Making sequentially numbered forms in InDesign

I am a prepress designer and I have a 2 part NCR form which needs to be sequentially numbered (1-xxxx) in the top right corner.
I used to send out any forms that needed numbering because I thought I could not do it in house until today. I was told by another store that I can look into Variable Data through InDesign and print out these NCR forms on my digital press with the numbering correct in the top corner. I know how to use other Adobe programs but not InDesign.
Can someone please point me on a direction i should be researching to accomplish this project? thanks!

I do this all the time using Data Merge, do forms, 4up and 8up Raffle tickets, etc.
First set-up you numbers by using data fill in Excel, (single column for 1 number) export as text, for some reason Data Merge doesn't like my excel text files and requires me to open in text edit and save as text again.
Set-up you data merge cell(s), link your data
Export your merged file.
Yes the files can be large, but you have just saved the process of sending your forms to a place to crash # them @ $25 min. run.
For short run consec #ing, this is great, but I've even done 8up 11x17 raffle tickets with 10,000 #'s (usually break the file in 2 or 3 units), when a fast turnaround on color laser was required. You need a fast processor to do something like this.

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i am a complete novice at this however this is what I want to achieve.
i Have a paper duplicate report sheet that I want to get electronically, I want to be able to add sequential numbers to each report and be able to email the report to the client from a email field in the form
so far I have so I have created the pdf form, I have a button that runs a JavaScript that will hide the submit button and then send to the clients email and to bcc myself so I have a copy of the report also. This has been tested and works
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I Have had a good look sound for a resolution to this but am struggling
many thanks in advance for any feedback
paul

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I presume that you are using the desktop version of Acrobat Pro to author the form.
I will move this discussion to the PDF Forms forum so that the experts in the forum can answer your question.
Please note that the Reader/Acrobat DC mobile apps (for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, etc.) have limited JavaScript support.
JavaScript for Reader Mobile API Reference (iOS)
You may be able to make the form work as you want in the desktop version of Adobe Reader/Acrobat Reader DC. However, some functionality (e.g adding a sequence number to each PDF) will not work in the mobile apps due to the limited JavaScript support. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Hi,
There is not a way for the person filling out the form to see such a number the instant they fill out the form. If the form e-mails to the respondent with a copy of their responses however, the e-mail includes text indicating which response number their submission has counted up to. (If you also receive e-mail receipts of each submission, you would see the same info.)
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Total Responses: 238"
I hope that helps,
Brian

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Here is a modified version of my original script which was posted in :
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12679002
This time, with a single run, we may define the number of consecutive invoices to create.
--[SCRIPT openAndNameInvoiceWithAnumber]
Enregistrer le script en tant que Script : openAndNameInvoiceWithAnumber.scpt
déplacer le fichier créé dans le dossier
<VolumeDeDémarrage>:Utilisateurs:<votreCompte>:Bibliothèque:Scripts:Applications:Pages:
Il vous faudra peut-être créer le dossier Pages et peut-être même le dossier Applications.
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crée un nouveau document à partir du modèle personnel prédéfini
et renomme le document avec un nouveau numéro.
Il insère également le numéro de facture au début du document.
--=====
L'aide du Finder explique:
L'Utilitaire AppleScript permet d'activer le Menu des scripts :
Ouvrez l'Utilitaire AppleScript situé dans le dossier Applications/AppleScript.
Cochez la case "Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre de menus".
+++++++
Save the script as Script, Application or Application Bundle: openAndNameInvoiceWithAnumber.xxx
Move the newly created file into the folder:
<startup Volume>:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Scripts:Applications:Pages:
Maybe you would have to create the folder Pages and even the folder Applications by yourself.
go to the Scripts Menu, choose Pages, then choose openAndNameInvoiceWithAnumber
will create a new document from the defined user template
and name it with a new number.
It also insert the invoice number at the very beginning of the document.
--=====
The Finder's Help explains:
To make the Script menu appear:
Open the AppleScript utility located in Applications/AppleScript.
Select the "Show Script Menu in menu bar" checkbox.
--=====
Yvan KOENIG (Vallauris, FRANCE)
2010/11/30
2010/12/20 edited to apply if the template is a flatfile one.
2011/01/11 added ability to build several invoices in a single call
property theApp : "Pages"
property theExt : ""
property myTemplate : "ma_facture.template" (*
Adapter à vos besoins
Put your preferred template name *)
property fichierNum : "le_numéro.txt" (*
Adapter à vos gouts
Put your preferred text file name *)
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on run
if theApp is "Pages" then
set theExt to "pages"
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if my parleAnglais() then
error "The application “" & theApp & "” is not supported !"
else
error "L’application « " & theApp & " » n’est pas gérée"
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set nombredefactures to my askAnumber("Enter the number of consecutive invoices needed", 1, "i")
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set nombredefactures to my askAnumber("Saisir le nombre de factures consécutives demandé", 1, "i")
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repeat nombredefactures times
my buildaninvoice()
end repeat
end run
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activate
try
close document UNTITLED_loc
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activate
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set theDoc to numero & "." & theExt
set name of document 1 to theDoc
tell document 1
tell body text
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set paragraph 1 to "invoice #" & numero & return & paragraph 1
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local p2bndl
set p2bndl to (path to application support as text) & "iWork '09:Frameworks:SFApplication.framework:Versions:A:Resources:"
set x_loc to my getLocalizedName(theApp, x, p2bndl)
return x_loc
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--=====
on getLocalizedFunctionName(theApp, x)
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--=====
on getLocalizedName(aa, tt, ff)
tell application aa to return localized string tt from table "Localizable" in bundle file ff
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--=====
on prepare()
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set d1 to localized string "Templates" (* nom local du dossier "Modèles" *)
set d2 to localized string "My Templates" (* nom local du dossier "Mes Modèles" *)
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set p2n to "" & pathToTheTemplate & fichierNum
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make new file at end of pathToTheTemplate with properties {name:fichierNum}
write "100" to file p2n (* mettez le numéro de départ de votre choix *)
end if -- not…
end if
end tell -- System Events
set nn to read file p2n
set nn to ((nn as integer) + 1) as text
write nn to file p2n starting at 1
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--=====
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tell application theApp to set z to localized string "Cancel"
on error
set z to "Cancel"
end try
return (z is not "Annuler")
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Asks for an entry and checks that it is an floating number
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set myFloating to my askAnumber(Prompt, DefaultValue, "f")
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local lPrompt, lDefault, n
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set n to text returned of (display dialog lPrompt & " (" & (1.2 as text) & ")" default answer lDefault as text)
try
set n to n as number (* try to convert the value as an number *)
return n
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else
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try
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display alert "The value needs to be an integer." & return & "Please try again."
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Here if the first entry was not of the wanted class
second attempt *)
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set n to text returned of (display dialog lPrompt & " (" & (1.2 as text) & ")" default answer lDefault as text)
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set n to n as number (* try to convert the value as an number *)
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on error
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return n
on error
end try -- 1st attempt
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end tell -- application
if my parleAnglais() then
error "The value you entered was not numerical !" & return & "Goodbye !"
else
error "La valeur saisie n’est pas numérique !" & return & "Au revoir !"
end if
end askAnumber
--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mardi 11 janvier 2011 09:30:37

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