I’m stumped! I don’t see anything readily apparent in your script that looks like it might be causing that issue.

Things I’ve learned over the past that might help in situations like these are:

• sometimes it’s better to use JavaScript than FormCalc
• a query that results in columns named ‘name’ or ‘id’ can have adverse affects on the form since ‘name’ and ‘id’ are attributes on almost every XFA object there is (the XFA processor gets “confused”)

Perhaps the “delayed open” has something to do with this? Do you need to set that?

Are you certain of the version of XFA you’re using?

My database is SQL server with two tables.
1. A customer table with Name and CustomerID
2. An Address Table with CustomerId and address information

I set up the data drop down to display the Name and then in the change callback I tried to get the CustomerId
and query for the data in the second table. I’ve bound the address block data to fields in the second table and set the second table to delayed open.
I’ve tried this with every possible way of coding an accessor. When coded directly (using the intellsence thing) I get unknown accessor. When using the index method and searching for it with a while, I get index out of range with an index value of 0.

Here is a formCalc version of the change callback:
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$host.messageBox(“In Change”)
var sName = xfa.event.newText
var sCustomerId = $.boundItem(sName)
var oDataConn = Ref($sourceSet.DataConnectionCRM.clone(1))
$host.messageBox(sCustomerId )
oDataConn.#command.query.commandType=”text”
oDataConn.#command.query.select = Concat(“SELECT [Name], Customer.[CustomerId], [AddressLine1], [AddressLine2], City, State, Zip FROM [DSD_JDEPROD].[dbo].[Customer] join [DSD_JDEPROD].[dbo].[Address] on PrimaryAddressId = Address.AddressId where Customer.Name = ‘”, sCustomerId ,”‘;”)
oDataConn.open()
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This version of the code has the unknown accessor error at this line:
var oDataConn = Ref($sourceSet.DataConnectionCRM.clone(1))

I’ve coded this line many different ways using xfa notation, $sourceSet notation, resolveNode notation, but in the end it doesn’t matter
because this message box:
$host.messageBox(Concat(“sourceSet=”,xfa.sourceSet.nodes.items.length))

returns a 0 count in the change event.
I’ve check the XML and I have sourceSet in there and as I’ve said, the intellisense thing works and
the initialize callback works. The dropdown is correctly populated.

Note: I do realize I’m going to have to do something different in order to get the customerId as this:
var sCustomerId = $.boundItem(sName)
doesn’t work due to the way the initialize event populates the drop down. I’m sure I can fix that.
I just can’t get past the problem of no sourceSet nodes in the change event.

Unfortunately, extending the PDF with Acrobat does not enable the PDF for “data import” — which is required for importing data from a data connection in Reader. You would need to extend the form using LC Reader Extensions to enable data import, or execute the data connection on the server using LC Forms.

I’m sorry to hear you’re having such a difficult time getting your solution to work.

What you should do is try to follow my tutorial on selecting specific database records. In that tutorial, I show how to load a list of values into a drop down list and then show only records that match the chosen value. The list would be customer names and, assuming each name is unique (or has a unique ID associated to it that you can search on), the info specific to that customer could then be loaded from the database.

I too am very thankful for this informaton! It’s allowed me to take care of many issues less this one. I’ve created a form with LiveCycle 8.2.1. When I open this up within Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro the form allows me to click on the drop down, select an ID, and then click on the refresh button and have the remainder of the data display. This uses the “purchase.mdb” file.

I’ve opened the PDF form within Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 and extended the features. I saved the form, opened it with Adobe 8.1 and I’ve lost the drop down and data display functionality.

Any thoughts or suggestions on this?

Thanks, Mark

As I mention in this post, you need to clone your data connection before you can modify it. Acrobat 8 supports XFA 2.5 which means it falls under the new security measures that require cloning.

For outputing the query to ASP, you would have to submit your form to your ASP page using an HTTP Submit button.

xfa.sourceSet.DataConnection2.#command.query.commandType = “text”

Please help…am using Acribat 8 to view/run it

also, if possible please let me know if i can use ASP page to output query on PDF form….i am trying to print mailing labels using PDF document

form1.#subform[0].buyuk::change – (JavaScript, client)

var sCategoryId = this.boundItem(xfa.event.newText);
var sql = “SELECT * FROM KUCUK WHERE KUCUKID = ” + sCategoryId;

var oDataConn = xfa.sourceSet.DataConnectionKUCUK.clone(1);
oDataConn.nodes.item(1).query.setAttribute(“text”, “commandType”);
oDataConn.nodes.item(1).query.select.nodes.item(0).value = sql;
oDataConn.open();
oDataConn.nodes.item(1).query.recordSet.setAttribute(“stayBOF”, “bofAction”);
oDataConn.nodes.item(1).query.recordSet.setAttribute(“stayEOF”, “eofAction”);

kucuk.clearItems();
kucuk.rawValue=”"
var i = 1;
while(!oDataConn.isEOF() && i < 10)
{
kucuk.addItem(xfa.record.DataConnectionKUCUK.KUCUKNAME.value, xfa.record.DataConnectionKUCUK.KUCUKID.value);
oDataConn.next();
}
oDataConn.close();

You have to make two data connection. First DDL must be binded with connection, second is not.

Thanks..