Creating plug-ins for Reader takes some special sauce.  You can read about it in the SDK Reference. https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/library/plugin/Plugins_ReaderPlug.html#50618405_11144   For your first plug-in you should start with Acrobat Professional.    ... View more

The correct method for overridding a calculation so the field value can be entered manually is to set event.rc to false.      ... View more

You have a calculation order problem. And checking the source to block the calculation is inefficient, use event.rc. ... View more

That's one approach.  However, you can't catch and fix all the possible errors that might be made entering a time. A more universal approach is to test for valid inputs and reject invalid inputs with a warning to the user.    For example, here's a regular expression for detecting a valid regular time input.   var rgStdTime = /^\s*([01]?\d)\:([012345]\d)\s*((?:am?)|(?:pm?))\s*$/i;    Here's one that will match military time. var rgMilTime = /^\s*([01]?\d)\:?([012345]\d)\s*$/i;   In both expressions the numbers are marked as subexpressions, so they can be extracted for reformatting.    ... View more

Of course.  Try it and see how it works.     ... View more

Use the "Will Print" and "Did Print" scripts under "Document Actions".  You can find this tool by searching the tools for "Document Actions"   If you want to turn off borders for all fields. Use this code.   // Will Print Script var oFld; for(var i=0;i<this.numFields;i++){     oFld = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));     oFld.tmp = oFld.strokeColor;     oFld.strokeColor = ["T"]; }     // Did Print Script, restores borders.   for(var i=0;i<this.numFields;i++){     oFld = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));     oFld.strokeColor = oFld.tmp; }   Note that the border style will also need to be remove and restored.         ... View more

The code you posted is perfectly fine and will run in any JavaScript context in the Acrobat environment. You have not actually explained how you would like the app.alert to be run. Or the scripting context of the failures you've reported.  For the failures, did you place the script in a PDF document? for example on a form field? or in a document level script? If so can you post the PDF? Here's an article that may be of help.  https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Editing-Fields-Properties.cfm     ... View more

Yes, this is possible.  The issue is identifying the dropdowns. Do all the dropdowns in the all the different PDFs have the same name?  If not, is there a pattern to the names?    The options in a dropdown field are set with the "field.setItems()" function.  Just call this function for fields that need changing.    ... View more

Good choice with the validation script. This is indeed the correct place to do the conversion.  To do this correctly you'll need to write code that analyzes the entered value to determine how the script should proceed. Should it leave the value as is or do a comversion? The best way to do this is with a regular expression.  https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Pattern-Matching-with-Regular-Expressions.cfm   The script should test for a standard time input first. Then test for military time. If both tests fail, then it's not a valid input.    Here are some tips on scripting in Acrobat: https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/PDF-Form-Scripting.cfm       ... View more

Adobe doesn't struggle with dot naming in simplified field notation.  Let's put that to sleep right away. If special characters in names are escaped, then there is no problem.          ... View more

This method does not work anymore. Sadly. By @collette_4061   You mean using the field properties dialog to change the name and export value of a radio button? Yes, it does still work. And if this isn't what you mean then you need to say explicitly what it is that you think is not working.   See theses articles.  https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Checkboxes-and-Radio-Buttons.cfm https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Editing-Fields-Properties.cfm     ... View more

Can you post the PDF?   Is the Arial font embedded?     ... View more

Use this code instead:   this.getField("JobCard").display = display.hidden;   However, this code should really be in a folder level automation script. There is no reason for it to be in the PDF.  https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Automating-Acrobat.cfm     ... View more

One way to modify how data entered into a form field is shown, is with a custom format script. Something like this.   if(event.value.length)    event.value = event.value + ",";         ... View more

Since the console is not reporting any errors, no error condition is being hit. That doesn't mean the code doesn't have them. The code you posted is designed to exit the "while" loop if any non-zero number is returned from the "importTextData"  function call. And further, the SaveAs function is only called if zero is returned.  Well, it's happened. The  "importTextData"  function is returning 3. This is not an error that should exit the loop.  But, according to your posts, the code is operating exactly as you've designed it.  Well, except for the ".this.removeField("JobCard");" code. What's this about?     ... View more

That's really bad.  Have you tried starting over with a newly created PDF?  Could be that the PDF you're working on is corrupted in some way.      ... View more

Yeah, dissappearing calculation scripts is a big problem.  This happens when Acrobat is confused about the selected calculation type, which happens when switching between fields.  I haven't had this problem in a while because I'm very careful not to click on stuff too fast in any dialog in Acrobat. However, I understand that this issue can also happen with the built-in editor, which doesn't work that great. I would suggest setting up Acrobat with an external editor, such as Notepad++, which besides being an awesome code editor, is free.    I don't know if this will fix your issue, only Adobe can know that. But it's worked for me.    ... View more

Here's an article that covers the basics of scripting radio buttons: https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Checkboxes-and-Radio-Buttons.cfm   Basically, the default "On" value for a radio button is "Yes". But this is also the export value, which you can change to be whatever you want.      ... View more

What is the formatting option on the dropdown field?   ... View more

If your code is hitting the "3" return right away, then the script as written above will exit the loop and never hit the saveAs code.   But since a 3 return is not a failure, the code should be modified to include the saveAs code when 3 is returned. I hope that makes sense.    Follow the advice from PAS, do an importTextData from the console and see if any fields are missing data. If not, then try running your SaveAs code in the console to see what happens. If all is good, then modify your script to do the saveAs when 3 is returned from the import.       ... View more

Did you check the console window (Ctrl-J) for errors?   ... View more

So 3 is returned when there is a column on the form that does not match a field name. The data is still imported, but it's letting you know that some data did not get imported.    ... View more

In a validate script the value of the newly selected item is in "event.value". Your scripts are using getField to acquire the field the script is in. This gets the previosly selected value, because the field value doesn't change until after validation is complete.    However, if you really wanted the field object, it is in event.target. So no need to use the getField function.    ... View more

There is probably something wrong with your data file. .    However, there is an error in your code.  On the saveAs line: this.saveAs(...).this.removeField("JobCard");   The saveAs function return "undefined" so adding .this.removeField("JobCard"); is an error  ... View more

Can you post the form?   ... View more

See this article: https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Value-Entered-Does-Not-Match-Format.cfm   ... View more