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2009-08-19 09:27:56
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Registered: Aug 18 2009
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I am very new at creating forms, so this could be a very simple issue but here it is: I have created a form in MS Word then converted it in Acrobat. I added 2 types of reset buttons: one to reset all and another to reset a selected set of fields. In Acrobat Forms for the selected set of cleared field, I selected the set of cleared fields by using the Button Properties under actions tab. I would like to use the LifeCycle Designer because the maintenance would be easier. How do I apply a select set of reset actions for a set of fields for this button in the LifeCycle Designer (version 8 Pro)?

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2009-08-19 10:34:16
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radzmar
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Registered: Nov 3 2008
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You will have to create a button with a script, that specifies which fields has to be reseted.
Therefore you use the scripting method xfa.host.resetData()

Example 1:
xfa.host.resetData("xfa.form.form1.TextField1,xfa.form.form1.TextField2");
With this script, you can reset several specific objects to their default value.
The comma is to separate the single objects.

Example 2:
xfa.host.resetData();
With this command the whole form will be reseted to default.

radzmar
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2009-08-19 13:29:40
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Registered: Aug 18 2009
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Thank you for your response, but I do not know much about coding. I use to do some coding in basic hundred years ago. :-) In Acrobat Form editing, the dialog box allowed you to select which field by the use of a check box under the action tab. Do I have to edit the XML in the LifeCycle Designer or is there a javascript view I need to use? Can you direct me to a good reference to get me started?
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2009-08-19 13:39:35
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gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
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There is a script editor built into LiveCycle Designer and LiveCycle Designer also has the 'Scriptig Reference' under the Menu's 'Help => Scripting Reference".This site also has some [url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/learning_center/eseminars_on_demand?page=1]eSeminars on Demand[/url] look for "Extending LiveCycle Forms with JavaScript and FormCalc" by Thom Parker, Using LiveCycle Designer by Jim Healy, or "Creating PDF Packages" by Tim Huff.

George Kaiser

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2009-08-19 14:11:29
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Registered: Aug 18 2009
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Thank you.
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