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From: "Geo."
Once you fill in a form, the browser will remember what text you had in
what fields, if you open the form again they are all there. You can set an
action in a form on open to reset the form, this solves the problem. It's a
javascript action. All my forms use it.
Geo.
"Gary Britt" wrote in
message news:4624ccf9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Whenever I hope a document that is fillable in foxit, I get the warning
> about needing javascript or it may not work properly and asking me if
> foxit should download and install the javascript plugin for foxit. I just
> hit NO and the form comes up and it can still be filled in. I haven't
> encountered a problem with fill-in forms and no javascript yet, but I
> don't do fill in pdf's all the time.
>
> Gary B
>
> Geo. wrote:
>> 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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