Signature field on a spawned page is not maintaining the same properties as from the invisible temp

Report · Apr 30, 2021

Hi All,

I'm using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 21.001.20150 and I'm trying to create a form composed of 2 visible pages and a 3rd page which I converted in template and made it invisible.

On this 3rd page (invisible templete) I have a digital signature field which I have set as when "signed" to mark as read-only: All fields except these and I have selected a button which will be used to submit the form.

On the second page I have a check box which I coded with JavaScript to:

when checked to spawn a 3rd page based on the invisible template page

when unchecked to delete this 3rd page.

See the code I have used below

if(event.target.isBoxChecked(0))
this.getTemplate("Approver2").spawn(2,false,false)
else
this.deletePages({nStart: 2, nEnd: 2});

The button is working fine is generating the 3rd page and is deleting the 3rd page.

The issue I have is that when the 3rd page (which is spawned ) is signed the fields on the 3rd page are not made read-only as I had set/programed on the invisible template page.

I have done a lot of reading but unfortunately I can't figure out to make it work. 😞

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Any help/suggestions how to solve this issue would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

M

Report · May 10, 2021

Hi All,

I have "sorted" this by adding on my 3rd page which I converted in template and made it invisible for the digital signature field the below JavaScript for each of the fields I wanted to make read only.

this.getField("FieldNameHere").readonly = true;

The jave script is comming from another article I have read here:

PDF Form javascript for making readonly field by using button

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/pdf-form-javascript-for-making-readonly-field-by-using-button...

That worked fine 🙂

Thanks try67 for posting that answer 🙂