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What the user sees after submitting the form

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2010-01-02 07:47:47
grlintheworld
Registered: Dec 21 2009
Posts: 66

I finally think I have my form working the way I want it, and I plan to have this form (an order form) live on my website, for users to fill out online whenever they want to order something. I'm using Acrobat's submit form button, rather than one I created myself, and I'm just wondering how to conjure something up so that after they hit submit, they can see a page that says something like, "thanks for ordering, we'll be in contact within 24 hours." Ideally this would be more than just a pop up warning or alert, so that I could include my logo and design this little message a bit. Does anybody know how to do this? Is it something that would be built into my website? Or into my form?

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.2, Macintosh
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2010-01-03 04:19:41
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pddesigner
Registered: Jul 9 2006
Posts: 858
Here's a suggestion if you know how to access the JavaScripting features in Acrobat.

Use a Mouse Down action JavaScript

this.mailDoc(true, "name [at] address [dot] com", "", "", "Message Subject
Description");

Then a Mouse Up action that hyperlinks to a web page you've developed with your closing message.

www.yoursite.com/thankyou.php

My favorite quote - "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

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2010-01-03 06:13:11
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grlintheworld
Registered: Dec 21 2009
Posts: 66
Thanks for your response... I'm new to java script and just starting to understand how it works. Can you take me through the mouse down script that you wrote? Which part does what and where do I need to plug in my own info?
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2010-01-03 09:19:32
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pddesigner
Registered: Jul 9 2006
Posts: 858
This tutorial will explain how to access the Form Tools in Acrobat 9
http://www.epubservice.com/faq/5-acrobat/33-how-to-find-the-form-tool-bar

This Acrobat manual will explain how to insert JavaScripts within your forms. Make sure your form is Adobe Reader Enabled when it is distributed.

http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/sdk/AcroJSGuide.pdf

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My favorite quote - "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

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