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Help with simple division calcualation in form

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2009-12-21 15:53:52
grlintheworld
Registered: Dec 21 2009
Posts: 66
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It's so simple, yet I can make it work. I have a text field that is called "project total" that is the sum of a bunch of fields above it. Easy. What I need to do now, is have a text field below it that is exactly half of what that "project total" ends up to be.

I've tried (project total)/2
I've tried project total/2
I've tried projecttotal/2
and I've tried all of the above but substituted *.5 instead of the /2

and nothing seems to work. Please help! This is driving me insane. It seems like it should be easier than this...

(I'm using Acrobat Pro 9, and I'm on a Mac, if this helps).

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.2, Macintosh
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2009-12-21 20:27:40
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gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
Since you have placed a space in the field name, you need to use the "Custom" script option.
var Total = this.getField('Project Total').value; // get project total valueevent.value = Total / 2; // divide by 2

George Kaiser

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2009-12-22 13:57:23
#2
grlintheworld
Registered: Dec 21 2009
Posts: 66
thank you - I will try this!
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