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Re: Accessible PDF Forms - 'intelligent' forms, validation, JavaScript

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From: Olaf Drümmer
Date: Jul 8, 2013 10:59AM

Hi Bevi,

just to put you on the right track here:

even if you do not see the JavaScript code when setting up certain validation and calculation aspects for form fields in Acrobat or other PDF form creation tools - JavaScript is used under the hood (and actually embedded in the PDF).

So once you make your forms even a tiny bit 'intelligent', you can't get it done without JavaScript.

Olaf

On 8 Jul 2013, at 17:30, Chagnon | PubCom < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> 5. Only minimal validation of field data (numbers, decimal places, date
> formats, zip codes, phone numbers) but not testing whether it's a working
> email address or correct ZIP code.
>
> I've leaving out JavaScript, XFA, and other technologies for another day.