Add logic to Submit button in web form

We have created a form from scratch in FormsCentral. It has a fair bit of logic associated with questions in the application form.
Some of the logic leads to the end result that an applicant should not be able to submit the form.
The issue is, that as a web form - no matter how much logic we put up front to determine whether the applicant should continue flling out the form OR whether they can or cannot submit a form - the only option to get them out of the form (apart from Warning text "you cannot complete this submission online, please contact our call centre'.. sort of thing OR hoping that they press back on their browser OR click on another page in the website) is the appearance of the action buttons BACK and SUBMIT buttons.
This results in a partially filled out response appearing in the response table and/or the email notification etc.. causing extra work for receiver - as they need to ensure teh applicant is aware that the form submission does not constitue a successful submission.
Any options for us here in FormsCentral? (can we apply logic to the Submit button to Not Submit?)
(or is it only something that can be solved through scripting logic into buttons on an Acrobat form?)
Look forward to your response.

In a web form it is not possible as you found with skip logic, and there isn't a way I can think to accomplish that.
In PDF you could edit the script on the submit button - very carefully so as not to break submit when the form has been filled out correctly, and test it well after editing. Here is some information on editing a FormsCentral PDF: http://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-3661
Thanks,
Josh

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ho do i add a submit button to a form.

Hi;
If you are using the FormsCenral website to create a form it will have a submit button by default for the HTML (web) form and also by default it you are saving as PDF (there is an option to create a PDF without Submit, but by default it does submit to FormsCentral).
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Let me know if you need more information on either of these, it will be easier to assist knowing more about what you are using.
Thanks,
Josh
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Hello,
I'm facing prob in triggering web dynpro event onSubmit for Interactive form.
I've created a submit button from web dynpro activex pallete on adobe form (integrated with web dynpro) to send the form as email.
Then in the web dynpro view where this form is embedded i have created an action against onSubmit event and called a method within this.
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Hi,
I am also facing the same problem. i have developed a simple scenario under which user have to input his/her details and on submit button it will be updated to database.
I have tried the above solution but after adopting this solution all the editable fields become non-editable.
so the above solution is not working for me could you help me out.
I think ... try this....
When you create the Adobe Form from WebDynpro, you need to follow one step in SFP Transaction or inSE80 transaction. Open the Adobe Form in any one the transaction and now in SAP menu bar "Utilities" in that you will find the "INSERT THE WEBDYNPRO SCRIPT" just click on that one. Then you will see a new Script Object is being created with the name "ContainerFoundation_JS" under the "Variables" in the Heirarchy of the Object Pallete of the Adobe Form.
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Sarang,
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// DO NOT MODIFY THE CODE BEYOND THIS POINT - 705.20051114114126.253659.250577 - SubmitToSAP.xfo
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