Problem with auto tab script with fields with same name.

In an Acrobat form the fields you see on the page are called Widgets. Two Widgets that have the same name are part of the same logical "Field". Everything that has to do with field level properties is shared between all widgets of a field. Basically anything that is value related, like keystroke and formatting events. Everything that is appearance related is unique for each Widget. Like the border color and mouse events.

If you are using the "field.setFocus()" fucntion you need to acquire a specific Wiget of the field. By itself, the "this.getField()" function acquires the first widget of a field. To get one of the other Widgets you need to append the widget id to the field name.

For Example: for a field named "FirstName" that has 3 widgets on the form

this.getField("FirstName.0"); // Acquires the first Field Widget
this.getField("FirstName.1"); // Acquires the second Field Widget
this.getField("FirstName.2"); // Acquires the third Field Widget


Thom Parker
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Thank you Thomp,

Did the trick, I guess Acrobat numbers these widgets as their propagated not where they are on the page.

Again Thank you.