Change URL of image field

How do I address the URL attribute of an image field in JavaScript?
I have an image field with a URL. All I need to do is have a drop down that changes the URL of an image field so a different picture can be shown. I'm able to use the drop down to change the presence of an image field but when I try to change imageField.presence to imageField.URL, nothing happens when I make a new selection in the drop down. I've also tried imageField.value.image.href but that doesn't work either.
Am I not referencing the URL attribute of the image field properly or doing something else wrong?

I think this may have something to do with the fact that LiveCycle embeds all images on PDFs whether you want it to or not. I imagine if the images are embedded there really is no URL to change! This has to be some kind of bug because I can't seem to find so much as a reference to this in the documentation or discussion boards. If it isn't a bug or no way around it I'll have to find another solution for this project. Shame

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http://acrobat.timhuff.net/?p=5
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