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multiple fields with same data - but only first set editable

Lolianna
Registered: Sep 22 2008
Posts: 21
Answered

I have a multiple page Acrobat document that needs to carry over certain user-entered data (client name, address, dates of service, etc.) to each page, but I only want the first page to allow the user to enter the data. That means, I cannot use fields with the same names.

How do I get fields on the successive pages to reflect the information entered on the first page by the user without that later fields being editable by the user?

Loli

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.1.3, Windows
j_shell
Registered: Nov 16 2007
Posts: 25
Loli,

What I have done in the past is insert this code into the source field:

var tsource = getField("Text1");var tdest = getField("Text2");  tdest.value = tsource.value;

When creating the destination fields, use the same name for all fields ("Text2") and set them to read-only. When you change the text in the first, it should update all the others.

Justin
Lolianna
Registered: Sep 22 2008
Posts: 21
Justin,

Perfect! Thank you.

L