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Printing Issue: Print specific pages depending on field value

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2010-07-20 07:30:31
alfette
Registered: Jun 29 2010
Posts: 13

Dear all,
I have a static form: I imported an InDesign PDF to LCD and put lots of checkboxes, textfields an radiobuttons on it. The form consists of three pages.

My question: Is the following thing possible?
If the user sets a specific radiobutton on page one to "on" it is not necessary to print page three. I don't use a print-button, the user prints the form by pressing ctrl+p. Is it possible to specify, that if that specific radiobutton is set on "on", only the first 2 pages are printed?

I know - normally it would be good to use dynamic forms for such a regard. But because I have this very tricky and elaborated corporate design to use, I had to design the form in indesign and import it to LCD...

Any help is very very much appreciated!
Thanks a lot in advance and kind regards from Cologne
Alfette

My Product Information:
LiveCycle Designer, Windows
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2010-07-20 07:39:34
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radzmar
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Registered: Nov 3 2008
Posts: 1202
Hi,

you can set a property of the page to exclude it from printing.

Page3.relevant = "-print";

radzmar
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2010-07-20 09:05:42
#2
alfette
Registered: Jun 29 2010
Posts: 13
Hi Radzmar,
thanks for your quick answer.
Because I am a very newbee to LCD, I don't really understand, how your suggestion solves my problem: I only want to exclude page 3 from printing, if the form user has set a specific radio button on page 1 to yes / on/ true... That means: Only when this radiobutton is checked, I want to exclude Page 3 from printing.

Do I have to add a script/event directly to this button?

I am very sorry to ask this beginners question, but I can ensure, that I searched very carefully this forum (which helped me a lot) and also studied my LCD book without getting any answer.

Best wishes, Alfette
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2010-07-20 10:43:46
#3
radzmar
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Registered: Nov 3 2008
Posts: 1202
Hi,

well my fist suggestions has a dumb side effect, that will cause blank pages so you better leave this idea.
But, I have another one.

Select your page 3 and open the prePrint:event in the script editor to add this script.

//The reference to your check box may be different!if(Formular1.Seite1.TeilformularXYZ.Kontrollkästchen.rawValue == 1){this.presence = "hidden";}

Then select the postPrint:event of page 3 and add this script.
this.presence = "visible";
Attention: You have to select JavaScript as language for the script editor!

radzmar
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2010-07-21 04:37:36
#4
alfette
Registered: Jun 29 2010
Posts: 13
Hi,
thanks again!!!
Unfortunately I'm not able to get it to work.
I did the following:

 topmostSubform.Page3::postPrint - (JavaScript, client)this.presence = "visible";  topmostSubform.Page3::prePrint - (JavaScript, client)if( topmostSubform.Page1.Trennungsgeld.Nein.rawValue == 1){this.presence = "hidden";}

Do I make any mistakes?
Best regards, Alfette
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2010-07-21 05:17:39
#5
radzmar
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Registered: Nov 3 2008
Posts: 1202
Well,

this method will only work for dynamic forms (XFA forms) not on static ones.
You will have to import your InDesign layout as dynamic PDF.

radzmar
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2010-07-21 05:37:04
#6
alfette
Registered: Jun 29 2010
Posts: 13
Hi,
if I
1) start a new form (ctrl+n) and
2) choose the option "import PDF" and
3) choose the source of the PDF created by InDesign and
4) chooce the option "create interactive form with flexible layout"

then

I get such a destroyed form design that I can hardly imagine that it's still the same PDF we're talking about :-(

Letters are flying around, some typography is rasterised and some not - even within a word. Logos are rasterised in a very odd way.

So... Do you think there is no way to solve my problem with static forms?
Best regards, Alfette
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2010-07-21 10:33:07
#7
radzmar
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Registered: Nov 3 2008
Posts: 1202
No sorry.
You can't effect the printing properties if the users press "ctrl+p".
This will be only possible when the users use a method that you can control such as a button click event.

radzmar
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