hostPseudoModel

The hostPseudoModel object is the root object of the host model. Use the host properties and methods at run time.

Examples of hosts include Acrobat and XFAPresentationAgent (server). Some hosts may not support all properties and methods. For example, XFAPresentationAgent does not support xfa.host.messageBox.

Hierarchy of objects

Model	Child objects
Host Model	None

Parent class

object class class

Properties

Name	Description	Type	Access
appType	Specifies the name of the client application in which a form currently exists.	String	Read
calculationsEnabled	Specifies whether calculate scripts will execute.	Boolean	Read /Write
currentPage	Sets the currently active page of a document at run time.	Integer	Read /Write
language	Returns the language of the running host application.	String	Read
numPages	Returns the number of pages in the current document.	Integer	Read
platform	Returns the platform of the machine running the script.	String	Read
title	Sets and gets the title of the document. It is available only for client applications.	String	Read /Write
validationsEnabled	Specifies whether the validation scripts will execute.	Boolean	Read /Write
variation	Indicates the packaging of the application that is running the script.	String	Read
version	Indicates the version number of the current application.	String	Read

Methods

Name	Description	Returns
beep	Causes the system to play a sound. It is available only for client applications.	Empty
currentDateTime	(currentDateTime)Returns current date and time in ISO 8601 format (YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS).	String
documentCountInBatch	Determines the number of documents in the current batch.	Integer
documentInBatch	Determines the ordinal number of the current document within the batch.	Integer
exportData	Exports the data from the current form in either XDP or XML format to a file.	Empty
getFocus	Finds and returns the form object that currently has the input focus.	Object
gotoURL	Retrieves the specified URL. It is available only for client applications.	Empty
importData	Imports data to the current form from a specified file.	Empty
messageBox	Displays a dialog box on the screen. It is available only for client applications.	Integer
openList	Opens the drop-down list specified by the reference syntax expression.	Empty
pageDown	Moves to the next page of a form. Use the pageDown method at run time.	Empty
pageUp	Moves to the previous page of a form. Use the pageUp method at run time.	Empty
print	Prints a specific number of pages from a document. It is available only for client applications.	Empty
resetData	Resets the fields to their default values within a document.	Empty
response	Displays a dialog box containing a question and an entry field for the user to reply to the question. The return value is a string containing the user's response. If the user presses the cancel button on the dialog box, the response is null.	String
setFocus	Sets the keyboard focus to the form object specified by the reference syntax expression.	Empty