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Re: Adobe Form Detect Browser Plugin

Actually because Many people be it Mac or Pc for whatever reason, they avoid IE because of all the issues an incompatibilities.Chrome in their PDF viewer can fill out forms just as good as IE.Firefox...

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Re: Data not visible in filliable forms.

The best way to fix it is to open the corrupted form in Acrobat, export the form data (to FDF/XFDF), open a blank version of the original form, and import the form data into it. The script linked to...

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Re: Lock Automatic Date Field after Submit

Thank you.  I will give that a try and let you know.

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Multistate checkboxes - Myth or Reality? Possible or Impossible?

Hey guys, Straight to the point, I'm trying to create a character sheet for a new RPG (Demon: The Descent) me and my mates are going to be playing. I've managed to bungle my way through counting dots...

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Re: Adobe Form Detect Browser Plugin

Thanks everyone. The problem that I am having with Chrome and Firefox, is that when the form opens up in either browser, the highlighted required fields do not show up. I changed my settings in both...

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How do I NOT allow a PDF Fillable form I've created to be saved?

I just got XI Pro ... I've never had a pro version before.  A co-worker who has used pro for ages (but has an older version) showed me how to make it so that a PDF filled form could be saved by another...

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Re: Multistate checkboxes - Myth or Reality? Possible or Impossible?

It's possible to fake it, as demonstrated with the following: https://workspaces.acrobat.com/?d=xRrSL3NBQy2hu5qFANPvqA Note that it relies on JavaScript, which you'll have to study in order to...

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Re: Data not visible in filliable forms.

Thank you, I will try that and see how it works.

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Re: Multistate checkboxes - Myth or Reality? Possible or Impossible?

Thanks George, I'll get my Java hat on and have a crack.

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I want to prevent users from saving a PDF form with the data filled in

I am using Adobe Acrobat X Pro to create a fillable PDF form.  When I open my form in Acrobat Reader XI, it says right at the top "You can save data typed into this form."  I have NOT saved it as...

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Re: Multistate checkboxes - Myth or Reality? Possible or Impossible?

All sorted. You sir are a legend. Cheers mate.

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Re: I want to prevent users from saving a PDF form with the data filled in

There's not much you can do about it, really. Maybe embed a command toreset the form each time it is opened... That way you can "help" the usersget rid of any data they saved in the file, but it's not...

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Re: Populate sequence of dates on iPad?

Thanks for the replies. George, would you mind pointing me in the direction of how to implement a custom calculation script for each of the dependent date fields? Or am I missing your point (namely,...

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Re: I want to prevent users from saving a PDF form with the data filled in

You can also add a resetForm JavaScript statement in the Document Will Save event, but as Gilad mentioned, it's not secure since JavaScript can be disabled. You could add a reset form action (as...

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Re: Populate sequence of dates on iPad?

It is possible on the iPad, but you have to use a PDF viewer that supports it as well as a coding method that's support. For Reader on iOS, that means using a custom calculation script for each of the...

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Re: Populate sequence of dates on iPad?

Thanks for your continued help! Below is my script. I almost a complete beginner (I actually think someone on here helped me with this one). Basically, I have two weeks of boxes. A box at the beginning...

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Re: How do I NOT allow a PDF Fillable form I've created to be saved?

This was recent;y discussed here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/5881211 There was a major change made with Reader 11 that allows it to save filled-in forms, add all sorts of comments/markups, and...

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Re: Populate sequence of dates on iPad?

That looks familiar, not to mention forward thinking.  So it should work fine on Reader for iOS, but there's nothing you can do about the default PDF viewer since it doesn't support forms at all, not...

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Re: Populate sequence of dates on iPad?

I take that back, since the util.scand method is not yet supported on iOS, but you can replace it with code that creates a valid date with the built-in Date constructor. Post again of you need help...

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Created a form - need to have DATA imported into an EXCEL document - locally...

I created a simple form to streamline homework. It prompted me to put in exactly the data I needed. The form works in FormsCentral but not with my Acrobat. How do I make my Acrobat work with itself?

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