PDF form - Create link to folder or other document

I've created PDF Form with various field along js. now client is asking the option to insert the link of other document reference in the field by using button. similar to browse to give the "link of document location in the server" in the field by using button.
please help to make this.
thanks
kv

I see. That is more complicated to implement... Basically you could do it
like this:
- Set the text field's option "Field is used for file selection" under
Properties - Options.
- Then add a MouseUp action to the button that executes this JavaScript
code:
this.getField("Link").browseForFileToSubmit();
- When the button is then clicked it will open a file selection dialog and
will populate the selected file path into the text field.
On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 12:30 PM, kumaran20 <[email protected]>

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