Acrobat JS Text field properties query...

[deckarduk]

Hi there,

Please can someone tell me if I can set the 'Format category' to 'Date' and a 'custom' mask of 'ddmm' to a text field using JS? 

As yet I've not found the relevant properties to do this.

Thanks in advance.

[deckarduk]

Further to my last post, I've checked the Javascript Reference again and haven't found anything.

I can find references to various properties, for example creating combs, but nothing for dates etc.

Do I need to create the text field and then change the properties of it using util.printd ?

Thanks in advance.

[try67]

You need to use the setAction method to set the field's Format and Keystroke events, but the function to call are undocumented, as they are internal to Acrobat and not a part of the PDF spec.

[deckarduk]

Hi Try67,

Thanks for the help.

My util.printd reference may have been incorrect.

What I'm trying to do is set up the new text field I add like this...

I'm trying to find the properties for the settings under the 'Format' tab.

Thanks again in advance.

[try67]

Yes, I understood that. My answer still applies.

[deckarduk]

Thanks again for the help and the confirmation.

I wasn't sure if I'd explained things clearly enough.

Cheers!