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maurac49962953
maurac49962953
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June 10, 2016
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Trouble with formulas working once a fillable PDF is created and saved

  • June 10, 2016
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I have taken an excel form, converted it to a fillable PDF, and entered addition formulas to add certain columns and had to enter java script to subtract certain columns.  Once I made certain all the fields and formulas worked and tested multiple times, I saved the form and none of my fields are now adding or subtracting.  Can anyone help me as to why this would be?  I am utilizing a trial version to test and this is the first form I have done, but adobe support could not help me.

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NKOWA555
NKOWA555
Inspiring
June 12, 2016

You may need to adjust the calculation order of the fields:

www.google.com/search?q=set+calculation+order+acrobat

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gkaiseril
Inspiring
June 10, 2016

Have you looked at Acrobat's JavaScript console?

What specifically is not working?

Can you provide a link to the form?

It is possible remove the JavaScript added to the form and even the form fields. If one saves the form with the PDF/A or other special formats the form fields are disabled

maurac49962953
maurac49962953Author
Participant
June 15, 2016

I was finally able to figure it out and get the formulas to work once the form was saved.  I had to go to the Adobe Acrobat Menu / Preferences / Category - JavaScript / JavaScript Security and then check mark the box labeled "Enable menu items JavaScript execution privileges."

Thanks for the suggestions!

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