Patricia24188230wcu0

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JavaScript button to spawn new fillable form pages only works for some people

Forum|Forum|11 hours ago
May 7, 2026
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Hello,

I have a form with a button to add new fillable pages when clicked. Most people can click the button and the new pages show up. There are a few people who click the button and nothing happens. I’ve verified they are opening the form in either Adobe Reader or Acrobat and that JavaScript is enabled. Are there other things I can check?

Trish

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Yes, are all the failures in Reader or Acrobat, or is it mixed?

Are there differences in the Acrobat security preferences between the systems? Such as protected mode?

Are any errors reported in the Console Window?

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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What script do you use at the button?

Patricia24188230wcu0Author

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// Get a reference to the template

var t1 = getTemplate("1-1");

// Create a new page, but only if there's currently only one page in this document;

if (numPages == 7) {

t1.spawn({nPage: numPages, bRename: true, bOverlay: false});

} else {

// Do nothing, since the page has already been added

}