Add fields automatically

Question

I thought I read somewhere that Livecycle version 8 could automatically add fields to your form by trying to guess where they would go. Is this possible?

Answer 1

You could create a batch process that executes javascript code. You would set up the batch process once and could run it on many documents. One example of how to do this using code modified from a thread on the Adobe Scripting Forum (http://forums.adobe.com/message/1994082#1994082):
Create a batch process:
Advanced >> Document Processing >> Batch Processing >> New Sequence (give a name here) >> Select Commands >> Execute Javascript >> Add  (double click)
Code:
/* Add three signature fields */
var f = this.addField("Prepared Signature", "signature", 0,
[320, 660, 450, 640]);
f.setAction("OnFocus", "var f = this.getField('TodayDate1'); f.value = util.printd('d/mm/yyyy', new Date());");
var g = this.addField("Reviewed Signature", "signature", 0,
[320, 630, 450, 610]);
g.setAction("OnFocus", "var g = this.getField('TodayDate2'); g.value = util.printd('d/mm/yyyy', new Date());");
var h = this.addField("Approved Signature", "signature", 0,
[320, 600, 450, 580]);
h.setAction("OnFocus", "var h = this.getField('TodayDate3'); h.value = util.printd('d/mm/yyyy', new Date());");Create