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When clearing a form, is there a way to also clear the photos?

May 24, 2012 4:04 PM

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I have an existing form created using Adobe Pro's form creation. This contains a label tool for adding photos.  When I clear the form, the photos remain. Is there a way to clear out the photos of a form after one has already been linked?

 

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525 Views   7 Replies   Latest reply: George Johnson, Jul 6, 2012 12:26 PM
 
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    1. George Johnson,
    May 24, 2012 4:11 PM   in reply to Trina_Kat
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    Exactly how are the images being added? You mentioned a label tool, but I don't know what that means. Are they being added as stamps? Also, what method are you using to clear the form?

     
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    May 24, 2012 4:28 PM   in reply to George Johnson
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    The images are a button tool with an Icon Only Layout with a Mouse up action with JavaScript  event.target.buttonImportIcon ();

     
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    May 25, 2012 1:13 AM   in reply to Trina_Kat
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    To clear a button icon, you have to use JavaScript. One way is to set up a button that has a blank icon and copy it using the buttonGetIcon field method, and set it using the buttonSetIcon field method. The button that's the source of the blank icon would normally be hidden. There are other ways to do this, but this is the simplest, or at least best documented.

     
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    Jun 8, 2012 11:58 AM   in reply to George Johnson
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    OK I understand what you are saying, but I am not as Java Savy as I would like to be.

     

    I have created the hidden blank icon. Based on another users similar question, I used the following script that you provided for him for the buttonGetIcon Field Method.

     

    var oIconClear = getField("buttonClear").buttonGetIcon({nFace: 0});

    getField("Picture 1a").buttonSetIcon({oIcon: oIconClear, nFace: 0});

     

    I believe I still need the buttonSetIcon field method because this script alone did not seem to work.

     

    Perhaps I am doing everything completely wrong

     
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    Jun 8, 2012 1:16 PM   in reply to Trina_Kat
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    That should do it, assuming the field names are correct and you're getting a valid blank icon from the buttonClear button. I'd be happy to take a look at the form if you want to mail it to me at: acroscript at gmail dot com

     
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    Jul 6, 2012 10:31 AM   in reply to George Johnson
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    The form is working great, but it does not seem to work on my IPAD using the PDF Expert App. Is there a way to do this same thing, but make it work on my IPAD?

     

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    Jul 6, 2012 12:26 PM   in reply to Trina_Kat
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    I have not found a way to do this. PDF Expert does not support the JavaScript method that you'd normally use. The best I can come up with is manually selecting a blank (e.g., white) image, which would have to be added to the camera roll.

     
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