Calculate button

A button can be used to execute a calculation operation. When a user clicks a button, the Forms service executes a calculation script located in the form design. The result is rendered back to the web browser with the results displayed in the form. (See Calculating form data).

This table summarizes the interaction between a client application and the Forms service when a user initiates a calculation operation.

User actions	Client application actions	Forms service actions
A user clicks a button that is located on a form. If the button’s `Click` event is marked run on client, the form is not submitted to the Forms service. The script is executed in a web browser, Acrobat, or Adobe Reader. A Guide (deprecated) implements an XFASubset in ActionScript, which runs in the Adobe Flash® Player. If the button’s `Click` event is marked run on server, the form is submitted to the Forms service.	No action	No action
No action	Creates a `FormsServiceClient` object and invokes the `processFormSubmission` method.	No action
No action	No action	The Forms service merges new data into the form design (if applicable).
No action	No action	Executes the field click event.
No action	No action	Executes the form-wide field calculate events.
No action	No action	Executes the form-wide page calculate events.
No action	No action	Executes a page enter or exit event.
No action	No action	Executes the form-wide field validation events.
No action	No action	Executes the page validation event.
No action	No action	Executes the page exit event
No action	No action	Returns the form to the client application that invoked the Forms service. The form’s format does not change. If the form is submitted in PDF, it is returned to the client browser in PDF.
No action	Verifies that the Forms service does not return an error.	No action
No action	Creates a binary stream and sends it to the client web browser.	No action
Views calculation results that are displayed in the form.	No action	No action