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Set User Entry Limitations To A Text Field

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2010-01-14 09:47:34
TGV525
Registered: Jan 14 2010
Posts: 2

Forgive me if I am not using the correct terminology, but I have a form that we use for our fire department to track which piece of apparatus members were on that i converted over to a pdf and what I need to do is to limit the user input on certain text boxes to 5 different inputs, E, L, T, PV, or STA. Is there a way to set the limitations of the text box to only allow one of the 5 designations.
Thank You

If this can't be done and I have to use a combo box, is there a way to have one of the selections be blank. The blank spot would be when someone was not in attendance.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro Extended 9.2, Windows
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2010-01-19 11:14:06
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thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
Use a combobox. Create an entry that is a dash, "-" or a space. I like dashes because it's an explicit entry.

You could use a keystroke script to limit text entry (see one of my event tutorials). But comboboxes are a much better UI.

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

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