Comments on: Acrobat Pro 9 with Designer 8.2 now available! http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/ Building intelligent forms using Adobe LiveCycle Designer Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:32:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stefan Cameron http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4557 Stefan Cameron Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:55:02 +0000 http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4557 @gAdobe, Are you opening the PDF in Acrobat or Reader? If you're using Reader, data connections will not function (unless you <a href="http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/08/12/importing-data-in-acrobat/" rel="nofollow">extend the PDF</a> to enable this functionality in Reader for this PDF). If you don't have Acrobat, you can get the <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro/tryout.html" rel="nofollow">30 day trial</a> to do your demonstration. @gAdobe,

Are you opening the PDF in Acrobat or Reader? If you’re using Reader, data connections will not function (unless you extend the PDF to enable this functionality in Reader for this PDF).

If you don’t have Acrobat, you can get the 30 day trial to do your demonstration.

]]> By: gAdobe http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4556 gAdobe Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:05:42 +0000 http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4556 Hi, I'm trying out Livecycle, which seems pretty neat so far. I have created a form with data binding to my SQL Server database via DSN. Text boxes seem to work fine, but I cannot get the drop down boxes to work, I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Steps I have done: 1) Create the DSN, add the data connection. I know this is working because text boxes that point to a table show the value. 2) Drop a drop down box, then click on List Items (Object/Field tab). 3) Select data connection dsOrigination 4) Item Text: Source 5) Item Value: sourceID 6) Save the file as PDF on my desktop 7) Double click the PDF on my desktop. Navigate to the drop down box but it doesn't display any value for me to select. What I have done: 1) File/Form Properties/Preview: a) Preview Type: Interactive Form b) Preview Adobe XML Form as: Dynamic XML form 2) Tools/Options/Data Binding a) Show dynamic properties is checked What the heck am I doing wrong? I really want to proof this so I can get my boss to buy it me. It will save a boat load of time of filling in forms rather then creating webpages but right now I cannot show him the neat form I've created cause I can't get the drop down to work. Thanks in advance! Hi,
I’m trying out Livecycle, which seems pretty neat so far. I have created a form with data binding to my SQL Server database via DSN. Text boxes seem to work fine, but I cannot get the drop down boxes to work, I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

Steps I have done:
1) Create the DSN, add the data connection. I know this is working because text boxes that point to a table show the value.

2) Drop a drop down box, then click on List Items (Object/Field tab).
3) Select data connection dsOrigination
4) Item Text: Source
5) Item Value: sourceID
6) Save the file as PDF on my desktop
7) Double click the PDF on my desktop. Navigate to the drop down box but it doesn’t display any value for me to select.

What I have done:
1) File/Form Properties/Preview:
a) Preview Type: Interactive Form
b) Preview Adobe XML Form as: Dynamic XML form
2) Tools/Options/Data Binding
a) Show dynamic properties is checked

What the heck am I doing wrong? I really want to proof this so I can get my boss to buy it me. It will save a boat load of time of filling in forms rather then creating webpages but right now I cannot show him the neat form I’ve created cause I can’t get the drop down to work.

Thanks in advance!

]]> By: Stefan Cameron http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4555 Stefan Cameron Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:04:25 +0000 http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4555 qais, If your form is connected with an <a href="http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/09/18/connecting-a-form-to-a-database/" rel="nofollow">ODBC data connection</a>, using the connection's addNew() method will add a new record and what you type into the bound fields will go into that record. qais,

If your form is connected with an ODBC data connection, using the connection’s addNew() method will add a new record and what you type into the bound fields will go into that record.

]]> By: qais http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4554 qais Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:28:00 +0000 http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4554 hi sir how can add record after connect i need script under java in adobe live cycle used access database (odbc). thanks hi sir
how can add record after connect i need script under java in adobe live cycle used access database (odbc).

thanks

]]> By: Stefan Cameron http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4553 Stefan Cameron Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:54:00 +0000 http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4553 Vikhasini, Do you mean you want to insert a Flash movie (or Flex app) into a PDF? If so, you can only do this as of Acrobat/Reader 9 and I believe you do it as a multimedia attachment of some sorts. Vikhasini,

Do you mean you want to insert a Flash movie (or Flex app) into a PDF? If so, you can only do this as of Acrobat/Reader 9 and I believe you do it as a multimedia attachment of some sorts.

]]> By: Vikhasini http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4552 Vikhasini Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:51:25 +0000 http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4552 Hi Sir! How to insert .flv files in LC. Hi Sir!

How to insert .flv files in LC.

]]> By: Vikhasini http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4551 Vikhasini Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:50:10 +0000 http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4551 Hello Sir, I need a solution for how to create a placeholder in LC. Hello Sir,

I need a solution for how to create a placeholder in LC.

]]> By: Stefan Cameron http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4550 Stefan Cameron Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:13:56 +0000 http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4550 Xancholy, There are date and time functions available in both JavaScript (the <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_obj_date.asp" rel="nofollow">Date</a> object) and FormCalc (see the <a href="http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/xml/index_arch.html" rel="nofollow">XFA spec</a> for the FormCalc date/time functions) that you can use to calculate the number of days between two dates but nothing that I know of that takes in account holidays and weekends. That's intelligence you would have to build-in yourself. Xancholy,

There are date and time functions available in both JavaScript (the Date object) and FormCalc (see the XFA spec for the FormCalc date/time functions) that you can use to calculate the number of days between two dates but nothing that I know of that takes in account holidays and weekends. That’s intelligence you would have to build-in yourself.

]]> By: Xancholy http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4549 Xancholy Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:48:37 +0000 http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4549 Stefan, Sorry if this is misplaced ! How can I calculate working days between the values supplied in datetimefields StartingDate & EndingDate ? Basically it should count business days that are not public holidays or Sat/Sun weekends. Is there a function in Javascript or FormCalc that you can point me to ? Thanks ! Stefan,

Sorry if this is misplaced !

How can I calculate working days between the values supplied in datetimefields StartingDate & EndingDate ?

Basically it should count business days that are not public holidays or Sat/Sun weekends.

Is there a function in Javascript or FormCalc that you can point me to ?

Thanks !

]]> By: Stefan Cameron http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4548 Stefan Cameron Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:21:04 +0000 http://forms.stefcameron.com/2008/07/03/acrobat-pro-9-with-designer-82-now-available/#comment-4548 Blair, Use a regular button, set it's "Object palette > Control Type property" to "Submit" (a "Submit" tab will appear in the Object palette at this point), then set the "Object palette > Submit tab > Submit As property" to "PDF". Note, however, that submitting the PDF is akin to saving the PDF, functionality that is not available by default in the free Adobe Reader. In order to export data in the PDF format in the free Reader, you'll need to extend your PDF using Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions. Blair,

Use a regular button, set it’s “Object palette > Control Type property” to “Submit” (a “Submit” tab will appear in the Object palette at this point), then set the “Object palette > Submit tab > Submit As property” to “PDF”.

Note, however, that submitting the PDF is akin to saving the PDF, functionality that is not available by default in the free Adobe Reader. In order to export data in the PDF format in the free Reader, you’ll need to extend your PDF using Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions.

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