Saving Fillable Form as non-fillable PDF
Apr 8, 2008 10:41 AM
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Hi,
One thing that may have happened is that you only copied the button into your form.
The button has the following script:
myScriptObject.LockAllFields(form1);This line calls a function named 'LockAllFields'. This is not a built-in function, it is a custom script written by Paul and it is stored in a script object, called 'myScriptObject'.
The syntax in the click event of the button is the full reference to the function: [name of script object].[name of function](parameter);
If you look at the hierarchy, you can see the 'myScriptObject' in the Variables, under the purchaseOrder page.
If you select the script object you can look at the function in the script editor.
The sequence is:
- User clicks button;
- Click event calls 'LockAllFields' function and passes 'form1' (which is the root node) into the function;
- Function in the script object runs through and locks all fields.
So all the action is happening in the script object and not really in the button at all.
So for your form you will need to copy 'myScriptObject' as well as the button.
Hope that helps,
Niall
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By heck,
Here is the form back to you: https://acrobat.com/#d=*jSHIzy-zFVL-QNo6KCQ1Q
There are a couple of ways you can do this.
This is probably the easiest:
Step 1: Right-click on 'page1' and click 'Insert Script Object'. This will insert a blank script object, which is unnamed.
Step 2: Name the script object. In this case you want to match Paul's script object name: 'myScriptObject'.
Step 3: Open Paul's form and copy ALL of the script from his script object.
Step 4: Go back to your form and paste the script into your script object.
Step 5: Test - any problems open the Javascript Console (Control+J) and see if there are any errors showing up.
The other option is to open Paul's form and drag the script object into the Fragment library (next to the Object Library). Then open your form and drag the fragment onto 'page1'. This will insert the script object as a fragment. Right-click on it and from the fragment menu convert the fragment to an object. Test, test, test...
In relation to the buttons, I have script in the lock all fields button AFTER the function is called to hide the lock button and the reset button. The save as button is then made visible. This is possible by accessing the .presence property.
A similar approach is used on the saveAs button, however this is tricker. At the moment I have the script in the click event of the saveAs button, however if the user cancels the save action, the buttons presences still change. So I have used Radzmar's solution to check if the form is dirty.
A couple of things:
- I named the page, 'page1'. I would recommend that you name all objects, including pages and subforms as you go. You may want to check your scripts to make sure they still work.
- Paul has added in a test for buttons in his function, so that they would not be locked. This does not appear to work for the reset button, so I have changed its type to regular button. The reset script still works, but now the button does not get locked.
I hope this helps,
Niall
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Hi Niall,
I've copied/pasted/renamed Paul's function just like you said, but it doesnt work. In the reset button i already have script (again written by you of course
) and that works but the form stays unfillable. I also tried to place "myScriptObject.UnLockAllFields(form1);" before it and after it as well. When i tested, it doesn't work.here is the file with last modications:
https://acrobat.com/#d=tp-spETA1mR9w*VzMpJXig
Marko
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Okay i think that i solved my problem, but i came up with yet another issue "/
Okay i made one button as a test that says "Save Un-Locked" that I have the javascript under click to be
app.execMenuItem("SaveAs");
And then i made a second button that says "Save Locked" that I have the javascript under click to be:
app.execMenuItem("SaveAs");
myScriptObject.LockAllFields(form1);
The issue that I am coming up with is once i click the first "Save Un-Locked" button, the "save as" dialog pops up, i save the file, and then the same dialog pops up again so i click either save once again or cancel....then the following error pops up:
Even though i get that error message, the buttons seem to be working. When I click Save unlocked, a copy is saved that can be editied later. When I click save locked, all fields become locked for the newly saved PDF.
Any ideas? It is possible to have two save as buttons correct?
Thanks
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Solved my own problem again lol,
IDK why I was getting the errors, but i decided to just delete the damn things and start over. After re-making the two buttons, they both work like a charm!!
Did nothing different from the first two buttons. Weried hahaha
As long as they work, thats all I care about haahaha
I think I have one last quesiton though.
Is there a way to save the PDF that will have all locked fields, without those two buttons showing up? I would perfer that our customers not see the save as buttons ya know?
Thanks
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