reset form with password protect fields

[Lana33791331lm4o]

I have Acrobat Pro 2017

i created a form with s few fields password protected for internal use.  i also put a reset form botton.  when i tested it out - the reset form button requires the password for the protected fields.  Fair enough- that makes sense.  

So... whats the work around so the reset form button actually clears the entire form without entering the password 7 times! ? ! ? 

if that is the only option, ok.  but surely there is another way...

thank you!!  LA

[Bernd Alheit]

What settings does you use at the password protection? 

[Lana33791331lm4o]

Custom Validation scrpit

event.rc = (app.response("Enter the password to edit this field:", "", "")=="1234");

this is not anything that needs major security - its only to help cut down on errors on internal data entry.  two groups of people using the form - and one group will have password.  not high level - just basic stuff but currenlty its handwritten form and terrible! 

[Bernd Alheit]

Set a variable before the form reset. 

Ask for the password only if the variable is not set. 

[Lana33791331lm4o]

thank you!!  

so currently it is only the default 

doc.resetForm()

how do i build that varible?  i have no skills!  just bumbling thru all this!

[Bernd Alheit]

At document level use:

var during_reset = false ;

At the reset button:

during_reset = true;

resetForm();

during_reset = false;

[Lana33791331lm4o]

thank you! 

I am not doing something correct - it still asks for the password on the fields that are password protected.  

here is now when i added to the individual field validation:

event.rc = (app.response("Enter the password to edit this field:", "", "")=="1234");var during_reset = false;

---Do i need to put the    var during_reset=false;     at a different place in the event line?  it is still asking for the password if there is data in the field -when hitting reset button evem after adding your statements above.  

thank you in advance for helping me! 

[Bernd Alheit]

Set the variable at document level:

At the text fields use:

event.rc = during_reset || (app.response("Enter the password to edit this field:", "", "")=="1234");

[Amal.]

Hi @Lana33791331lm4o 

++ Adding to the discussion

Acrobat 2017 is an EOL application. For more information, please go through the help page https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/end-of-support-acrobat-2017-reader-2017.html

~Amal

[Lana33791331lm4o]

ok.  thank you.  

that said - we will be upgrading to the curent version - so how will that impact my forms i am creating now?  will it translate into the latest version?  Just curious.  

[JR Boulay]

" so how will that impact my forms i am creating now?"

It won't make any difference.