Struggling with importTextData () ...

[sidss4adobe]

Hello experts,

I'm a novice when it comes to Javascripts, but have managed to learn enough to put together a code to automate a form that I have created using Acrobat Pro.  I have successfully executed this, and by this I mean the script runs fine when I click a button on the form - it gets the value from a text file at a specified location and populates the imported row in the correct fields - when I run this using Acrobat Standard or Acrobat Pro (of course I had to include the path names and file names under Preferences .. Security (enhanced)).

Since this form is going to be distributed and many may have just Acrobat Reader, I tried to import data from the text with the form opened on Acrobat Reader.  I got a message back saying that the security settings disallowed this method.  At this point I included the path names, file names under Preferences ... Security (enhanced) for Acrobat Reader as well.  The I made sure I quit Reader, insured that no Acrobat process was running (in the Task Manager), and restarted Reader.  Now I was hoping with the documents in the security center marked as trusted I would be able to execute the form - it continues to fail with the same message (Acrobat EScript Built-in Functions Version 11.0; Acrobat SOAP 11.0; NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method.

Doc.importTextData:8:Field DF2QSS:Mouse Up).

Just FYI, I did not need any folder level scripts for this to run when using Acrobat Standard or Pro.  What am I doing wrong or not doing?  How do I overcome this stumbling roadblock?  Your help in getting this is indeed appreciated.

Thanks.

Sid

[Bernd Alheit]

The document must have Form Rights. You can add the rights to the document with a LiveCycle server product.

[sidss4adobe]

Thanks for the quick reply.  I'm just guessing that there is cost associated with this.  I recall reading somewhere that it could be astronomical (the exact opposite of economical - as in free).  Now are there other alternatives that I can employ so people with only Reader can also use this Form?  Will I be able to use the folder level scripts or user level scripts as a workaround?  Can you guide me with some examples?  I have seen a lot of discussion about folder level scripts, and have even created one.  I did copy my MyScript.js file to the Javascript under Reader to no avail - but then the script may not be correct.  The script I used is this ...

//Application folder level function

MyTeamData = app.trustedFunction(function(oDoc, cPath, cRow)

{

app.beginPriv();

oDoc.importTextData(cPath, cRow);

app.endPriv();

}

);

//End of application folder level function

//The button on the Form has this code ...

this.MyTeamData(this, "/C/Temp/teamdata.txt", 0);

Thanks for your help.

--Sid

[Bernd Alheit]

This doesn't work. You will get the same message with Acrobat Reader.

[sidss4adobe]

Yay! I just discovered that I have LiveCycle ES2 that came bundled with my Acrobat X Pro.  Now how do I go about adding rights to the document created with another version of Acrobat?  The reason I'm asking is because when I opened the Form in LCES2, it imported the Form as images with the fields and labels intact.  However, the script was commented out.  I undid the comment and tried to run, it failed and said not a valid code or something like it.  Please help!

--Sid

[Bernd Alheit]

LiveCycle Designer can't add the rights.

[sidss4adobe]

How do I write the script in LiveCycle E2?

I have redesigned the form in LiveCycle and have the exact same fields and a button.

Now how do I connect my script to the button?  Or is it not possible to do this?

//The button on the Form has this code ...

this.importTextData("/C/Temp/teamdata.txt", 0);

[Bernd Alheit]

Post this query in the forum for LiveCycle Designer.

Why do you use LiveCycle Designer now?

[Test Screen Name · Accepted solution]

LiveCycle is a suite of products. The one you need is LiveCycle Reader Extensions. The one you have is LiveCycle Designer, which will not help in the slightest. The advice stands: cheaper to get Acrobat for everyone. Unless you have more than a few hundred end users.

[try67]

It will probably be much more cost-effective to simply get Acrobat for everyone, instead of getting the right to be able to do it in Reader.

[sidss4adobe]

Thanks.  If my LCES2 doesn't solve this issue I guess that will be the only choice.