Using run-time properties
in a form design, you can display certain types of information in
the form at run time. The types of information you can display are
the current page, page count, current date/time, viewer locale,
viewer name, and viewer version.
You can insert run-time properties into the following objects:
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Numeric field
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Text
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Text field
You can only insert run-time properties into the value portion
of the field and not the field’s caption.
You use the commands in the Insert menu to add run-time properties
to a text object. Alternatively, you can use the Type list to add
run-time properties to either a text field object or a numeric field
object. Designer adds the run-time property to the selected object,
along with a calculate script that generates the intended value
and a default value based on the property.
Note:
When you add the current page run-time property
to an object, do not apply the global binding option as well because
Designer will apply the same page number on every page instead of
unique values.
To add a run-time property to a text object
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Click
the text field.
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Select Insert and select the run-time property you want to
insert.
To add a run-time property to a text field or numeric field object
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Click the text field or numeric field.
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On the Object palette, click the Value tab and select Calculated
- Read Only from the Type list. The Runtime Properties option appears.
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Select Runtime Properties and, in the list below it, select
the run-time property you want to insert.
