What is the problem with the email field that alwsys fails to validate when using the A'@'A'.'AAA syntax? This is with respect to a field that is asking for the user to provide their email address - nothing to do with emailing the form, etc., just with the collection of that data. I see a lot of web posts about having to edit the source code with a java script to make this work properly and, as a newbie, I do not understand why. Thank You.
JavaScript is the control language for Acrobat. The Adobe developers did not include email in the preset formatting options, so you have to use JavaScript to accomplish that task. A lot of operations in Acrobat actually use JavaScript under the covers without the user being aware of it.
See this thread for an example of an email validation script using a regular expression.
http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/aucbb/viewtopic.php?id=7073
Hope that helps,
Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
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Dimitri Munkirs
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