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Expanding and collapsing document content with a toggle button

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:40:54 GMT

I am looking into getting LiveCycle but before I do I was wanting to know how difficult of a process it is to create portions of a document that expand and collapse (not just a particular field). I have a microsoft word document that I have inserted headers into. They have a toggle button next to the section header which when switched will expand and collapse that entire section (moving the content of the document below it up and down as the section is collapsed and expanded). This is what I am trying to accomplish in my form. I am just curious if this is a relatively simple process in LiveCycle or if this is something that takes a lot of programming knowledge and experience. Also, is it possible to import information from a word doc, or a PDF into LiveCycle to have something to start with or do you have to create it from scratch in LiveCycle?

Thanks,

Kenny

Expanding and collapsing sections of a form

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 23:21:12 GMT

I am creating a form in Adobe Acrobat which has several sections. Each section is it's own bookmark. (created automatically when I converted the form from MS Word) I am wondering if it is even possible to attach a toggle button to each bookmark heading and then using Javascript show or hide the individual sections (with the sections below it scooting up so there is no blank space). If you create a document in word this feature is built in using the headings function (a little triangle appears to the left of the heading and when you check or uncheck it the section is hidden and unhidden). I found a few things online that referred to Livecycle Designer, but was wondering if I am making this more complicated than it needs to be. (since this is a built in function in word.)?

Thanks,

Kenny

limit max char in combobox

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:18:23 GMT

I have an editable combobox. Is it possible to limit the character count to 20 characters? I know this will need to be a Javascript if it is possible but not sure how to code it or where it goes (custome validation, key stroke script etc.) any help would be great!

Thanks!

Ken

run Javascript on change

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 16:00:47 GMT

I have a form that I am trying to hide/unhide an option button set based on if a combo box has a value or is blank. I need it to refresh any time the combo box changes. Is there a way that I can simply code the combobox that any time there is a change to run a document level script named "E&P" (My script to hide and unhide the buttons works, I just can't get it to fire every time the combo box changes. I tried it in a keystrok script but it didn't work because I am not only allowing customer input at times, but I am also setting the value to "" using a Javascript. I think it will work using an on change event to then fire a document level script but I don't know how to do this. Thanks in advance for any help!

Option button help

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 23:01:44 GMT

I have a form with 3 option buttons in a group "Requested_Action" Choice1 - Choice3. I have another option button group and when I select one of the choices in the other group I want to lock choice 3 here's what I have so far:

if ( this.getField("Requested_Action").isBoxChecked(0) || this.getField("Requested_Action").isBoxChecked(1) || this.getField("Requested_Action").isBoxChecked(2)){

// Look for a match of the output/export value of the checked radio button

// and set the value of FR_ALERT

if(this.getField("Requested_Action").value == "Choice3" ){

this.getField("Requested_Action").value = false;

this.getField(.......).locked = true;

}

I dont know how to look at only choice3 in the group of option buttons. Is there a way to designate both the group and choice of the option button?

Thanks!

Javascript to auto tab

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 16:45:55 GMT

I found the following on a different question related to having a Javascript auto tab when the character count maximum was reached:

// Document-level function

function tab_next(next_field_name) {

    // Move to next field if Enter key is pressed
    // or the user has clicked outside of the field
    // or if the number of character is the character limit
    if (event.willCommit || AFMergeChange(event).length === event.target.charLimit) {
        getField(next_field_name).setFocus();
    }
}

Then call it like this as the Keystroke script of a text field:

// Autotab to the "text2" field

tab_next("text2");

This works really well and does exactly what I want it to. I am wondering if this can be done in reverse though as well. If I am in a field and the character count is 0 and i type backspace can it auto tab back to the previous form field?

Thanks in advance for any help!!