Reader extended form

Hi,
We have a PDF which was created and javascripted in Designer 7.0
The 1st page of the document has a docReady event which calls a function to display a welcome message box. When the form is opened, this message box is displayed only once.
We sent the document to ADOBE to get certified and apply reader extension. The file we receive is 100 times the original size and when the document is opened in Reader 7.0.1, the welcome message box displays twice (one after the other).
Any ideas on why this happens?
Thanks in advance
Jen
[email protected]

Hi,
Problem 1: File increasing 100 times after ARES (i.e. Reader extension applied to file).
Solution: Our logo image was bigger than actual size. Making the logo actual size and a static image kept the file size normal.
Problem 2: Opening alert is executed in docReady event. This alert was being shown twice as we have a PRD417 barcode on our forms.
Solution: Bug with Reader and will be fixed in 7.0.5
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