This kind of example is a great resource for learning and using LCD – thanks Stefan! (and may you continue to produce these helpful bits and bobs throughout 2010 – we neede them!)
Mike

In your example for the HTTP Submit buttons, there is a table that you can add rows and delete them, How do I set that up in LiveCycle? I am working on a form for our field techs to make everything digital, but that is the one thing that is holding me back from completing this task. I have multiple tables that I need to make but don’t need all the rows unless the tech needs them to add new information. Please help me out. Also I am new to LiveCycle so the simpler the terminology the better. Thank You

That worked for me, I have another question, I am setting up new form to have a submit button to e mail. I figured out to get the new email to come up and send it but on the receiving end I would like to have the button be invisable and to have the form be locked, any advise?

Todd,

If you’re using Designer 8.2.1 with support for XFA 2.8 (Acrobat/Reader 9.0), you can disable all fields in a table simply by setting the table’s access property to “readOnly”:

myTable.access = "readOnly";

Otherwise, your script is OK with the following exceptions/notes:

1. The line “var nNodesLength = ofields.length;” has a typo in it where “ofields” should be “oFields”.

2. The last two lines don’t make sense to me.

3. Since you’re using xfa.layout methods, you need to execute this script in a LayoutReady event which is fired once the form’s layout has been generated. Otherwise, the field count will be incorrect (likely 0) and your script won’t loop through anything…

jdahl,

It sounds like you want to submit data from your form via HTTP but you want to capture the submission. If so, you’ll need your own web server for that, like a hosting service and a domain name. I don’t know of any free ones you can use…

Mano,

When are you getting this error message?

You might want to consider using FormCalc’s Post() function which would let you post the form’s data to a URL of your choice.

You can read about Post() on page 1044 of the XFA 2.8 specification.

You can get the form’s data by calling

xfa.datasets.data.saveXML()

I have the same problem of Mano!!!!
When i click from Reader on submit button I’m i am getting the error message “Cannot handle content type:… ” But If open the pdf inside my browser it works!!! Any suggestions?

@John,

Please see my reply to Mano.

Hi,
I want to know how to set the URL of the Submit button dynamiclally, using javascript with the event initialize for exemple.??

Hi,

thanks for your tutorials and all services your offer to the Pdf forms user community.

I’m trying to send the content of a Pdf form (XFA dynamic) which is based on an Xml Schema to a local Alfresco ECM. I’m facing a problem as I don’t know how to get the xml data on the server side. I’ve posted on http://forums.adobe.com/community/livecycle/livecycle_es/livecycle_designer_es forums about it, but with no answer (as yet).
I know that if I use a url encoded request, all form fields will be flatten and written into the url, and I can get them for rebuilding the xml… But this would be nonsense. If I send the content as Xml or as XDP, I don’t know where the xml content is. This might be simple I guess…

Hope you have time for a tip!
Thanks,
Best regards,
jgrd

HELP: I have a form with a submit button. When I submit the form in Adobe Reader 9.3.3 I expect a reponse in a browser but instead I get an error message “An error occured during the submit process. Unknown failure.” When I try the httpsubmittest.pdf I get the response in the browser. I have tried to make my form as close as possible to yours and also tried putting my url in yours but it does not work. I am using ColdFusion 9.0. I have tried setting response content type to “application/xml; charset=utf-8” to no avail. Thanks.

@Hasan,

First, to get a response in the browser, the PDF must be loaded in a browser (note that when previewing forms in Designer, you are actually using Acrobat/Reader loaded in Internet Explorer). If you submit from Acrobat/Reader loaded standalone, Acrobat/Reader will attempt to create a PDF from the response. Since Reader cannot create PDFs, you’ll get an error (though admittedly not a “submit failed” error).

Since your form works fine when submitting to my test service as opposed to yours, it sounds more like an access issue outside the form itself — like your computer cannot see your service. When it comes to access, the first thing that comes to mind is the possible need for a cross-domain policy file (i.e. crossdomain.xml) that gives permission for access to your server from various domains. I have one that specifies that all domains have access (and it’s located in my server’s root):

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE cross-domain-policy SYSTEM "http://www.macromedia.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.dtd">
<cross-domain-policy>
    <allow-access-from domain="*"/>
</cross-domain-policy>

Stefan, I meant to say that when I submit your form from Reader the response comes back to the browser. And that is how I want my form to behave but with my url. I put my url in your HTTPSUBMITTEST.pdf form and that gave an error. If you say that I have to open the form in a browser to get the response in a browser then how come the HTTPSUBMITTEST.pdf when sublitted from Reader gives a response to the browser? I tried from 2 different PCs and it works both places. I figure there is something in your server script that propmpts the browser to open and display the response.