default value of field by variable / calculate / script

[kamil.cyprian]

Please, how to specify a default value to a field using a variable / calculate / script?

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Every field (except for buttons and signatures) has a "defaultValue" property that can be set, like this:

this.getField("Text1").defaultValue = "This is the default value of this field";

[kamil.cyprian]

I did not find it in the properties of the field, so I entered into Java Script document, and it works! Thank you!

[gkaiseril]

The default value entry is on the "Options" tab for the field properties pop-up window.

[kamil.cyprian]

But there can only enter a value, not a javascript.

[Test Screen Name]

In the design of PDF, the default value is a simple string. if you want a different initial value you have to set it in a script eg on document open.