Copying controls with properties using Java script

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November 8, 2022
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Is there any easy way to use a script to duplicate a field (text, combo, list, checkbox, radio ...) with properties? So I have a field and I want to make an exact copy of it (frames, colors, fonts, formats, etc.) elsewhere in the form, of course under a different name. I want to avoid tediously rewriting all properties one by one (as I do so far).

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Correct answer try67

If you know what script you want to use you can apply it, of course, but you can't actually copy it from one field to another (because you can't read the script applied to any event, unfortunately).

try67

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To answer your question: No, not easily. You have to create the field from scratch, and then copy each individual property from the source field to the target one. Some things can't be copied, though. Basically anything that's an action (like Format, Calculate, Validate, Mouse Up, Mouse Enter, etc.), as well as some special properties, such as Direction "Right to Left/Left to Right".

Piotr SmolenAuthor

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OK, that's what I was afraid of, although I put simple formatting scripts with code .....

try67

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If you know what script you want to use you can apply it, of course, but you can't actually copy it from one field to another (because you can't read the script applied to any event, unfortunately).

Bernd Alheit

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Why want you a script for this?

Piotr SmolenAuthor

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I want to dynamically create tables and add or delete rows. There is no table control in Adobe DC so you have to deal with it somehow. In fact, I already have such a procedure, but I wanted to simplify it and reduce its volume.