dave's script last night, I know I am getting closer.

At the risk of being an over eager,

I'd welcome a solution, and some notes where I went wrong.

Thanks again.... I have indeed learned a lot from all of you along the way.

Kind regards,

Dale

Hi Dave,

Thank you for your usvar PDF example:

I have been using it to attempt a solution for this interface.

I modified the 'acrojs' code to reflect "this.getField('field1').value" .

Then studied and tweeked your AS3 code......

In the AS# code " // workaround to append...." ,

I receive an error the the ' tfl:TextArea ' was not found...

In an attempt to recreate your usvar SWF, I created the following "dynamic" text fields;

evalText, replyText and infoText

and a button = butEval

under the function eiCall, I adjust the ExternalInterface to ("eval", "this.getField('field1'),value");

With some trial an errors, I am still unable to Interface the PDF to the RMA.....

I would welcome your feedback.......

as a reference ( at the end of this project) there will be multiple fields being pushed from the PDF into the RMA(SWF).

Thanks for your time.....

D-