AutoFill form field?

I am creating a form in Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional and I want it to automatically fill in the rest of the field once the user types what they need in it. A good example of this is when you fill out a check and draw a line through the end of the pay field so that nothing can be added. I would like to use * or - to finish the field. Thanks.
Jason

Use this for the custom format script for that field. This uses the character limit for the field, so set it to the maximum length you want the user to be able to enter.
if (event.value !=""){
var displayValue = event.value + "******************" // Change this to the character you wish to use & make sure there are as many as the character limit for the field.
event.value = displayValue.slice(0, event.target.charLimit)

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