From: "Geo." 

No, in foxit you need to have it installed to be able to fill out pdf
forms. Obviously unsafe but there is no other choice as far as I can tell.

Geo.

"Gary Britt"  wrote in
message news:46241210{at}w3.nls.net...
> Don't you have javascript disabled or not installed in Foxit?
>
> Gary
>
> Geo. wrote:
>> Ok so I'm using foxit reader. Today I go to open a PDF file someone sent
>> me
>> and I'm greated with a dialog box that reads
>>
>> "This PDF form requires a newer version of Adobe Acrobat. Although the
>> form
>> may appear to work properly, some elements may function improperly or may
>> not appear at all. Press OK to initiate an online update or see your
>> system
>> administrator."
>>
>> and I'm like wtf is this? Why would foxit tell me to download the adobe
>> reader?
>>
>> It's a pdf created with Adobe Designer 7.0, and the weasels are including
>> these 3 javascripts in the documents now, the javascript executes upon
>> document open, pops up a window with the above message, clicking OK
>> downloads and installs Acrobat reader even if you are running a different
>> make pdf reader..
>>
>> Geo.
>>
>>
>> if (typeof(this.ADBE) == "undefined")
>>    this.ADBE = new Object();
>> ADBE.LANGUAGE = "ENU";
>> ADBE.Viewer_string_Title = "Adobe Acrobat";
>> ADBE.Viewer_string_Update_Desc = "Adobe Interactive Forms Update";
>> ADBE.Viewer_string_Update_Reader_Desc = "Adobe Reader 7";
>> ADBE.Reader_string_Need_New_Version_Msg = "This PDF file
requires a newer
>> version of Adobe Reader. Press OK to download the latest version or see
>> your
>> system administrator.";
>> ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Reader_601 = "This PDF form requires a newer
>> version
>> of Adobe Reader. Although the form may appear to work properly, some
>> elements may function improperly or may not appear at all. Press OK to
>> initiate an online update or see your system administrator.";
>> ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Reader_Older = "This PDF form requires a newer
>> version of Adobe Reader. Although the form may appear to work properly,
>> some
>> elements may function improperly or may not appear at all. Press OK for
>> online download information or see your system administrator.";
>> ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Viewer_601 = "This PDF form requires a newer
>> version
>> of Adobe Acrobat. Although the form may appear to work properly, some
>> elements may function improperly or may not appear at all. Press OK to
>> initiate an online update or see your system administrator.";
>> ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Viewer_60 = "This PDF form requires a newer
>> version
>> of Adobe Acrobat. Although the form may appear to work properly, some
>> elements may function improperly or may not appear at all. For more
>> information please copy the following URL (CTRL+C on Win, Command-C on
>> Mac)
>> and paste into your browser or see your system administrator.";
>> ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Viewer_Older = "This PDF requires a
newer version
>> of
>> Acrobat. Copy this URL and paste into your browser or see your sys
>> admin.";
>> ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Reader_5x = "This PDF form requires a newer
>> version
>> of Adobe Reader. Without a newer version, the form may be displayed, but
>> it
>> might not work properly. Some form elements might not be visible at all.
>> If
>> an internet connection is available, clicking OK will open your browser
>> to a
>> web page where you can obtain the latest version.";
>> ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Reader_6_7x = "This PDF form requires a newer
>> version of Adobe Reader. Without a newer version, the form may be
>> displayed,
>> but it might not work properly. Some form elements might not be visible
>> at
>> all. If an internet connection is available, clicking OK will download
>> and
>> install the latest version.";
>> ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Viewer_7x = "This PDF form requires a newer
>> version
>> of Adobe Acrobat. Without a newer version, the form may be displayed, but
>> it
>> might not work properly. Some form elements might not be visible at all.
>> If
>> an internet connection is available, clicking OK will download and
>> install
>> the latest version.";
>> ---------------------------------------
>> if (typeof(ADBE.Reader_Value_Asked) == "undefined")
>>    ADBE.Reader_Value_Asked = false;
>> if (typeof(ADBE.Viewer_Value_Asked) == "undefined")
>>    ADBE.Viewer_Value_Asked = false;
>> if (typeof(ADBE.Reader_Need_Version) == "undefined" ||
>> ADBE.Reader_Need_Version < 7.0)
>> {
>>    ADBE.Reader_Need_Version = 7.0;
>>    ADBE.Reader_Value_New_Version_URL =
>> "http://cgi.adobe.com/special/acrobat/update";
>>    ADBE.SYSINFO = "?p=" + app.platform +
"&v=" + app.viewerVersion +
>> "&l=" +
>> app.language + "&c=" + app.viewerType +
"&w=" + "XFA1_6";
>> }
>> if (typeof(ADBE.Viewer_Need_Version) == "undefined" ||
>> ADBE.Viewer_Need_Version < 7.0)
>> {
>>    ADBE.Viewer_Need_Version = 7.0;
>>    ADBE.Viewer_Value_New_Version_URL =
>> "http://cgi.adobe.com/special/acrobat/update";
>>    ADBE.SYSINFO = "?p=" + app.platform +
"&v=" + app.viewerVersion +
>> "&l=" +
>> app.language + "&c=" + app.viewerType +
"&w=" + "XFA1_6";
>> }
>> ------------------------------------------
>> if (typeof(xfa_installed) == "undefined" || typeof(xfa_version) ==
>> "undefined" || xfa_version < 2.0)
>> {
>>    if (app.viewerType == "Reader")
>>    {
>>       if (ADBE.Reader_Value_Asked != true)
>>       {
>>          if (app.viewerVersion < 6.0)
>>          {
>>             if (app.alert(ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Reader_5x, 1, 1) == 1)
>>                this.getURL(ADBE.Reader_Value_New_Version_URL +
>> ADBE.SYSINFO,
>> false);
>>             ADBE.Reader_Value_Asked = true;
>>          }
>>          else if (app.viewerVersion < 7.0)
>>          {
>>             if (app.alert(ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Reader_601, 1, 1) == 1)
>>                app.findComponent({cType:"App",
cName:"Reader7", cDesc:
>> ADBE.Viewer_string_Update_Reader_Desc});
>>             ADBE.Reader_Value_Asked = true;
>>          }
>>          else
>>          {
>>             if (app.alert(ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Reader_6_7x, 1, 1) ==
>> 1)
>>                app.findComponent({cType:"Plugin",
cName:"XFA", cDesc:
>> ADBE.Viewer_string_Update_Desc});
>>             ADBE.Reader_Value_Asked = true;
>>          }
>>       }
>>    }
>>    else
>>    {
>>       if (ADBE.Viewer_Value_Asked != true)
>>       {
>>          if (app.viewerVersion < 7.0)
>>             app.response({cQuestion:
>> ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Viewer_Older,
>> cDefault: ADBE.Viewer_Value_New_Version_URL + ADBE.SYSINFO, cTitle:
>> ADBE.Viewer_string_Title});
>>          else if (app.alert(ADBE.Viewer_Form_string_Viewer_7x, 1, 1) ==
>> 1)
>>             app.findComponent({cType:"Plugin",
cName:"XFA", cDesc:
>> ADBE.Viewer_string_Update_Desc});
>>          ADBE.Viewer_Value_Asked = true;
>>       }
>>    }
>> }
>>

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