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How to auto populate a drop down menu from text field entries

sarah_b
Registered: Apr 6 2009
Posts: 2

I'm a newbie to all of this, and it seems like I want to do the opposite of what everyone else is trying to do. I want to have users enter in names in text fields (Name1, Name2, etc) and then have those names become options in a drop down menu in addition to them typing a different name (entering own text). Any suggestions? Thanks in advanced, Sarah.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Macintosh
kschafer
Registered: Apr 14 2010
Posts: 12
I am having the exact same issue, I just posted a similar question - did you ever find a solution?
thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
Adding entries into a list or combo field is done with a script.
Read this article:
http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/js_list_combo_livecycle/

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script