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This really belongs on the "forms" list, but I'm in a good mood... so here goes: > Is it clear what I'm asking? You want dynamic tables... and because PDF doesn't really support it, you're trying to figure out which hoops you have to jump through to get the behavior you want.. right? I think there are three ways to go about dynamic tables: 1) Reveal existing fields as needed. This can be done with either script or actions. "field.display = display.visible;" 2) Dynamically create fields as needed using script. "doc.addField(...);" 3) Template pages. PDF allows you to designate pages as "templates". These pages aren't visible in the document until they are spawned via script or action. Each template can only be used once, but there's no reason you're allowed to have multiple templates, so that's not a big deal. The 'resolution' of template pages is a bit blocky, but serviceable. Of the three methods, only dynamic field creation allows you an unlimited field count... though at some point you'd need to start creating pages as well as fields. Painful, but possible. The down-side of doc.addField(...) is that it only works in the full versions of Acrobat 5 & 6, so it's usually not a viable option. --Mark Storer Software Engineer Cardiff Software #include <disclaimer> typdef std::disclaimer<Cardiff> Discard; To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfdev.html
