Need scripting help

Question

Working with Adobe Acrobat 10 Pro. Trying to add following script at document level not to allow spacebar as first character for any text field in the document,

function spacebar()
{

var v = AFMergeChange(event);
if (/^\s/.test(v)) event.rc = false;

}

The function works pefectly. However, this action changes all date fields format from default "dd-mmm-yyyy" to "AFDate_FormatEx("dd-mmm-yyyy");" custom format which I don't want. Apparently non-English Adobe Acrobat does not recognizes "AFDate_FormatEx("dd-mmm-yyyy");" format and date fields become invisible, empty, or non-descriptive text.

How could I prevent the date field format changing from default "dd-mmm-yyyy" to

"AFDate_FormatEx("dd-mmm-yyyy");"

Thanks in advance for any help

try67 · Answer

You can't. If you use your own Keystroke or Format script it will replace the one the application uses when you select the Date option under Format. It will also mean that the calendar widget won't appear when the user uses the field.

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