sorting field data in form

Hi,

You'll probablly need to make some codings.

Follow the URL below and should give you a clue.

http://forums.adobe.com/message/3000436

Thanks for the link. I will definitely check it out.

Mark

Hi Bamboolian,

I took a look at the PDF mentioned in that link and it seems to only sort static tables, as well as only performing a "reverse" sort, versus an ascending/descending one. Since I am new to the whole world of pdf forms I would be most appreciative of any other insight you could provide regarding this inquiry.

Thanks,

Mark

Ok,after a bit more searching I have been able to solve the "reverse" aspect by replacing it with "sort" (can't believe how obvious that was....feel stupid). However, that code affects the column only, so if column A is sorted then the other columns remain unchanged. Is there a way to keep row data together when it is sorted (ie. all info in row 1 stays together when a specific column is chosen for sorting).

Thanks,
Mark

Hi Mark,

Sorry for the late reply as I'm in the other side of the globe.

I noticed that theres an bug in the linked PDF.
To do the sorting keeping the relationship as a row would require handling array in 2 dimensions.

Maybe better to search for standard javascript that sorts table in google.
I'm sorry but explaining javascript table sort in this reply is way too much complicated...

No worries on the late reply my friend, you are the one helping me, so no complaints on my end. =)

Understandable about not getting into the complexities "javascript table sort" here in the forum, I will do the research via google as you suggested.

Since I am new to this whole side of things I am surprised at some of the functionality that Adobe has left out of their product. An example is automatic hyperlink creation. I was looking at converting a document I had created in WORD over to a PDF form, but the fact that I can't have email addresses automatically converted into hyperlinks (as they are in WORD, EXCEL, etc.) has prevented me from pursuing this. Interesting none the less. =)

Thanks again Bamboolian, much appreciated.

Mark

Hi MarkJones,

Regarding e-mail addresses in a Word doc not converting to active links in the PDF- Do you have the Acrobat Preference in Word "Add Links to Adobe PDF" checked? With that checked, I have no problem converting web addresses and e-mail addresses to active links in PDFs.

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
www.pdfscripting.com
www.windjack.com

Hi Dimitri,

Thanks for the response. The conversion from word to PDF was more about me actually recreating my word form in PDF, so that It could be a template to use. So my issue with the email address to hyperlink was from a dynamic perspective in relation to PDF forms (ie- person types in an email address and the PDF form automatically converts it to a mailto hyperlink; as it does in word and excel.

Thanks again though for taking the time to respond though, much appreciated.

Mark