Acrobat versions and form

Is there a way to keep a form from opening in an acrobat version lower than 8.x. When opening the form in a lower version, Acrobat offers to upgrade. But if you don't, it will still open, but some of the form doesn't work or display correctly. I would rather it not open at all.

Hi,
You can use xfa.host.version property to define version of Reader and write if condition to prevent form opening.
BR,
Paul Butenko

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I did. I know how to type an email address. I just forwarded the email to the one in your profile.

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I have been sent some PDF forms to fill in, and I did so in Preview. All looks OK, except two of the fields can't be typed in.
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FYI - From WikiPedia:
(1993) – PDF 1.0 / Acrobat 1.0
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I have created a basic Acrobat Javascript for my PDFs which reside at the document level.
What i want to know is, how backwards compatible is Acrobat Javascript? Will it work in older versions of Adobe Reader?
I have not managed to find much on this so any info would be appreciated. I just need to make sure the script runs to all my users regardless of what version of reader they are using.
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In addition to George's statement, you might also check the JavaScript version a specific Acrobat version supports; there have been a few useful changes in Core JavaScript 1.7 and 1.8 (in the Array object), which may prevent your script running properly in Acrobat 7 (and older).
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Hi Greg ,
Could you please provide me the details of the Acrobat version and updates?
Try uninstalling it with the help of cleaner tool once again and try to install it back from the following link .
https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/acrobat-downloads.html
Here is the link for Cleaner Tool .
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/acrobatcleaner.html
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I’ve sent you a version of your form with option 2. implemented that you can try.
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From reading the instructions for Acrobat X, I'm hoping to create a PDF form that I can put on the website, have people fill it out, then when they click "submit" it comes to me in an email. I don't know if the term "web forms" implies anything other than that (such as FormsCentral memebership), but since the instruction manual called them webforms with no mention of FormsCentral, it looks like I can do this much without getting involved with that service. I posted the instructions below so you know what I'm referring to (Acrobat X manual)
RE: 2) Do you want to collect data in a table-like format or do you want to receiving filled-out PDF forms directly to your email inbox and you manage your own data?
I'd like to receive the forms by email, then I'll put it into my database. I can make tables or put it in spreadsheets or whatever I want from there.
RE: Without the subscription & with FormsCentral for Acrobat :...
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Also, there was some comment about needing a CGI script to collect the information and send it to a database, and that makes sense to me, though I don't know how to use CGI. I have a CGI something or other available through my hosting service. Maybe that's what I need to learn to use.
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Home / Using Acrobat X Pro / Forms / Publishing interactive web forms
Add submit functionality
Submit Form Selections options
Use the Submit A Form action to send form data to an email address or to a web server by specifying a URL. You can also use the submit button to send other files back to a server or database. For example, you can attach scanned images or files to a form. The files are submitted along with the rest of the form data when you click the Submit button.
If your PDF form contains an email-based submit button, you can use the Distribute workflow to facilitate distributing the form to others.
Select Tools > Forms > Edit, then select Button from the Add New Field list, and create a button.
Double-click the button to open the Button Properties dialog box.
Click the Actions tab, and select Mouse Up from the Select Trigger menu.
Select Submit A Form from the Select Action menu, and then click Add.
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To send the form data to a web server, enter the destination URL.
To send the form data to an email address, enter mailto: followed by the email address. For example, type mailto:[email protected].
Make additional changes to the available options, and then click OK to close the dialog box.
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