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manjulakash
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April 5, 2019
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Expandable PDF form

  • April 5, 2019
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Hello,

I am using Adobe Acrobat Standard DC. I have created a static form. I want to convert it into a dynamic form which expands depending on the input from a flat file.For e.g. : If  a row looks like the one given below, I want the rows to have only that many lines as the input data file. I do not much knowledge in JavaScript. Is there a way to do this? The input data for this will be in an array. So if the array has only 1 entry, only one row should be displayed and the position of rest of the form should be adjusted accordingly. Any info regarding this greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Thom Parker
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Community Expert
April 6, 2019

What you have described is a LiveCycle form. You need the LiveCycle Designer to create one.

Adobe LiveCycle Designer overview 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 6, 2019

No. This is not possible with Acrobat PDF forms.

jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 6, 2019

Hi manjulakash

You can’t do this with the free Acrobat Reader where you posted or out-of-the-box with forms with Acrobat Standard DC.

You asked about JavaScript, so I‘ll move this from Acrobat Reader to JavaScript.

Jane