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Reset Button with added option to select CANCEL or OK

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2008-09-12 06:56:27
suewhitehead
Registered: Jun 3 2008
Posts: 232
Answered

I would like to add the option to my Reset button for the user to have a dialog box popup giving him the option to Cancel the reset action or cllick OK to reset the form. It would also have a message that says "are you sure you want to remove all data from this form?"

I have been able to find a script that uses an app.response box to do this, but I don't want the box with the field that app.response gives. What other way could I do this?

This is the script I have now:
var cResponse = app.response({
cQuestion: "You are about to clear all data from this form. Are you sure you want to do this?"
});
if (cResponse == null){ //if Cancel is selected
app.alert("Data will not be cleared.");
cResponse = 0;
}
else
this.resetForm();

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
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2008-09-12 07:16:53
#1
Dimitri
Expert
Registered: Nov 1 2005
Posts: 1389
Hi suewhitehead,

You could just use an app.alert dialog instead- it does not inlcude a text field entry but can include your text asking if the user really does wnat to reset the entire form.

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
www.pdfscripting.com

Dimitri Munkirs
WindJack Solutions
pdfscripting.com

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2008-09-12 11:58:06
#2
suewhitehead
Registered: Jun 3 2008
Posts: 232
Thanks. I am still having trouble. I am new to javascript so this is probably something simple.
I substituted app.alert in the script for app.response, but now the button doesn't do anything. What else do I need to change?

var cResponse = app.alert({
cQuestion: "All data will be cleared from this form. Are you sure you want to clear all data?",});
if (cResponse ==null){
//if Cancel is selected
app.alert("Data will not be cleared.");
cResponse = 0;
}
else
this.resetForm();
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2008-09-12 12:30:54
#3
suewhitehead
Registered: Jun 3 2008
Posts: 232
Also, I want the user to have the option to click CANCEL so that the form will not be reset. Does an app.alert create a Cancel button? If not, how would I do it using app.alert?
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2008-09-12 12:34:41
#4
gkaiseril
Expert
Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
The syntax of the method changes. Also if one takes action only for the "Yes" response there will be no need for the "else' action.

// display and get response - use the "?" Icon and "Yes/No/Cancel" return button
var cResponse = app.alert({
cMsg: "All data will be cleared from this form!/nAre you sure you want to clear all the data?",
nIcon: 2, nType: 3,
cTitle: "Clear Form"
});
// clear form only if response is "Yes"
if (cResponse == 4) {
this.resetForm();
}

George Kaiser

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2008-09-12 12:42:21
#5
suewhitehead
Registered: Jun 3 2008
Posts: 232
Thanks so much, both of you. This is exactly what I needed.
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