Acrobat 6.0 validation scripts

Hi
I am new to scripting and need a little help with validating scripts.
I use Acrobat Ver 6.0 to create simple editable pdf's.
Some of the fields I want to set the validation such that they conform to the following:
Standard text field are set to capitalise
Postcode field to convert all letters to capitals
On a seperate point, can someone point me in the direction of having an email button?
When i have tried submit buttons in the past and saved the pdf; when opened again in pdf reader the security settings prevent the document being edited.

The custom validate script would look something like:
// Custom validate script
event.value = event.value.toUpperCase();
If you want to captialize as the user enters the text, you can use use the Keystroke event, but the script would be different.
Note that Acrobat 6 cannot Reader-enable a document so that it can be saved, but it should still be fillable in Reader if it's not. Acrobat 8 was the first version that allow Reader-enabling. If you set up the submit form action so that only the form data is included, as opposed to the entire PDF, it does not need to be Reader-enabled.

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Can Validation Script Discern If a Field is Hidden?

Hello All
I use the validation script below to check for data in required fields on my form. I recently modified the form, changing three of the required fields from visible to hidden fields. The three fields are hidden unless the user makes a specific selection from a combo box. Then the three fields become visible, and if visible, should be required.
I am stuck on how to tell the script to work as follows:
1. If the three fields controlled by the combo box are visible, then they should be checked for the required data
2. If the three fields controlled by the combo box are hidden, then the script should ignore checking them for the required data
The three hidden/unhidden fields in the script are f5, f6, f7. Is there a way in the validation portion of the script to have it determine if the field is hidden or visible, and if visible check it for the required data?
Thanks in advance for any ideas on this.
var m = this.getField("txt_subject");
var mysubject = m.value + " - Request Form Submission";
var cType = "Reader";
var cVersion = "< 7";
var nWarning = 1;
var cMsg1 = "This form cannot be submitted with your version of Acrobat Reader.";
var cMsg2 = "You must use Acrobat Reader version 7 or higher.";
// If Reader 6 or below is being used, display message telling user that "Email" and "Save Data" buttons don't work.
if (app.viewerType == cType && app.viewerVersion == cVersion)
app.alert(cMsg1 + cMsg2, nWarning)
else {
          f1 = this.getField("txt_date");
          f2 = this.getField("txt_requested by")
          f3 = this.getField("txt_requested by phone");;
          f4 = this.getField("cbo_functional area");
f5 = this.getField("cbo_dmm_ad_spon");
          f6 = this.getField("txt_buyer");
          f7 = this.getField("txt_buyer phone");
          f8 = this.getField("cbo_dmm_finan_spon");
f9 = this.getField("tbx_coop_dmm");
          f10 = this.getField("tbx_load_dmm");
          f11 = this.getField("tbx_expected roi");
          f12 = this.getField("txt_event");
          f13 = this.getField("txt_start date");
          f14 = this.getField("cbo_am or pm");
          f15 = this.getField("txt_target audience");
                            if (f1.value == "")
                    {app.alert ('Please enter the date you are making this request".');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f1.setFocus();}
                    else if (f2.value == "Person making request")
                              {app.alert ('The "Requested by" line cannot be blank. Please type the name of the person requesting this ad.');
            if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f2.setFocus();}
                    else if (f3.value == "Phone #")
                              {app.alert ('Please type the phone number of the person requesting this project.');
            if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f3.setFocus();}
                          else if (f4.value == "Select a Functional Area")
                              {app.alert ('Please select a Functional Area.');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f4.setFocus();}
                           else if (f5.value == "Select a DMM")
                              {app.alert ('Please select a DMM.');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f5.setFocus();}
                                    else if (f6.value == "Buyer's name")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter the name of the Buyer.');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f6.setFocus();}
                    else if (f7.value == "Phone #")
                              {app.alert ('Please type the Buyer\'s phone number.');
            if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f7.setFocus();}
          else if (f8.value == "Select a Financial Sponsor")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter the financial sponsor.');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f8.setFocus();}
                else if (f9.value == "Enter dollars or a % amount.")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter a dollar or percent amount for coop.');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f9.setFocus();}
               else if (f10.value == "Enter a dollar amount.")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter an amount for load.');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f10.setFocus();}
               else if (f11.value == "Enter a dollar amount.")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter the expected ROI amount in dollars.');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f11.setFocus();}
               else if (f12.value == "")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter the Event name.');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f12.setFocus();}
                else if (f13.value == "")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter a start date for this email.');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f13.setFocus();}
             else if (f14.value == "Select AM or PM")
                              {app.alert ('Please select AM or PM for the Deployment time.');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f14.setFocus();}
                else if (f15.value == "")
                              {app.alert ('Please describe the target audience for this email.');
          if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0)
          f15.setFocus();}
             else
                              // Email PDF.
                              this.mailDoc(true, "[email protected]", "", "", mysubject);}

I went through the form, and realized I am partially where I need to be: The required fields script checks the first of the three unhidden fileds, but then skips the other two.
To recap, I have a combobox that, if the user makes a specific selection, that selection will make three hidden fields visible. When checking the fields on the form, the required fields script should then proceed as follows:
1. If the three fields controlled by the combo box are visible, then they should be checked for the required data
2. If the three fields controlled by the combo box are hidden, then the script should ignore checking them for the required data
The three hidden fields are:
cbo_dmm_ad_spon
txt_buyer
txt_buyer phone
When the three fields are visible the script checks the first one, cbo_dmm_ad_spon, but skips checking txt_buyer and txt_buyer phone, and instead goes on to the cbo_dmm_finan_spon field.
I believe I've correclty implemented what AcroBishop recommended. Does anyone see where I may have gone wrong?
var correctVersion = (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= 4.0);
var m = this.getField("txt_subject");
var mysubject = m.value + " - Email Request Form Submission";
var cType = "Reader";
var cVersion = "< 7";
var nWarning = 1;
var cMsg1 = "This form cannot be submitted with your version of Acrobat Reader.";
var cMsg2 = "You must use Acrobat Reader version 7 or higher.";
// If Reader 6 or below is being used, display message telling user that "Email" and "Save Data" buttons don't work.
if (app.viewerType == cType && app.viewerVersion == cVersion)
app.alert(cMsg1 + cMsg2, nWarning)
else {
          f1 = this.getField("txt_date");
          f2 = this.getField("txt_requested by")
          f3 = this.getField("txt_requested by phone");;
          f4 = this.getField("cbo_functional area");
f5 = this.getField("cbo_dmm_ad_spon");
          f6 = this.getField("txt_buyer");
          f7 = this.getField("txt_buyer phone");
          f8 = this.getField("cbo_dmm_finan_spon");
f9 = this.getField("tbx_coop_dmm");
          f10 = this.getField("tbx_load_dmm");
          f11 = this.getField("tbx_expected roi");
          f12 = this.getField("txt_subject");
          f13 = this.getField("txt_objective");
          f14 = this.getField("txt_start date");
          f15 = this.getField("cbo_am or pm");
          f16 = this.getField("txt_target audience");
                            if (f1.value == "")
                    {app.alert ('Please enter the date you are making this request".');
           if(correctVersion) f1.setFocus();}
                    else if (f2.value == "Person making request")
                              {app.alert ('The "Requested by" line cannot be blank. Please type the name of the person requesting this ad.');
           if(correctVersion) f2.setFocus();}
                    else if (f3.value == "Phone #")
                              {app.alert ('Please type the phone number of the person requesting this project.');
           if(correctVersion) f3.setFocus();}
                          else if (f4.value == "Select a Functional Area")
                              {app.alert ('Please select a Functional Area.');
           if(correctVersion) f4.setFocus();}
                else if(f5.display == display.visible && f5.value == "Select a DMM") {
app.alert ('Please select a DMM.');
           if(correctVersion) f5.setFocus();}
                     else if (f6.display == display.visible && f6.value == "Buyer's name")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter the name of the Buyer.');
           if(correctVersion) f6.setFocus();}
                    else if (f7.display == display.visible && f7.value == "Phone #")
                              {app.alert ('Please type the Buyer\'s phone number.');
           if(correctVersion) f7.setFocus();}
          else if (f8.value == "Select a Financial Sponsor")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter the financial sponsor.');
           if(correctVersion) f8.setFocus();}
                else if (f9.value == "Enter dollars or a % amount.")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter a dollar or percent amount for coop.');
           if(correctVersion) f9.setFocus();}
               else if (f10.value == "Enter a dollar amount.")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter a dollar amount for load.');
           if(correctVersion) f10.setFocus();}
               else if (f11.value == "Enter a dollar amount.")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter the expected ROI amount in dollars.');
           if(correctVersion) f11.setFocus();}
               else if (f12.value == "Launch? Expanded assortment? New sizes?")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter the subject of this email.');
           if(correctVersion) f12.setFocus();}
                                 else if (f13.value == "Drive sales? Informational?")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter the objective of this email.');
           if(correctVersion) f13.setFocus();}
                else if (f14.value == "")
                              {app.alert ('Please enter a start date for this email.');
           if(correctVersion) f14.setFocus();}
             else if (f15.value == "Select AM or PM")
                              {app.alert ('Please select AM or PM for the Deployment time.');
           if(correctVersion) f15.setFocus();}
                else if (f16.value == "")
                              {app.alert ('Please describe the target audience for this email.');
           if(correctVersion) f16.setFocus();}
             else
                              // Email PDF.
                              this.mailDoc(true, "[email protected]", "", "", mysubject);}

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There is no return code, but you may need a custom keystroke and format scripts to support the validation script.
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I have just started using Javascript, and am now using some objects and methods etc. that I did not even know about. It's progressing rather well, now I need to know some Livecycle Designer Basics that I can't seem to answer from my searches.
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I want users to choose a date that they will miss at our Farmers Market. I have the date field on the form - works well.
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Thank you so much for your reply . . . but . . . I should have shared my original script with you -- it was a little more complicated than I led you to believer. I was triggering a group of text fields to become disabled as well as gray. Below is the original script so that when the checkbox is checked, it causes several "Co" fields to be disabled and gray.
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It's really unfortunate how the contributor windows are static HTML pages that don't retain what site they're on. Maybe this has changed in the 10gR4.

Sorry I don't have an answer for you, but I wanted to say that we have had problems with Design mode in general and don't use it anymore. Switching between Source and Design has cause multiple errors in our Site Studio template. We do all of our Designer editing in Source mode. Any actual design work is done in an external editor and the HTML source is then brought over into Site Studio in Source mode.
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I am looking for a validation script that will not allow a user to enter an amount that exceeds an amount they previously entered in another form box. For example, if the entered a value of 25000 in a cell named 'SchValue01', they could not enter 25001 in the subsequent cell. I would need them to be able to enter an amount equal to the first though. Can anyone advise me? Thanks.

George, never mind. I found a discussion where you helped someone with the same issue last March. The solution worked perfectly! Thanks!
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im trying to write a multiline error message in the Validation Script Message for a textfield but everytime I hit return, i end up at the front of the current line instead of a new line. I've also tried \n with no luck. The only way i've found is by entering the text into notepad and then cut+paste into the Validation Script Message box. Is this a bug with Designer? I have Designer ES 8.2.1.3158.1.475346.
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Is it possible to start off a service from a javascript running on the page or as part of form validation ?
When the user is filling out a form, based on the form field validation script I want to be able to invoke a new service. The javascript could also be a page validation script, and so I could do the same validation based on DOM. Bottom line is that I am seeking a way to launch a service and have the service form presented to the browser where this javascript is running.
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Error Validating Script Logic

Hello,
I'm new to BPC, and so i'm having some problems in debugging this error.
When i do validation script of this code
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I don't know what i'm doing wrong. Someone can help me.
Regards,
Gomes

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