Well that is a conundrum. I am trying to hide several (not all) fields, if they have a null value being inserted from the database. Unfortunately, a requirement is having the PDF returned to the user in un-editable (protected) format.
Is there a way to have the js evaluate server side? If not, does PDFBox offer a way to set a field to hidden? XFA code to insert to accomplish the same thing? Any other ideas? On Mon, Nov 2, 2015, 5:09 PM Maruan Sahyoun <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tolen, > > the reason the JS is not working is because you locked the PDF. As a > result the form can no longer change. If you save the filled out form > without that the JS will be executed. You need to have the protection set > so that form filling is still allowed as you'd like the form to change. > > BR > Maruan > > > Am 02.11.2015 um 17:43 schrieb Tolen Miller <[email protected]>: > > > > Apologies, I thought I had commented that out. The pw should > > be "Domino-Admin" > > > > On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 11:35 PM Maruan Sahyoun <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi Tolen, > >>> Am 31.10.2015 um 06:24 schrieb Tolen Miller <[email protected]>: > >>> > >>> Sample template is here: http://1drv.ms/1NHma2k > >>> > >>> Sample filled is here: http://1drv.ms/1NHmnm0 <http://1drv.ms/1NHmnm0> > >> > >> that file is password protected - could you let me know which one it is > so > >> I can open and edit it? > >> > >> BR > >> Maruan > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 11:21 PM Maruan Sahyoun < > [email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>>> Am 28.10.2015 um 04:47 schrieb Tolen Miller <[email protected]>: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hello, > >>>>> > >>>>> I am working on a form produced in Adobe Livecycle, which is being > >> filled > >>>>> via PDFBox 1.8.10. I am wondering what options I have to show/hide a > >>>> field > >>>>> based on it's value (and possibly a list of field names since some > >> fields > >>>>> should always show). i.e. there are several fields I would like to > >> hide > >>>>> (or table rows that contain them), when they are null. > >>>>> > >>>>> Normally, I could do this in an initialization javascript on the > >>>> livecycle > >>>>> form itself (all users use Adobe's Reader), but this does not seem to > >>>> work > >>>>> when opening the form after filling it with PDFBox. Is this not > >>>> supported? > >>>>> Does editing the form destroy the scripts or is something else > >> happening? > >>>> > >>>> would it be possible to upload a sample form before and after filling > >> to a > >>>> public location and mention the field which should be affected by the > >> JS. > >>>> > >>>> PDFBox does not execute any JS - be it in AcroForms or XFA. But the > >> Adobe > >>>> Reader should execute it - dependent on the event the JS is in. > >>>> > >>>> BR > >>>> Maruan > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I would either like to persist the scripts that exist on the form so > >> they > >>>>> may execute; create scripts in java code to add to the form; or > create > >>>> the > >>>>> functionality in java and omit js entirely. > >>>> > >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
