Instance Manager add subform in between 2 subforms

Hi,
i am having 3 subforms in a page.
1. My first subform is "untitle subform". - contain button "add table" in a new subform.
2. Second is "Subform[0]" and - contain a table
3. Third is subform[1]. - contain table
Problem : when i press the "Add table" button , the new subform (containing the new table) , create in between Subform[0]" and Subform[1]" ,
instead after the subform[2].
Scripting (java script)
var
sSubformSOM = "xfa.form.VariableList.page2.form";
var
oSubform = xfa.resolveNode(sSubformSOM);
var
sParentSOM = oSubform.parent.somExpression;
var
sManagerSOM = sParentSOM + "._" + oSubform.name;
var
oManager = xfa.resolveNode(sManagerSOM);
if
((nMaxCount == "-1") || (nSubCount < nMaxCount)) {
var oNewInstance = oManager.addInstance(1);
Pls suggest a solution for this.

Hi,
As you know the binding is set in the Object > Bindling palette. You can't change the binding using script at runtime, therefore if objects have a binding Name/Normal or Global, then they will participate in the XML data processing.
I don't think you can change this in LC Designer/Acrobat. You might be able to process the XML file once you have received it.
Good luck,
Niall

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