Using "calculate" in Acrobat Form to display document metadata (Author, etc.)

Can someone assist with a javascript that will retrieve the document "Subject" or "author" so that I can use that data on an acrobat form? (I am creating a form that will then be inserted as the first page in an existin adobe document and I want the form to display details about that document.

You probably don't want to use the calculate event, as it is triggered only when a field value changes. You can place someting like the following in the initial page's Page Open event:
getField("SUBJECT").value = info.Subject;
For more information, see: http://livedocs.adobe.com/acrobat_sdk/9.1/Acrobat9_1_HTMLHelp/JS_API_AcroJS.88.396.html

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