Print form with empty required fields

The validation of the mandatory fields does not stop the printing process, because it should be possible to print out a blank form and fill it out by hand.

You will have to create your own print button with a validation.

JS for Button click event

if (Form1.Page1.Formfield1.rawValue == null ||
Form1.Page1.Formfield2.rawValue == null ||
Form1.Page1.Formfield3.rawValue == null ||
...
Form1.Page1.Formfieldx.rawValue == null)
{
app.alert({cMsg:"Please fill out the mandatory fields.",cTitle: "More information requiered", nIcon: 1, nType: 0} );
}
else
{
xfa.host.print(1, "0", (xfa.host.numPages -1).toString(), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
}

There is any way the alert pop-up window to be specific which field is empty
than the overall message:Please fill out the mandatory fields?

Thanks

Well, you can add a validation to the exit event of every field, that will cause a pop up window, when the user left the field empty, but that needs code in many fields so it becomes chaotically.

With the validation in the print button event you can delete or add more fields ot the if-condition very easy and you have a good overview about the whole validation process.
I think that's more effective and even better for maintenance of the form.
And, you don't terrorize your customers with so many popups.

By the way, you can of course type your own message to the app.alert box.

Example:
cMsg:"Please fill out the requiered fields.\n\nName\nSurname\nAdress\nZip Code\nCity"

Will be shown:
Please fill out the requiered fields.

Name
Surname
Adress
Zip Code
City

The first part of [url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/articles/2007/11/101_forms_etips_article]Ted Padova's tip number 77[/url] details how you can check for empty fields and then alerts the end-user if they're not.

That's good Pdf tutorial, but I cannot download it.

L

Sorry, it's downloadable indeed.

L

I think it's about Mac version. Some menu items I cannot find in my Windows version.

L

Which menus commands are you referring to?

I don't find the menu Advanced (pag 40 in the Pdf tutorial).

L

The script on page 40 is referring to the Advanced menu located in Acrobat not LiveCycle.

That Ted Padova's script is to check all of the fields.

I just want to check only 4 of the 30 fields in that Form.

Text1,Text2,Text4,Text4 are the names of the fields. The message should come up when the client goes to Print, and should mention which fields need to be filled.

Thanks.

See the first reply to this thread! That's what you're looking for.

Hi,

We can also put the same code in the pre-print event of the form :

form1::prePrint - (JavaScript, client)
if (form1.Page1.TextField1.rawValue == null || form1.Page1.TextField2.rawValue == null )
xfa.event.cancelAction = true;