Create a button to remove all buttons in document

[Matthew5E50]

Hello, I am attempting to create a form with several fields that the user will fill out and that will have a button that can spawn a additional pages. Each page will have a "Add Page" Button on them. I got that part figured out.
Next I want to create a 2nd button on the first page that will remove all of the buttons including itself, Flatten the document and Save the finalized document so that all the user information typed into the fields is now permeant.
I have attempted to use :

for (i=0; i<this.numFields; i++)
{
var f = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
if (f.type = "button")
{
this.removeField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
}
}

and I also attempted 

this.removeField("New Page")
this.remvoeField("Save_Button")

So the 2nd code removes the "New Page" button but doesn’t remove it from all of the spawned pages.
but it also fails to remove the "Save_Button" and both codes give the error.

"NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property method.

Doc.removeField:2:"

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

[try67]

Change:

if (f.type = "button")

To:

if (f.type == "button")

[try67]

I would also recommend changing the loop to run from the last index to 0.

[Matthew5E50]

Thanks, I added in the 2nd = however i am still getting the error message.

"NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property method.

Doc.removeField:2:"

From what I understand this error comes up because the button is attempting to remove it self. 

Thanks

[try67]

Did you change the loop, too? Post your new code.

[Matthew5E50]

Sorry I didn't change the loop yet. I wasn't completely sure what that change would be. Here is what i have currently. 

for (i=0; i<this.numFields; i++)
{
var f = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
if (f.type == "button")
{
this.removeField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
}
}

' 

[try67]

Change this:

for (i=0; i<this.numFields; i++)

To:

for (i=this.numFields;-1; i>0; i--)

[Matthew5E50]

Thank you, 

I ammeded the code to this

for (i=this.numFields;-1; i>0; i--)
{
var f = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
if (f.type == "button")
{
this.removeField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
}
}

when i attempted to cick ok i get the error, "SyntaxError: missing ) after for-loop control 1: at line 2" so I removed the ; before the -1 (saw it like that someplace else) and attemped to run it and still got the Secuirty error.

[try67]

Use this:

for (var i=this.numFields-1; i>0; i--) {
	var f = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
	if (f.type == "button") {	
		this.removeField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
	}
}

[Matthew5E50]

I copied and pasted exactly and I am still getting the secuirty error. 

This is what i have. 

for (var i=this.numFields-1; i>0; i--) { 

var f = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i)); 

if (f.type == "button") {  

this.removeField(this.getNthFieldName(i)); 

} 

} 

[try67]

A security error or a syntax error? Post the exact text of the error you're getting, please.

[Matthew5E50]

NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method. 
Doc.removeField:8: 

[try67]

Then something in the file is preventing you from removing those fields. Are you able to do it manually?

[Matthew5E50]

Ya, I created the form from a word document and added a "New Page Button" and the "Save Button" So ya i can go into pepare form and right click on it and delete it. 

I will create a new form from a blank page and see it allowes me to delete the buttons. I will post my results. 

[try67]

There's a small error in the code above, but it shouldn't cause this error you're getting.

In the loop it needs to be:

i>=0

Not

i>0

I tested it on a file I created with three buttons and it work just fine.

Here's the code I used:

for (var i=this.numFields-1; i>=0; i--) { 
	var fname = this.getNthFieldName(i);
	var f = this.getField(fname); 
	if (f!=null && f.type == "button") {  
		console.println("delete " + fname);
		this.removeField(fname); 
	} 
} 

This will help you find out which field is causing the error.

[Matthew5E50]

Ok, i copied and pasted that into a new form with 2 buttons and this is what i got 

delete Button3 
delete Button2 

NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method. 
Doc.removeField:6:

[try67]

There's some kind of issue with that field, then.

[Matthew5E50]

I get the same results starting fom a blank form.

[JR Boulay]

I would replace

if (f.type == "button")

By

if (f.type == "button" && f.name != event.target.name)

Because the script will stop running when the button that is the source of the action will be deleted, even if the loop isn't finished.

And after the loop, when it's finished I would add a single line to delete the button that is the source of the action.

[Matthew5E50]

I added what you have suggested however It doesnt remove the source button which i think from reading  your responce is expected. I added a line to remove it.

this.removeField("P0.New_Back_Cert.Save"); 

However this is still resulting in the same secuirty error.

Thank you for the warrning about flatting pages, it shouldnt be a issue everyone who will be editing this form will have the full version of Adboe DC. 

[JR Boulay]

Beware, flattenPages() does not work in Acrobat Reader!

[Thom Parker]

I would suggest hiding the buttons, rather than deleting them. There are no security issues with this.

[Bernd Alheit]

Don't use a button for this. Use a link with the script.