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Spawning Pages and Reader Extensions

rboliver
Registered: Feb 1 2007
Posts: 8
Answered

I have a request form created in Acobat 8 Pro. A few of the items on the request form require a second form to be filled out, so I add javascripts to those fields that "spawn" that second form (and fills in the "duplicate data".

this.spawnPageFromTemplate("pagename");
this.pageNum++;

This works very well, but since I also must have a signature on each form, I enabled Reader Rights to the form and now it does not work.

So the question is:
Is there a better script that I can use that will work with Reader Extensions?
or
Do I need to create the form in Acrobat 9?
or
Am I stuck with trying to get my users to remember to go to the second form?

Thank you

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.1.2, Windows
George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
Are you using LiveCycle Reader Extensions to set usage rights for the document or are you using Acrobat? Acrobat (either 8 Pro or 9) cannot be used to set the particular usage right that enables template functionality in Reader.

George
rboliver
Registered: Feb 1 2007
Posts: 8
Darn. I was using Acrobat 8 Pro, not the LiveCycle. I am not as familiar with LiveCycle and setting usage rights in it.

How do I enable template functionality in Reader using LiveCycle? Or is that too complicated to go into in this forum?

Thank you
George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
Note that the product I'm referring to is LiveCycle Reader Extensions, as opposed to the LiveCycle Designer program that comes with Acrobat Pro. LiveCycle Reader Extensions is a server-based product and can be expensive. There are several usage rights that it can apply that Acrobat cannot.

An alternative is to use the Reader-enabling service provided by Form Router, which can be cost effective.

George
rboliver
Registered: Feb 1 2007
Posts: 8
Thank you, I did misunderstand.
It would have been nice if page spawning was available with reader extensions from Acrobat but I am grateful for what is available.