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2008-04-10 11:14:30
msumner
Registered: Oct 31 2006
Posts: 7

I had previously built an interactive form - PO (with help from the samples) that would allow the user to add lines as needed.

I know want to prepopulate the form from a datasource - so far in testing XML and have had some success - in side Designer the preview works and the data is there, but if I open the form outside of Designer I do not load the data.

My goal was to be able to build pre populated forms that would allow the customer to finish filling out the form and then either email or fax back.

Is there some step to embed the data that I missed?

Thanks in advance.

Mike Sumner

My Product Information:
LiveCycle Designer, Windows
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2008-04-11 10:51:31
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thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
The "Data View" tab in Designer is for connecting the form to an external source. It does not embed the data into the form, nor is there any automatic way to do this. It's a good idea though, I whish Adobe had thought of it.

To embedd data into the form for pre-populating fields you need to use a script. The best place to put such a script is in a "Scripting Object", which you can add from the Hierarchy window, and then use in the event that triggers the pre-population.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script

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