Examples of Common Scripting Tasks

The scripting examples demonstrate quick and simple techniques that you can apply to your own work.

For more examples and ideas, visit the Developer Center .

• Changing the background colors of fields, fillable areas, and subforms
• Hiding and showing objects
• Excluding an object from the tabbing order
• Changing the visual properties of an object on the client
• Getting the current or previous value of a drop-down list
• Preserving rich text formatting when copying field values
• Adjusting the height of a field at run time
• Setting a field as required at run time
• Calculating the field sums
• Highlighting fields in response to form filler interaction
• Resetting the values of the current subform
• Changing the presence of a form design object
• Using the properties of the instance manager to control subforms
• Using the methods of the instance manager to control subforms
• Using the instance manager to control subforms at run time

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