Extending Features and Required Fields

Extending a PDF does not disable the required fields. You must be experiencing some other issue. What exactly are you seeing. Outline the sequence of events.

Thom Parker
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Hi Thomp,

I used the following code under the " topmostSubform.Page1.Group::preSave - (JavaScript, client)" in Livecyle Designer ES 8.2:
Group.mandatory = "error"
Group.mandatoryMessage = "Group Number is required; please provide Group Number."

By doing so, I hoped that a message would pop up and to tell users they must fill in a required field BEFORE they save the form. The message appears, but AFTER they save it.

Is there script that won't allow users to save until all required fields are completed?

Is this enough info?

Thanks -C

No, the "mandatory" property only affects form submission. You cannot stop the user from saving a file to thier own system. However, you can write code to warn them that the form is incomplete.

Unless, which fields are required will be changed on the fly, the mandatory (required) property should be set in the design. Then you can write some code to validate the mandatory fields on PreSave.

This topic has come up before. Search on the LiveCycle forum for "validate required". You should find code for doing exactly what you want.

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]