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Article #8857Re: Reader 8.0 will not show buttons on form created with Acrobat 5
From: MikeNoonan
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:44
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:44
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I now have more information. The Problem Missing buttons (Save/Complete/Reset) and required fields are not highlighted in Adobe Reader 8.0. What I�ve Found In every problematic PDF document there is a Javascript function called processInit( ) that makes the normally hidden buttons visible and highlights required fields. This function is executed by the FDF toolkit method FDFSetOnImportJavaScript( ) in the ASP document that launches the PDF. It appears that FDFSetOnImportJavaScript( ) is not calling processInit( ) when the PDF is opened in Reader 8.0. Confirmation I modified an existing PDF by adding a new button (always visible) that executes processInit( ) when clicked. When opening the PDF through on the web with Reader 8.0, the Save/Complete/Reset buttons were invisible and the required fields were not highlighted. When I clicked on the new button (that executes processInit( ) ) the Save/Complete/Reset buttons were visible and the required fields were highlighted. Because FDFSetOnImportJavaScript( ) is part of the FDF Toolkit, I can�t rework it or debug it. Does anyone know why this method is not executing Javascript on import with Reader 8.0. Thank you, Mike
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