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2007-06-01 16:29:23
shahal
Registered: May 3 2007
Posts: 43

Thom Parker said" So there is a work around, use the "doc.saveAs()" function to rename the file before mailing. Of course, this will only work in Reader if the form has been Reader Enabled."
 
Can you provide an example?
 
Thanks

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2007-06-02 08:26:10
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thomp
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Registered: Feb 15 2006
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Say you have a form named "MyOrderForm.pdf" and you want the data sent back to be named "MyOrderForm_LastName.FDF". Where "LastName" is the contents of the LastName field on the form.

// First build the new namevar cFilePath = this.path.split(".").shift() + this.getField("LastName").value + ".pdf"; // Save to the Doc with new namethis.saveAs(cFilePath); // Now Submit by emailthis.mailForm("<span class="spamspan"><span class="u">mySales</span> [at] <span class="d">myCompany [dot] com</span></span>");
The functions "doc.saveAs()" and "doc.mailForm()" both require Forms Rights to operate on Reader.

Thom Parker
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2007-06-02 09:33:02
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thomp
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I just did some testing and I'm sorry to say that this method won't work from a document script. The "doc.saveAs()" function can only be run from a privileged context. Document scripts are not privileged, even in a Reader Enabled doc.

When I've used this strategy in the past it was either on a local network where a folder level script can be used to get around this issue, or we displayed a popup that asked the user to save the file to a specific name. Awkward, but that's how a lot of these scripting tasks go.

Thom Parker
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