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reader 8.1 problem submitting form variables

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2007-07-24 10:43:20
akklemm
Registered: Jul 24 2007
Posts: 4

After updating my reader to 8.1, the pdf form we built using livecycle no longer submits the form variables. It works fine with ver7, but not 8.1.
Is there a setting I need to make on reader8.1 to allow it send the form with the form variables?
Or do i need to tell my users to uninstall 8.1 and go back to an earlier version (like 7.0.9?)

My Product Information:
Reader 8.0999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375, Windows
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2007-07-25 07:03:56
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pddesigner
Registered: Jul 9 2006
Posts: 858
If the form was developed with Acrobat, the JavaScripts may or may not work if you open and save the form in LiveCycle.
Open the form in LiveCycle, check for any error messages and correct them if necessary.

Some Acrobat JavaScripts have to be converted to LiveCycle scripts.

I also suggest using a script to check the users reader version when the PDF is opened.

Adobe has published a JavaScript guide for converting Acrobat JavaScript to LiveCycle scripts. Use keyword - JavaScript on the Acrobat support page to locate the guide.

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

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2007-07-25 07:08:30
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akklemm
Registered: Jul 24 2007
Posts: 4
Thx for your response, Eugene.
The form was originally developed with Livecycle and has functioned fine until my Reader was updated to 8.1.
It seems to be due to a difference in the way the form is treated in Reader 8.1 as opposed to earlier versions of Reader.
Is there a new security feature that prevents sending form variables to the submit-to url if Reader doesn't like the url?
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