I wrote the script (below) on first DDL’s (drop down list) exit event. But nothing happens.. I choose “A” from first DDL but still get all list of second DDL.

form1.#subform[0].buyuk::exit - (FormCalc, client)
var sCategoryId = buyuk.rawValue
var oDataConn = Ref(xfa.sourceSet.DataConnectionKUCUK.clone(1))
oDataConn.#command.query.commandType = “text”
oDataConn.#command.query.select = concat(”SELECT * FROM KUCUK WHERE KUCUKID= “, sCategoryId)
oDataConn.open()

I have uploaded pdf and access db at this link. Could you please have a look at it?
http://www.medyasoft.com.tr/poc/tuik/ddl.rar

Thank in advance..

First, you shouldn’t precede “sCatagoryId” with “var” in your concat statement.

Second, if IL_ID is a number, then simply removing “var” should make it work. If it’s a string, you’ll need to wrap sCategoryId’s value in quotes so that the database interprets the value as a string instead of some number or other type of identifier:

... = concat("SELECT * FROM COUNTRY WHERE IL_ID = '", sCategoryId, "'")

I wrote this on first drop down list’s “change” event

var sCategoryId = country.rawValue
var oDataConn = Ref(xfa.sourceSet.DataConnectionCOUNTRY.clone(1))
oDataConn.#command.query.commandType = “text”
oDataConn.#command.query.select = concat(”SELECT * FROM COUNTRY WHERE IL_ID = “, var sCategoryId)
oDataConn.open()

I don’t have any message but i doesn’t work? Do you have any idea?

Thank in advance..

That’s the problem: Extending the form in this way does not enable any data import features which are required to interact with data connections in the free Reader. This feature just enables Reader to save the data entered in the form. In order to do this in Reader, you’ll need to use LiveCycle Reader Extensions ES.

I used Acrobat Pro’s “Extend Feature in Adobe Reader” tool.

How exactly have you extended your form? Did you do it by enabling data import using Reader Extensions or did you use Acrobat Pro’s “Extend Feature in Adobe Reader” tool?

Thank you for the reply. Perhaps you misunderstood my question. I have extended the PDF for data access in Reader. I am able to access unfiltered data from my DSN using the Reader. However, when I attempt to populate a filtered dropdown list using the above script, it fails in Reader and gives me the “accessor ‘xfa.sourceSet.connEmployeeEmail.clone(”1″)’ is unknown” message.

It’s likely because you can’t import data in Reader without extending the PDF or using LC Forms.

I am trying to populate a dropdown list (filtered) and am using Designer 8.2. The following code works correctly in Acrobat Pro 9.0 but fails in Acrobat Reader 8:

var sEmployeeName = xfa.event.newText
var sEmployeeID = $.boundItem(sEmployeeName)
var oDataConn = Ref($sourceSet.connEmployeeEmail.clone(1))
var sReturnMail = sEmployeeName
oDataConn.#command.query.commandType = “text”
oDataConn.#command.query.select = concat(”SELECT EmailAddress FROM Contacts WHERE ContactID = “, sEmployeeID, “;”)
oDataConn.open()
oDataConn.first()
oDataConn.close()

When it fails, I get that “accessor ‘xfa.sourceSet.connEmployeeEmail.clone(”1″)’ is unknown. Any ideas??

While this isn’t the most secure way to get data into a PDF from a web page, it might do the trick for you: Using URL Requests in PDF Forms