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combo box select. pre-pop'ing other text fields

TadHogan
Registered: Jan 20 2009
Posts: 23
Answered

This form (on AcrobatUsers) for viewing (but it won't show me scripts) is what I'm looking to do... Sue_Whitehead_Purchase_Order_Form2, where the thing selected from the combo box puts the address and phone number, etc. into other text fields. I was able to do this with numbers and prices, but my switchover to text isn't working. Please help... asap. Feb 10. Tad

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
Dimitri
Expert
Registered: Nov 1 2005
Posts: 1389
Hi TadHogan,

First, noone here is paid for answering questions or providing help in these forums- it is all on a voluntary basis and done as time is available to add value to the community. Most people who answer questions here have to make a living at day jobs just like you- so asking for help "asap" in a free user to user forum is a bit rude.

There is no security on the form you mention- I was able to view all the scripts used in it. Are you opening it in LiveCycle Designer? It is not a AcroForm so you can't see the scripts if you open it in Acrobat.

A scripting object was used ( in the hierarchy structure tree look for "Variables") to populate the street address, city, state, etc when a choice is made from the drop down. The person who did this form is obviously a good scripter- not a lot of people use custom scripting objects, that I've seen anyway.

If you want to copy the work done in that form it will take you a bit of time and effort to navigate around, find the scripts used, transfer them to your form and alter to suit your specific list of choices- but it's super cool that Sue made this form freely available- Nice job Sue Whitehead :)

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.windjack.com
www.pdfscripting.com
TadHogan
Registered: Jan 20 2009
Posts: 23
Very sorry for being a bit rude... I didn't mean to be. Thanks for your quick reponse.

I'm using Acrobat 9 Pro so I guess that's why I couldn't see the scripts used. I'm not sure exactly what you meant with how it was done or what to do. Is it possible with Acrobat 9 Pro? I don't mind doing a lot of copying and pasting...

Thanks again.
Tad
Dimitri
Expert
Registered: Nov 1 2005
Posts: 1389
Hi Tad,

Since you have Acrobat 9 Pro you also have the LiveCycle Designer program too ( they come together in the box and should have installed together as well). You can open LiveCycle Designer by going to your Start menu- >All Programs. I believe in version 9 it is called LiveCycle Designer ES 8.2. Once you have it opened simple open that file you downloaded with File->Open and browse to wherever you saved it. You can't do this in the browser so you need to save that form to your desktop.Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.windjack.com
www.pdfscripting.com
TadHogan
Registered: Jan 20 2009
Posts: 23
Thanks so much. I had no idea that I already had Live Cycle Designer. I did find it, and will take a close look. Thanks again.

Tad