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Welcome
to Designer Scripting Basics.
Scripting Basics
provides you
with an overview of how you can use Designer calculations and scripts
to develop and extend forms created in Designer.
You can use calculations and scripts to perform these types of
actions:
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Change the behavior and appearance of objects at run
time
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Control the presentation of field values
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Provide interaction with form fillers using dialog boxes
and visual cues
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Automate form filling
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Control the hosting environment
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Interact with web services
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Interacting with databases and populate forms with data from
data sources
Purpose and scope
Scripting Basics
is intended for form authors and
form developers interested in using calculations and scripts to
extend their Designer forms. It is assumed that you have a working
knowledge of scripting languages, especially JavaScript™,
as well as object models. You should also be familiar with Adobe® Acrobat® Professional
or Acrobat Standard and be comfortable working in a structured XML environment.
Scripting Basics
provides the following information:
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An introduction to using Designer calculations and scripts
to extend your forms
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Easily understood, detailed information and examples of the
Designer calculation and scripting features
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References to other resources where you can learn more about
Designer scripting and related technologies
After reading
this guide, you should be equipped to start using Designer calculations
and scripts. During the development process, you will find that the
descriptions and examples in this guide will provide you with enough direction
and background to enable you to successfully complete your projects.
Additional information
Adobe has a wide variety of resources dedicated to Designer
scripting focused at both the form author and the form developer
audiences.
Designer Help
Contains detailed information
about using the product, including information on using calculations
and scripts, and should be the first place you search for information
on any topics related to Designer. You can access
Designer Help
from
the Help menu , or online at
Designer Help
.
Scripting Basics
Provides an overview
of creating calculations and scripts for use with Designer. This
guide is intended to help you create calculations and scripts using
FormCalc and JavaScript.
Scripting Reference
The Scripting Reference
is a detailed reference of the models, objects, properties, and
methods that you can use with Designer. This PDF is intended as
reference material only; it is not intended to give users information
on how to create calculations or scripts.
See
Scripting Reference
.
User Forums
The Designer Forum is a meeting
place for professionals who are interested in discussing issues
related to Designer. Respond to reader questions, report bugs or
issues with the product, or post questions of your own to other
form designers and Adobe experts. For information, see
www.adobeforums.com
.
Scripting samples
The scripting samples
are working forms or packages that include instructions on how the
sample was created and any sample data used to create and view the form.
New samples are added on an ongoing basis by both Adobe experts
and third-party organizations. See the
Developer Center
.
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