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Javascript not working

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Hello everyone,

I created a form with some JavaScript functionality. It works in Adobe Acrobat DC, but it doesn't work in Reader on our company website.

Is there a reason for this?

Thanks,

Jake

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Joel GeraciCorrect answer

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Yes I've just checked on Chrome and Explorer.

However, I have just found out that the JavaScript actions are no longer on the form fields.

Is there any way this could have happened, other than someone doing it manually?

My original PDF has the JavaScript action. I sent it to our Marketing department to put on the website and now the JavaScript actions aren't there.

I’m going to guess that the marketing department opened it in Preview on OSX and then saved the file… or inadvertently saved it after some minor change. Preview... without warning... removes scripts from PDF form fields every chance it gets.

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try67

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What kind of "functionality"?

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jakec88782761Author

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All I am doing is adding JavaScript to form fields:

function check () {

//Foot Options is the name of the radio button group

//Javelin is the name of the radio button

//If the selected radio button isn't called Javelin

if(this.getField("Foot Options").value != "Javelin"){

//Don't allow both to be selected

this.resetForm("Top Housing");

}

check();

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Joel Geraci

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resetForm takes either nothing or an array as a parameter. See the brackets around your field name below.

function check () {

//Foot Options is the name of the radio button group

//Javelin is the name of the radio button

//If the selected radio button isn't called Javelin

if(this.getField("Foot Options").value != "Javelin"){

//Don't allow both to be selected

this.resetForm(["Top Housing"]);

}

check();

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Bernd Alheit

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Acrobat Reader doesn't support all JavaScript features.

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