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2011-05-11 15:49:06
KKlemmer
Registered: May 11 2011
Posts: 7

Hello,
 
I am what most people would consider a "noob" to scripting. I am trying to create a Form in Acrobat, and do a custom calculation script. Just wondering if this is possible; I would like to have Text B output "Pass" if Text A is < 50 and output "Fail" if it is greater than or equal to 50. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Regards,
 
Kyle

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.2.3, Windows
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2011-05-11 16:09:29
#1
George_Johnson
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Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
Sure it's possible. Assuming the "Text A" is a numeric field, the custom Calculate script for "Text B" could be:

  1. (function () {
  2.  
  3.     // get the field value, as a number
  4.     var v = +getField("Text A").value;
  5.  
  6.     // Set this field value
  7.     event.value = v < 50 ? "Fail" : "Pass";
  8.  
  9. })();
Replace "Text A" with the actual name of the field, if it's not really that.
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2011-05-12 07:35:14
#2
KKlemmer
Registered: May 11 2011
Posts: 7
Hi George,

Thanks for the help, it seems as if it works, and then as soon as I save it, close the file, re-open it, it stops working. Any ideas what may be happening?
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2011-05-12 07:40:42
#3
George_Johnson
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Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
Where exactly did you place the code?
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2011-05-12 07:51:07
#4
KKlemmer
Registered: May 11 2011
Posts: 7
I changed some of the code. Originally I said if Text A < 50 then fail, I ment if Text A >= 50 then fail. I also changed Text A to Text30, and Text B to Text40 to better suit my formIn "Text40" under Calculate tab - custom calculation script. Here is what the code currently looks like:

(function () {

var v = +getField("Text30").value;

event.value = v >= 50 ? "Fail" : "Pass";})();
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2011-05-12 08:06:50
#5
George_Johnson
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Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
It works for me. Do you see any errors reported in the JavaScript console (Ctrl+J)?
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2011-05-12 08:15:33
#6
KKlemmer
Registered: May 11 2011
Posts: 7
No errors in the JavaScript console.
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2011-05-12 09:12:02
#7
KKlemmer
Registered: May 11 2011
Posts: 7
I really appreciate your help with my scripting issues. I was wondering if you would like a copy of the form to see if I am missing anything? One thing I should mention, I have two text fields that I enter numbers, then another text field that calculates the difference, then another that converts to absolute value, then the absolute value is used in the custom script you provided me.
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2011-05-12 09:12:02
#8
KKlemmer
Registered: May 11 2011
Posts: 7
I really appreciate your help with my scripting issues. I was wondering if you would like a copy of the form to see if I am missing anything? One thing I should mention, I have two text fields that I enter numbers, then another text field that calculates the difference, then another that converts to absolute value, then the absolute value is used in the custom script you provided me.
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2011-05-12 10:41:19
#9
George_Johnson
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Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1876
I'd be happy to take a look, but before you do that make sure that the field calculation order is correct for your form. I'm not sure what menu items you'd select in Acrobat 8 to do this, but if you don't know how, check out Acrobat's help doc. Note that this is not the same thing as the tab order, which some folks confuse it with.
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2011-05-12 11:23:57
#10
KKlemmer
Registered: May 11 2011
Posts: 7
So I set the field calculation order, tested ok, then saved, closed and re-opened the file, and it wouldnt work. I went back to set field calculation order, and only 2/6 fields showed up, once I go in to the each individual "custom calculation script" and changed the text a little (for example, i would change +get to this.get, and it would work, then change back to +get and it would work) and it reset. It then showed up on the field calc order, and consequently the form calculations began functioning again.
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