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Disabling Printing without required field completed

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2010-01-07 13:28:44
JDub
Registered: Jan 7 2010
Posts: 7

Old Question. Any new answers?

I want to prevent a form from being printed by Reader that does not have all the required fields completed.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Macintosh
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2010-01-07 13:46:31
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
You can not hide all the print methods (custom button, tool bar button, 'File => Print' 'Ctrl + P') until the required fields are completed. You can not stop the print action once one of the print actions has been taken.What you can do is manipulate a the visibility of a field or a field value during the 'Will Print' document action.

So you can cover the form with a read only field that indicates the form is incomplete.

George Kaiser

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2010-01-08 08:10:05
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JDub
Registered: Jan 7 2010
Posts: 7
The "will print" method of manipulation... is this achieved by a canned acrobat action, or via a script?
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2010-01-08 08:29:44
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
You will have to write a custom JavaScript action to test the fields and perform what action you decide to use.

George Kaiser

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2010-01-08 08:35:00
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mmazal
Registered: Jul 20 2009
Posts: 27
one thing we have done in the past is place a giant 'void' stamp on all pages which is initially set to show on print but not on screen

it stays that way unless all required fields are filled and then is converted to hidden

then if not all required fields are filled the printouts come out with voided pages
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