I have spent several days tracking down information to make LiveCycle do some things that i needed it to do. With very mixed success. But here is the thing - I am relatively new to Acrobat and LiveCycle, and there are certain differences that HAVE to be understood. LiveCycle forms and Acrobat forms ARE NOT THE SAME THING! LiveCycle uses the new XFA format, and the JavaScript semantics are WAY different. I kept trying to use Acrobat JavaScript in my LiveCycle forms, and surprise, surprise, they don't work. A very simple example is retrieving data from a field on a form:
Acrobat: this.getField("FieldName").value
LiveCycle: FieldName.rawValue
Know which product you are using. In your posts, specify which product you are using - it will help those trying to help you!
Thom Parker has written a very concise blog on what the differences are. Before you do anything else, i suggest you give it a read!! It will save you many a headache. Link:
http://www.acrobatusers.com/blogs/thomp/?p=26
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Lori Kassuba is an AUC Expert and Community Manager for AcrobatUsers.com.