Open another pdf from an existing pdf form

Hi Experts,
I have a complex 10 page interactive form with lots of user entered fields (100s of them) - on field validation I want to show another pdf having all the details of the invalid entries in the parent form. xfa.host.messageBox() does provide me with a popup, but the no of fields make it unsuitable for showing in a messageBox() instead I want it to be displayed in a separate pdf form which will open up once user clicks submit button on the form.
Also I would like to know if there is any way to link the second form to the first one so that when the user clicks on any entry of the validation error log in the second form he will be directed to the first form with the field having missing entry or wrongly populated being highlighted.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Rohit

Hi Rohit,
Visually you can change the look and feel of the support pages, so that the user knows the form from the support:
Here is a form with a help button. The help pages are normally hidden and the users only sees these pages when they explicitly ask for them. Hitting the button will make the help pages visible and move the focus to the first help page.
The help pages have a blue background (the colour is visible on the screen, but doesn't print off - save ink):
Niall

Similar Messages

Opening another iview from an iview in the same page ....

Hello ....
I need to open another iview from an existing one in the same page without overwriting the other existing iviews on the page. I am using EPCM.doNavigate() as given below
EPCM.doNavigate('ROLES://portal_content/com.hersheys.Hershey_Content/com.hersheys.Human_Resources/com.hersheys.hr.sap_mss_iviews/EmployeeExit?SCENARIO_PARAMS=PERNR='+person,0);
The iview does open in the same page, however i lose the other iviews on the top and bottom of the page ....
Any pointers??
Thanks,
Devina

Hi Devina,
Try using IUrlGeneratorService to generate the URL to the required iView, instead of EPCM.doNavigate().
doNavigate sometimes refreshes the whole page while loading the required iView.
cheers
Kiran

Opening HCM PDF forms from UWL

Dear Friends,
I am working in an assignment which involves the following
Portal version 7.01 SP3
HCM Process and Forms
ESS and MSS
UWL
I am doing the following steps
1. logged in as a manager
2.Go to Team
3. Initiated the 'start process' to change the work timings for an employee
4.Change the timings in the presented PDF form
5.Send the form
6. logged in as HR Admin
7. Able to see the work item in the UWL inbox
8. On clicking the from the UWL inbox portal does not open the submitted PDF form, rather opens start process.
May I request you to help me in opening the PDF form from the UWL, please.
Regards,
Tarani

Hi Terani,
We are also facing the same issue with HCM forms in Portal. So could you please update how did you resolve this issue.
Thanks,
Naveen Kumar

Hyperlink a word in one pdf to open another pdf on a mac?

Hi, I have been trying to find a program or app on my mac that will enable me to click on a word in one pdf file from my documents which would then open another pdf file in my documents. I can't seem to be able to do it on preview via the hyperlink or adobe reader, can anyone help? I assume this would be easy to do on Acrobat X Pro? Any alternative (cheaper/free!) options would be great.
Thank you!

With Adobe Acrobat you can add links.

How to hyperlink a word in one pdf to open another pdf?

Hi, I have been trying to find a program or app on my mac that will enable me to click on a word in one pdf file from my documents which would then open another pdf file in my documents. I can't seem to be able to do it on preview via the hyperlink or adobe reader, can anyone help? I assume this would be easy to do on Acrobat X Pro? Any alternative (cheaper/free!) options would be great.

You can insert hyper-links in PDFs in Preview by clicking on Tools > Annotate > Add Link. The key is to point the link at the local file. The link should start with "file://" followed by the complete path to the file you want to open (e.g.: /Users/Your_Account/Documents/whatsitsname.pdf). In other words, the complete link will be: "file:///Users/Your_Account/Documents/whatsitsname.pdf".

How to open a pdf form with fdf data

Hi all,
I am working on a new project. In that, I have to load a PDF contract form with FDF data on Internet Explorer Window.
I don't know how to do it. Actually I tried using this format on the URL (while loading the respective page)
http://www.example.org/pdf_file_name.pdf#FDF=http://www.example.org/fdf_file_name.fdf
But it opened as an empty pdf document. . Actually I need it with the fdf data.
Can anyone know any other way to do this?
Or is this not possible to open a pdf form with fdf data in a browser?
Thanks in advance
Annamalai

@ Bernd. It still opens a text file
Here's my FDF file sample
%FDF-1.2
%âãÏÓ
1 0 obj
<<
/FDF << /Fields
<</V (07/22/2009)/T (Loan_Note_Date)>><</V (22.29)/T (Loan_AnnualPercentage_Rate)>></V ()/T (Seller_ESignatureArea1_Date)>><</V (GA Dealer)/T (Seller_Signer_FullNameTitle)>><</V ()/T (ThirdParty_ESignatureArea1_Date)>>
/F (MARSMFLZ.pdf)/ID [ <1f0b6b55f345db39e8246247138fe562><e960588530b0d06d35cd618b34d4c314>
]>>
>> endobj
trailer
<<
/Root 1 0 R
>>
%%EOF
(I have uploaded the related pdf file before.)
Just now I got an idea to use WScript (the code is written in javascript)
ws = new ActiveXObject("WScript.shell");
ws.Run('"AcroRd32.exe" "C:\\annukar\\Refi\\Refinance_Module\\Forms\\Contract.fdf"', 1, true);
this opens my fdf document in Acrobat reader using command prompt.
I have a doubt now, can i use some string in place of "C:\\annukar\\Refi\\Refinance_Module\\Forms\\Contract.fdf" in the above command?
I mean something like fdf_file = "C:\\annukar\\Refi\\Refinance_Module\\Forms\\Contract.fdf"
and replace ws.Run('"AcroRd32.exe" fdf_file,1,true). I tried it but it doesn't work Any idea's? Since the path will not remain the same always. So i need to change it

How to fix Acrobat 9 Standard freezing when I try to open a PDF form I created?

How to fix Acrobat 9 Standard freezing when I try to open a PDF form I created?

Hi jamesh,
Considering the error 'licensing has stopped working', I would refer you to visit this KB doc link and try troubleshooting:
Error "Licensing has stopped working" | Windows
Regards,
Anubha

Regarding UCF_AcroForm error displayed when trying to open the pdf form

Hi,
Iam receiving the pop up when trying to open the pdf form.The Error is Server Error Class: UCF_AcroForm Method: Error.The Error displayed in some system and in some other system the form is working fine.The Form is created using the Designer 8.0.The form is working fine in reader 8.0.Is there any problem in the reader version.Is there any solution for this problem please provide.
Thanks and Regards,
SatheshKumar R

Sathesh,
Similar issue has been reported at SDN so searching would have helped you. See below threads for solutions:-
UCF_AcroForm error
MSS UCF_AcroForm error displayed when trying to display form in PCR
Chintan

I can't open an update for Acrobat 9 pro I get asked to open another prog from the suite but when Io

I can't open an update for Acrobat 9 pro I get asked to open another prog from the suite but when I do Acrobat just shuts down,help !!
And I can't get back to the older version of Acrobat

See this User Tip by turingtest2
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6562
JimmieJag wrote:
2. If I reinstall it, will I lose my store credit and non-iTunes songs?
Nothing should be lost... However... it is both Prudent and Recommended that a backup should have been created and maintained.

Opening another PDF from a specific path yielding error

Hello,
I'm trying to open a PDF (child.pdf) from a PDF(main.pdf). If the both the main.pdf and child.pdf reside in the same directory, the code below works fine.
app.openDoc("child.pdf");
However, if I move the child.pdf to c:\pdf_templates\child.pdf and modify the code to:
app.openDoc("c/pdf_templates/child.pdf");
I get the following error:
Exception in line 1 of function top_level, script XFA:form1[0]:#subform[0]:Button1[0]:mouseUp
NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method.
App.openDoc:1:XFA:form1[0]:#subform[0]:Button1[0]:mouseUp
The error is to do with security settings preventing access to the another path. I have check and re-checked all security settings and I still get the error.
Any ideas on how I can overcome this issue???
Thanks,
Jose

Hi,
the error message in Acrobat is misleading.
There is no security setting blocking you from opening the form.
You really have an raise error, because the path you provided is not correct.
The absolut path has to begin with a leading slash (/).
app.openDoc("/c/pdf_templates/child.pdf");

Prevent Mac users from opening a PDF form in Preview

When I create an AcroForm, it does not behave the same when someone fills it out in Preview, and when I receive the completed form back from them, some of the information in the form fields is missing.
Is there a way to prevent Mac users from opening the form in Preview? Or to give them a message that the form needs to be filled out using Reader?

You can't stop them doing it (except by standing next to their computer with a heavy stick).
You could consider having a large field on the page warning that the file is not to be used (or whatever), which is hidden using Acrobat JavaScript.
Be aware that we are now dealing with a very large set of PDF readers.
Included with computers: Mac OS Preview, Windows Reader.
Included with browsers: Chrome, Firefox.
Included with portable devices.
Anyone who gets a computer these days in fact gets a PDF viewer which is bad with forms. You need to give them a compelling reason to download extra software. (Or, frankly, give up on PDF forms. I think their day has passed for a general audience who could fill in a browser form).

When I try to open a PDF form from a site, my screen goes black.

When I try to open a fillable PDF form from any web site my screen goes black and nothing further happens. I can use IE with success, but would prefer Firefox.

You're welcome.
Could you please click the "''Solved It''" button next to the post which solved the problem for you? This will help others searching for a solution to the same question.
Thanks.

Cannot open another PDF from within a PDF RDR 9.1

Hi, all. When I or one of our users tries to open a PDF from a "Table of Contents" PDF , i.e.
Table of Contents for Job CD30A9
Guide
42ACC845.pdf
42ACC84D.pdf
42ACC84E.pdf
42ACC84C.pdf
The guide opens but not the other documents. The other documents open fine if clicked on individually. They are password protected (all but guide.pdf).
This is what I get with Process Monitor:
1:52:45.5500328 PM AcroRd32.exe 2372 RegOpenKey HKLM\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\Installer SUCCESS Desired Access: Read
1:52:45.5500859 PM AcroRd32.exe 2372 RegQueryValue HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\Installer\VersionMax SUCCESS Type: REG_DWORD, Length: 4, Data: 589825
1:52:45.5501239 PM AcroRd32.exe 2372 RegQueryValue HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\Installer\VersionMin SUCCESS Type: REG_DWORD, Length: 4, Data: 1
1:52:45.5501694 PM AcroRd32.exe 2372 RegCloseKey HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\Installer SUCCESS
Any ideas?

Can you insert the PDF file in the Word document in another format to make it clickable in the newly converted PDF?

Why can't I open simple pdf forms from IRS since Maverick upgrade?

Since my ugrade to Maverick I am having several frustrating challenges primarily with Numbers and today tried to open a downloaded pdf irs form and I coninue to get message that Adobe cannot open because it does not support this form or it is corrupted??? Is there something I need to do with Adobe now? I have 10.1.8 Adobe and 7.0.1 Safari. I don't seem to be behind in software updates.

scootbak,
are you able to open your downloaded IRS PDF form in Preview? (It can be found in your Applications folder.) If it is also unable to open it, then perhaps the download of the form was interrupted before it completed.
At the moment, 11.0.06 is the latest version of Adobe Reader which supports Mavericks.

HOW TO KNOW WHAT APPLICATION HAS OPEN A PDF FORM

Hello,
I would like to know how I can verify that application has opened a certain PDF form (for example Reader or Professional). This checking must be done from the same form when the document is opened (using JavaScript for example).
b Thank you for your time.

Have you seen the example that Lori DeFurio has posted on the developer site to do just this? The javascript example in the form works in both Acrobat and LiveCycle Forms. A sample of the results are:
Viewer Version = 7.05
Viewer Type = Exchange-Pro
Major Form Version = 7
Minor Form Version = 7.07
http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/tips/lc_viewer_version.pdf
Hope this helps.
Angie Okamoto
www.techedsolutions.com

Open another pdf from an existing pdf form

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for