Adobe Form Reset a Form Actions

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December 10, 2021
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I've got an 18pg form with a few fields set to Reset a Form in the Actions option. I keep on finding out fields are changing even when I reset the Actions and lock the field numerous times. This keeps on happening randomly throughout the document and I cant' seem to grasp the reason behind this or how to avoid it from happening over and over. Any tips or words of advice out there?
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JR Boulay

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Locking a field just means the user can't interact with it. Besides, the correct term is "read only"

But that doesn't prevent it from being reset or filled in by calculations, scripts or whatever.

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I see. What Im struggling to understand is how can I make sure that the fields doesnt randomly change actions even after ive reset and saved it...

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That's great! I suggest trying to learn some basic scripting as it will help you a lot when creating the file.

For example, you have a text field set as required ("IF NO, WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO RETIRE?"), but it should only be so if the No box above is selected. If the user selects Yes it doesn't make sense to require them to answer that question, as it dosen't apply to them. You could use a script to do that, or even to hide that question entirely, by disabling the field, or making it hidden.

thank you and yes you are absolutely right. Would I easily find script examples on the adobe support page?

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