Re: Lock Drop Down Selections?
Thanks Gilad. Can you point us in the right direction? We are not familiar with script.
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This code will do it: for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) { var f = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i)); if (f!=null) f.readonly = true;} Another option is to use a digital siganture...
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Do you know of a script that creates the same effect after a user "Saves" or "Save-as" the form, without the use of a button or signature?
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You can use exactly the same script as the document's Did Save action, but I think you probably want to use it before they save, in which case you would use the Will Save action.
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Where do I find the document's Did Save / Will Save actions?
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That worked perfectly but, when I save the document, all the fields lock, so I can't distribute a fillable form. Am I missing a step?
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The script doesn't know it's you and you don't want to lock the fields...What you can try to do is disable JS, add the code, save the file, closeit, and then enable it back again. But you need to think...
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Good point. Looks like we need a "Save-As & Lock Form" option in the File > Save line-up for Reader users.
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You can't do that, but you can add a button to your PDF that does it, oryou can add a confirmation dialog to the script so they user can decidewhether or not to lock the form when they save the file.
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I designed the layout way before we knew we were adding buttons, so adding one now results in awkward placemnet, across about 45 different forms; not ideal. The confirmation dialog box DOES sound...
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Add this to the start of the code: if (app.alert("Do you want to lock the fields in the file?",2,2)==4)
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