Possibility of a "browse button"?

Question

Hello everyone in the user to user adobe forums,
I was wondering is it possible to add a "browse button" to a pdf form I have created that would allow users to attach another pdf document along with the form. Both the files-the attached and the filled out pdf file-would have to send when the submit button is clicked. The submit button e-mails the document to a specified e-mail address.
Is this possible?
Thank you For your Time,
Todd C. Bey

Answer 1

Todd,
You can do what you want without writing a plugin. Below is some code you can place on the "click" event of a button. This will allow users to only attach PDF files when using this button. Unfortunately, I don't know of a way to enforce this if the user decides to use the Acrobat attachments panel instead of your custom button, but at least it will give you what you were asking for.
Justin Klei
Cardinal Solutions
try
// Variable Declarations and Initializations
var oDoc = event.target;
var attachmentName = "Attachment";
var fileRejected = false;
oDoc.importDataObject(attachmentName);
var oAttachment = oDoc.getDataObject(attachmentName);
var attachPath = oAttachment.path;
var dotloc = attachPath.lastIndexOf(".");
var extension = "";
if (dotloc >= 0) extension = attachPath.substr(dotloc);
if (extension != ".pdf")
oDoc.removeDataObject(attachmentName);
xfa.host.messageBox("Only PDF files can be attached!");
catch (e)
//An exception is thrown if the user cancels from the browse dialog. We need to capture the error and do nothing.