Access format field property with a script

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Is it possible to extract the formatting property of a text field with a script?

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Thom ParkerCorrect answer

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No, all the field formatting options are actually predefined scripts. And there is no way from script, to get access to an existing script. It would be really helpful if you could, but you can't

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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What do you mean by "formatting property", exactly?

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In the field properties, the format tab where you can format numbers, dates, percentages, etc. Is there a script that will tell what the formatting, if any, is for that field?

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Thom Parker

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No, all the field formatting options are actually predefined scripts. And there is no way from script, to get access to an existing script. It would be really helpful if you could, but you can't

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Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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