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Set fields read-only after signing with javascript

New Here ,
Jul 28, 2021 Jul 28, 2021

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I have created a form with a button that adds a group of five text fields and one signature field to it. It is possible to add five groups. I want to make read-only all fields in a specific group after putting a signature in a signature field placed in the same group. Last hope in javascript because these fields don't exist until the button is pressed.

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Jul 28, 2021 Jul 28, 2021

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If you want to make field read only after you signed signature field use script to make them readonly in Signed field->properties->signed tab (see photo):

Basic script to make read only:

this.getField("Field name").readonly = true;

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I can't do it this way, because there aren't any fields on the form until the button is pressed.

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Jul 28, 2021 Jul 28, 2021

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Do you mean that you want to use JS to set the Signed action of the signature fields to lock certain fields?

If so, you can do is using the setLock method, like this:

 

this.getField("Signature1").setLock({ action: "Include", fields: ["Text1", "Text2", "Text3"] });

 

However, the fields you specify in the fields array have to actually exist when you set the action, or it will fail.

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I used the setLock method but it didn't work. I received an error: NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method. Field.setLock

I use Adobe Acrobat 2020

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Did you run it in Acrobat or in Reader?

This is not the kind of method that you're supposed to use dynamically. You use it once and that's it.

I don't quite understand what you're trying to achieve, exactly...

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I don,t know why, but I can't post anything anymore here.

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var leftEdgePos = 10;
var topEdgePos = 700;
var rightEdgePos = 110;
var bottomEdgePos = 650;

this.addField("text1", "text", 0, [leftEdgePos, topEdgePos, rightEdgePos, bottomEdgePos]);

this.addField("text2", "text", 0, [leftEdgePos+100, topEdgePos, rightEdgePos+100, bottomEdgePos]);

this.addField("text3", "text", 0, [leftEdgePos+200, topEdgePos, rightEdgePos+200, bottomEdgePos]);

this.addField("text4", "text", 0, [leftEdgePos+300, topEdgePos, rightEdgePos+300, bottomEdgePos]);

this.addField("sign1", "signature", 0, [leftEdgePos+400, topEdgePos, rightEdgePos+400, bottomEdgePos]);

this.getField("sign1").setLock({ action: "Include", fields: ["text1", "text2", "text3", "text4"] });

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On the form there is only a button with mouse up event that execute the code above. As a result, five fields are added to the form and the following error message is displayed:

NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method. Field.setLock

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I apologize for the mess I made here. I forgot to write that I only use Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020

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May be that you must use a trusted function for this.

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Jul 29, 2021 Jul 29, 2021

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Yes, that's correct, it requires privileged context.

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Considering what is written above, I have achieved my goal. The implementation of the function using the setLock method must be placed in the folder level script:

var setFieldLock = app.trustedFunction( function(field0, field1, field2, field3) {
	app.beginPriv();
	this.getField("sign1").setLock({ action: "Include", fields: [field0, field1, field2, field3] });
	app.endPriv();

The button event handler looks like this

var leftEdgePos = 10;
var topEdgePos = 700;
var rightEdgePos = 110;
var bottomEdgePos = 650;

this.addField("text1", "text", 0, [leftEdgePos, topEdgePos, rightEdgePos, bottomEdgePos]);

this.addField("text2", "text", 0, [leftEdgePos+100, topEdgePos, rightEdgePos+100, bottomEdgePos]);

this.addField("text3", "text", 0, [leftEdgePos+200, topEdgePos, rightEdgePos+200, bottomEdgePos]);

this.addField("text4", "text", 0, [leftEdgePos+300, topEdgePos, rightEdgePos+300, bottomEdgePos]);

this.addField("sign1", "signature", 0, [leftEdgePos+400, topEdgePos, rightEdgePos+400, bottomEdgePos]);

setFieldLock("text1", "text2", "text3", "text4");

Anyway this solution is useless for me because the document is no longer portable until the folder level script is placed locally on the user's computer.

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