I'm actually trying to decide if I want to upgrade to Acrobat X Pro, and was wondering if it can do what I want. (I have 8 Standard right now)
I have a large number of related forms, and it's a situation (kind of like doing taxes) where if you check "yes" on a question on the main form, then you should also fill out Form B. Another question might require Form F.
1) I want to be able to write some script where if the person filling out the form checks a box, it opens the related form in the background.
2) I want the subsidiary forms to pre-fill the person's info (name, address) based on what's filled in on the main form.
3) Can I set it up in a way that it can be used by a person using Adobe Reader X (not Acrobat Pro).
I would appreciate any information, including hints as to what part of the program I would use to implement those functions. Thank you.
Can Acrobat X Pro do this???
2011-07-29 08:01:09
Answered
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 10.1, Windows
Acrobat Pro 10.1, Windows
2011-07-29 10:07:14
#2
But if you want the user to be able to save the forms with Reader you'll need to enable them with Forms Rights, which restricts the forms to 500 uses.
...if you distribute the form to more than 500 recipients.And to clarify the 500 number, the limit is on how many returned forms (including hard copies) you can use data from IF you distribute the form to more than 500 recipients. If the forms will not get sent back to you, this limitation can't apply.
2011-07-29 10:52:59
#3
Yeah:( the licensing on the rights is more complicated than the scripting.
2011-07-29 10:53:54
#4
Thanks Thom for the reply, and George for the clarification. I've done some web programming, so hopefully what I already know of JavaScript will be a good start.
Does anyone know of any examples of such scripts (click to open another PDF) that I could look at?
Does anyone know of any examples of such scripts (click to open another PDF) that I could look at?
2011-07-29 10:55:08
#5
Fortunately it's just filling out forms to print out, so I don't think the 500 returned forms limit will apply.
2011-07-29 11:49:48
#6
Get the Acrobat JavaScript reference from http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat and look up the "app.openDoc" function.
If you do a search for "Open PDF with script" you'll find plenty
If you do a search for "Open PDF with script" you'll find plenty
Basically, this is an exercise in JavaScript programming for Acrobat. And it should work in Reader, at least the form opening and filling bit. But if you want the user to be able to save the forms with Reader you'll need to enable them with Forms Rights, which restricts the forms to 500 uses.
Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script