Why is it that when I click Acrobat's Clear Form option is clears all the fields populated by a document level JavaScript, and if I save the form the start up document level JavaScript no longer functions?

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gkaiseril · Accepted Answer

Or a link to the form or a sample form with the same problem.

You have only defined the function to be executed but not executed it.

You need to add a line like:

AtStartup();

to your script.

As noted if you were set the "defaultValue" for the fields then clearing the fields would remove any entry present and restore the default values.

Or you could write a custom JavaScript to clear the fields and then execute your startup script.

Karl Heinz Kremer · Answer

The "reset a form" action that you can use as e.g. a button click handler will reset all fields to their default values. You can set the default value as part of the field properties. Resetting a form should not have any effect on document level functions. Are you getting any error message in the JavaScript console? What exactly is your document level script doing that is no longer working?

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