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To enable the JavaScript Debugger for LiveCycle Designer ES

To enable the JavaScript Debugger for LiveCycle Designer ES and execute code from the JavaScript Console, you must enable JavaScript and the JavaScript Debugger in Acrobat Professional. You need to enable the JavaScript Debugger to access the JavaScript Console because the console window is a component in the JavaScript Debugger interface.

Note:

You can enable the JavaScript Debugger in Adobe Reader if you have LiveCycle Reader Extensions ES installed. To enable the JavaScript Debugger in Adobe Reader, you need to get the debugger.js file and then edit the Microsoft Windows Registry. For more information about enabling the JavaScript Debugger in Adobe Reader, see Developing Acrobat Applications Using JavaScript at http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_lc_AcrobatDeveloper (English only).

1.	Start LiveCycle Designer ES.

2.	Start Acrobat Professional.

3.	In Acrobat Professional, select Edit > Preferences.

4.	Select JavaScript from the list on the left.

5.	Select Enable Acrobat JavaScript if it is not already selected.

6.	Under JavaScript Debugger, select Enable JavaScript Debugger After Acrobat Is Restarted.

7.	Select Enable Interactive Console. This option lets you evaluate code that you write in the JavaScript Console.

8.	Select Show Console On Errors And Messages. This option ensures that if you make mistakes, the JavaScript Console displays helpful information.

9.	Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.

10.	Quit Acrobat Professional.

11.	In LiveCycle Designer ES, click the Preview PDF tab.

12.	Press Ctrl+J to open the JavaScript Debugger.

See also 

About debugging calculations and scripts

Providing debugging feedback using the messageBox method

To prevent the JavaScript Debugger from disappearing in LiveCycle Designer ES

Executing scripts in the JavaScript Console

Using the workspace to debug calculations and scripts

To enable the JavaScript Debugger for LiveCycle Designer ES