Adobe Acrobat Advanced 2 - Forms and JavaScript (3 days)

Suitable for delegates with several months experience of using Acrobat 9 Professional who are familiar with both the basic and advanced features of the program..

Basics
	The potential of Acrobat forms Benefits of using Acrobat forms Benefits offered by Javascript Designing forms Adding form controls Using calculated fields Using hidden fields Form validation Form submission FDF data

Acrobat JavaScript essentials
	Uses of Javascript Acrobat’s implementation of Javascript Acrobat objects Using the script editor Using a separate editor

JavaScript language syntax
	Using comments Using variables Using code blocks

	Defining functions Calling functions Passing parameters Looping structures Conditional statements

Writing scripts
	Using Javascript for navigation Obtaining field values Setting field values Showing and hiding fields Calculating field values Making field values conditional

Making fields dynamic
	Providing help via scripts Changing field in response to user actions Creating form fields via scripts Creating text fields Creating check boxes Creating combo boxes Setting field attributes

Windows and dialogues
	Display alert boxes Requesting information Server interaction Submitting a form to a cgi script using the ubiquitous formmail script using an ASP script

Database interaction
	The ADBC object The connection object The statement object writing to a database reading from a dataabase Using Dreamweaver with Acrobat merging a form with a data source