Create expandable text boxes & maintain Indesign interactive features

I have a form created in indesign which has interactive buttons included. I exported to pdf and now need to add expandable text boxes. I tried to do this in Livecycle but when i imported the pdf as a flowable form (with a view to make it dynamic) the interactive buttons i had created disappeared. is there a way around this so that i can create expandable text boxes but still maintain the buttons i have created?
PS i am completely new to Livecycle

Hi Reggie,
Here are two versions. One form with a fixed number of pages and the other with a variable number of pages (you can add additional page 1).
In the fixed number of pages, the click event of the index button includes the following instruction to go to a target page:
xfa.host.currentPage = 1;
This works because the page we want is always "1".
If the form is dynamic and the number of pages can increase (or decrease) from those set at design, then we need to track the actual page number of each target page, at runtime.
The script in the index button now looks like this:
xfa.host.currentPage = page2.thisPage.rawValue - 1;
Here the target page is page2 and on this page we have a field called "thisPage". The instruction is to jump to the current value of thisPage on page 2.
For each target page that you want to index, you will need a hidden field (thisPage). You need to put this on each page and not on the Master Page.
Hopefully the examples will help explain this.
This is how we do it, there probably are other solutions out there.
In relation to the second part, the link feature in Acrobat will not work with a form developed in LC Designer. Paul has a thread (http://forums.adobe.com/message/1923918#1923918) with a PDF for attaching documents, which were then listed in a list box. This could help you in developing your form.
Another option is to have a button which becomes visible is there are attachments in the PDF. The click event then shows/hides the attachment panel. The user can then see the attachment and double click on the one they want/need. I know it is not as clean, but it is easier to implement. The javascript for the button would be:
app.execMenuItem("ShowHideFileAttachment");
Hope that helps,
Niall
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