Thanks for the ideas. I'm looking at it this weekend...

>>a separate java script would have to be written for every form to step through every formfield and store the value somewhere.
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>I have absolutely no idea about the object model of adobe, but even if it doesn't have an "all" collection like IE has, it ***probably*** has specific collections similar to vfp forms. Then write some generic code creating / filling name-mangled properties INSIDE the script space if possible or to an external object handle (perf could be problematic with external handles across COM barriers) or persist to XML.
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>So in your shoes with such numbers I would spent a few hours of research for a generic routine -
>it seems improbable that this cannot be done <g>. Just formulate loosely enough as "research for optimal object use" that even a negative result will produce a few other reusable lines <bg>. But you know these drills probably better than myself.
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>regards
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>thomas