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Good morning all,
I am relatively new to creating interactive forms in Adobe. While I have been able to learn basic stuff on my own and with help from these forums, I want to learn how to create the JavaScript programming it takes for complicated forms. All of the books I see relate JavaScript to web pages. It appears to me that the JavaScript used in web pages is different than what Adobe uses. Is this correct? I cannot find any resources that relate learning JavaScript to Adobe interactive forms. I tried to enroll in a "certified" class offered by a vendor, but the class was repeatedly cancelled and never came to fruition.
So the question is: How do I learn this stuff?
Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated!!!!!
thanks
Gene-O

Hi,
My tuppence (two cents) worth...
Outside of the general recommendation, I would strongly recommend JP Terry's book on LC Designer which is excellent - "Creating Dynamic Forms with Adobe LiveCycle Designer". This starts at the beginning and clearly sets out key learning points. By the end there are some good examples, which you can copy across.
Where is some reference material for this?
We have some solutions and blog posts on our website http://www.assuredynamics.com.
There is also a range of online resources. You may find these resources helpful:
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_lc_scriptingBasics
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_lc_scriptingReference
http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_lc_formCalc
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle/articles/Adobe_XML_Form_Object_M odel_Refer ence.pdf
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/lc_migrating_acrobat_xmlform. pdf
And a very handy resource (and while it is for version 6 it is still very good because of the way it is laid out):http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/tips/CalcScripts.pdf
The help file also helps with syntax and LC Designer comes with templates/examples.
Lastly, check out the Developer's Network on http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle/
Also a book that doesn't deal with scripting at all but is very good on form layout is "Forms that Work" by Caroline Jarrett and Gerry Gaffney.
The Adobe "PDF Forms Bible" is okay, but mainly focuses on AcroForms.
Windjack Solutions have a subscription based service for solutions and scripts at http://www.pdfscripting.com. It has a lot of AcroForm script that can be amended to suit LC Designer and a growing library of LC Designer solutions.
Good luck,
Niall

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