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 LiveCycle 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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