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HSDNR
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May 16, 2023
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Text field number format considers comma as decimal separator

  • May 16, 2023
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Text field format:

Category: Number

Decimal Places: 0

Separator Style: 1,234.56

Currency Symbol: None

Negative Number Style: No boxes checked

 

The issue is that if a comma is included when entering a number in the text field, the form considers the comma as a decimal separator and will automatically round what has been entered. For example, if "10,515" is typed in the field, it will be autocorrected to "11", but if "10515" is entered, it formats it correctly to "10,515".

This only occurs when filling out the PDF in the built-in reader of web browsers. Acrobat does not allow the entry of commas into the field when filling the form, but the web-browser readers do. Additionally, it does not matter which browser is used--I've checked on several.

 

Is there a way to keep this from happening when filling out forms in browsers?

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    Correct answer Abambo
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    This only occurs when filling out the PDF in the built-in reader of web browsers. Acrobat does not allow the entry of commas into the field when filling the form, but the web-browser readers do. (...)

     

    Is there a way to keep this from happening when filling out forms in browsers?


    By @HSDNR

    You need to know that the PDF file format is a standard, and everyone can build software to handle a PDF file. Adobe's responsibility stops at Acrobat. If you want to fix errors in PDF handling from browsers, you need to contact the browser programmers. That is out of the hands of Adobe. It's like asking Ferrari to resolve a problem on a Ford car.

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    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 22, 2023
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    This only occurs when filling out the PDF in the built-in reader of web browsers. Acrobat does not allow the entry of commas into the field when filling the form, but the web-browser readers do. (...)

     

    Is there a way to keep this from happening when filling out forms in browsers?


    By @HSDNR

    You need to know that the PDF file format is a standard, and everyone can build software to handle a PDF file. Adobe's responsibility stops at Acrobat. If you want to fix errors in PDF handling from browsers, you need to contact the browser programmers. That is out of the hands of Adobe. It's like asking Ferrari to resolve a problem on a Ford car.

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    HSDNRAuthor
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    May 24, 2023

    Thank you, I appreciate it. I'm new to working with Acrobat (and PDF/forms in general), so I appreciate the charitabilty of the Ferrari community forum for answering my Ford question. Because I'm a beginner, I was under the impression that it may have been an initial Ferrari issue before it was handled by Ford.

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