Using Java Script in Adobe Acrobat

I am attempting to create input forms using Adobe Acrobat. I've got the form created, and most of the functionality works. The only issue I'm having is that my end users need to be able to fill out the form, click the Submit button, and the form data needs to be sent to an e-mail address for processing. I don't need the form to be saved and sent as a PDF attachment, I just need the form data to be submitted as the BODY of an e-mail. I was told I needed to write a Java Script for this, but I don't know the first thing about that. Can anyone help me out with a Javascript they already use? I've got a week to make these forms work.

Most web hosting services will have a mailform type script installed and available for use. If you're running your own web server, such scripts are freely available. The form just needs to be configured correctly to work with the server script. When the form is submitted to the web server, the server-side mailform script reads the incoming data and generates an email that includes the name/value pairs in the body of the email. There are literally thousands of such scripts available, to you'd have to refer to their documentation for information on setting up the form to submit to the script you want to use.
No scripting is necessary in the form in order to submit to the web server, thought the submitForm method can be used and offers a bit more flexibility. For example, you can use a script to check the form for completeness/correctness before submitting and abort if something is wrong.
A major advantage of submitting to a web server is it is generally far more reliable than the alternative of relying on the user's system to send the email. It can also be secured relatively easily with HTTPS/SSL, though that just covers the form submission and not when the server sends the email.

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Depends on a couple of things.
Do you have Acrobat X Pro or Acrobat XI Pro?
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Hello Experts,
I am using a interactive forma text element on my view. (java web dynpro)
It's a simple application. I am trying to figure out how it works with java script.
I have a text field. which displays employ is sales or production dept
the values in the data view and its the output element of a BAPI which returns XF,TF,HF and XK,JK,HK
(record.dept)
if its XF, TF, HF on the text field in the adobe form should print sales else production.
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I figured the strip above the form in adobe designer is used for java script.
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James,
xfa.host.messageBox should show you an alert dialog box to check data you are getting.
And yes you are right. You can set the value of textfield using code you mentioned.
if(record.dept.equalsIgnoreCase("XF")
             || record.dept.equalsIgnoreCase("TF")
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I get much the same problem with VB6, Acrobat 9 Pro and WinXP SP3. When I single step the line:
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Adobe Form : detect page break using java script

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Hello Prabhu,
     From your doubt, what I understand is that, You have designed a header in Master Page. You need to fill this header using the Item table which is already designed in the design view(body page). Means you want to fill the Item details(which are in body page) into the header(which is in the master page).
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How to get the context data using java script in interactive forms

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thanks.

Hi venkat,
Please Refer this link.
Populating one Drop-Down list from the selection of another Drop-down list
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refer below links for more details about SDK.
http://bukhantsov.org/2013/04/how-to-create-a-webi-document-using-java-report-engine-sdk/
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I am trying to use macro express and adobe acrobat 9 profession keeps shutting down, why is this happening? I tried to run as administrator already as well on both Macro Express and in Adobe and it still keeps shutting down.

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Edited by: sap bw on Jul 31, 2008 5:51 PM
Edited by: sap bw on Jul 31, 2008 5:52 PM

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Shifa,
Please use search result webpart or content query webpart to list all survey list.
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How to pass parameters to a page invoked using java script.--- Very Urgent.

Hello,
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Hello,
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Thank you for your reply. I was reading on the metalink that we could use the to call the java script from oracle Forms 10g (Doc ID 265863.1)
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