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To add and remove tables and table rows by using scripting      

You can add or remove tables, body rows, header rows, and footer rows by adding instance manager scripting expressions to objects on your form using the Script Editor.

Before you begin, make sure you perform the following tasks:

•	If it is not already visible, display the Script Editor by selecting Palettes > Script Editor. Expand the Script Editor so that it is displayed in multiline view.

•	Ensure that the table that you want to add instances to is contained within a flowed subform so that you can add new instances of either the table or the rows within the table.

To add a table or table row instance to a form

1.	Select the object on your form design that you want to add the script to and select an event from the Show list in the Script Editor.

2.	Type one of the following scripts in the Script Editor, where Table1 and Row1 are the names of the table and table row to add instances to:

FormCalc

Table1.instanceManager.addInstance(true) // Default instance manager syntax

Table1.Row1.instanceManager.addInstance(true) // Default instance manager syntax

xfa.form.recalculate(true) // Invoke the recalculate method to include the field values from the added table or row in the form calculations.

or

Table1.addInstance(true) // Short form of the instance manager syntax

Table1._Row1.addInstance(true) // Short form of the instance manager syntax

xfa.form.recalculate(true) // Invoke the recalculate method to include the field values from the added table or row in the form calculations.

JavaScript

Table1.instanceManager.addInstance(true); // Default instance manager syntax

Table1.Row1.instanceManager.addInstance(true); // Default instance manager syntax

xfa.form.recalculate(true); // Invoke the recalculate method to include the field values from the added table or row in the form calculations.

or

Table1.addInstance(true); // Short form of the instance manager syntax

Table1._Row1.addInstance(true); // Short form of the instance manager syntax

xfa.form.recalculate(true); // Invoke the recalculate method to include the field values from the added table or row in the form calculations.

To remove a table or table row instance from your form

1.	Select the object on your form design that you want to add the script to and select an event from the Show list in the Script Editor.

2.	Type one of the following scripts in the Script Editor, where Table1 and Row1 are the names of the table and table row to remove instances from and integer is the zero-based index number of the instance to remove:

FormCalc

Table1.instanceManager.removeInstance(true) // Default instance manager syntax

Table1.Row1.instanceManager.removeInstance(true) // Default instance manager syntax

or

Table1.removeInstance(true) // Short form of the instance manager syntax

Table1._Row1.removeInstance(true) // Short form of the instance manager syntax

JavaScript

Table1.instanceManager.removeInstance(true); // Default instance manager syntax

Table1.Row1.instanceManager.removeInstance(true); // Default instance manager syntax

or

Table1.removeInstance(true); // Short form of the instance manager syntax

Table1._Row1.removeInstance(true); // Short form of the instance manager syntax

See also 

About the Script Editor

Table properties in the Binding tab

Body row properties in the Binding tab

Header row properties in the Binding tab

addInstance

removeInstance

To add and remove subform instances using scripting

To add and remove tables and table rows by using scripting