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Validate Text Fields before Saving

2008-05-29 12:25:28

Tapecon

Registered: May 29 2008

Posts: 4

I have created a form with multiple text fields that I need to have information entered into before one can save the file. I have set the text fields to required and have created a Save As button. What do I need to do so that the save button errors out when there is missing information or saves if everything is entered?

My Product Information:
Acrobat Standard 8.1.2, Macintosh

2008-05-30 07:36:06

gkaiseril

Registered: Feb 23 2006

Posts: 4307

The "required" property is only checked when the "submitForm" method is used. Otherwise you will have provide the scripting necessary for clearingand testing this property. Even if one submits to a server you still might want to check this yourself as the submit process returns a rather cryptic messag or vaery unclear message to the user that there is a missing required field.

George Kaiser

2008-05-30 07:46:24