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Acrobat 6.0 validation scripts

Aug 9, 2012 1:05 PM

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Hi

 

I am new to scripting and need a little help with validating scripts.

 

I use Acrobat Ver 6.0 to create simple editable pdf's.

 

Some of the fields I want to set the validation such that they conform to the following:

 

  1. Standard text field are set to capitalise
  2. Postcode field to convert all letters to capitals

 

On a seperate point, can someone point me in the direction of having an email button?

 

When i have tried submit buttons in the past and saved the pdf; when opened again in pdf reader the security settings prevent the document being edited.

468 Views   2 Replies   Latest reply: George Johnson, Aug 10, 2012 1:17 AM
 
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  • GKaiseril
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    1. GKaiseril,
    Aug 9, 2012 2:16 PM   in reply to sjonley
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    One can use the 'toUpperCase" string method to set a string to all capital letters.

     

    You need to have your form working before applying Extended Reader Rights or setting the form up for distribution. I would reccommend that you keep a copy without Extended Reader Rights or a for for distribution.

     
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  • George Johnson
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    2. George Johnson,
    Aug 10, 2012 1:17 AM   in reply to sjonley
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    The custom validate script would look something like:

     

    // Custom validate script

    event.value = event.value.toUpperCase();

     

     

    If you want to captialize as the user enters the text, you can use use the Keystroke event, but the script would be different.

     

    Note that Acrobat 6 cannot Reader-enable a document so that it can be saved, but it should still be fillable in Reader if it's not. Acrobat 8 was the first version that allow Reader-enabling. If you set up the submit form action so that only the form data is included, as opposed to the entire PDF, it does not need to be Reader-enabled.

     
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