For years, my office has been using Microsoft Word/Excel to create forms (expense reports, purchase orders, etc.) due to the relative ease the software suite has in capturing pertinent data and performing mathematical operations.
Recently, my boss decided that he wanted a "more professional look," and instructed me to begin converting everything from MS Excel/Word to Adobe PDF. Using Adobe LiveCycle Designer, I've been able to get the basics down; where I'm having trouble is utilizing scripts for basic arithmetic operations (akin to the Purchase Order Template that was included with Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional).
My only frame of reference is with MS Excel. For example, if I want a summation of a row/column in Excel, I would type in "=SUM(A1:A10)". What little assistance the LiveCycle Designer Help application was, it informed me that I can use "scripts" to automate many functions like arithmetic operations. My problem is that I am *not* a software developer/scripter. Even the most basic of nomenclature and terminology is Greek to me. Concepts like "nodes," "syntax," and the like don't mean much. O_o
I know that there is something called FormCalc that can be used (or JavaScript) to apply the same MS Excel principals to an Adobe form, I just have absolutely zero idea how to go about getting to where I want to go. Can anyone lend a hand?
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George Kaiser