Using form elements and scripting to create interactive forms
In this recipe, we will see how we can create a simple interactive form with form elements and some script written in FormCalc language. We will create an example where we create three fields on the screen and a button that will calculate the total of the value of the first two fields and display within the third field.
Getting ready
From the Adobe LiveCycle Designer, choose the menu option Edit and then select Form Properties. On the Defaults tab, within the Preview block, select Interactive Form within the Preview Type drop-down list and Acrobat 8 (Dynamic) XML Form for the XDP Preview Format drop-down list.
How to do it...
Follow these steps:
We create a new interface. We add three amount fields in the global definition of the interface.
We create a new form using the interface and include the three variables defined in the interface. On the layout editor, add three fields for each of the three variables created earlier in the context...
