I hope I am putting this in the right Forum Topic... Anyway, I am needing to create a large array of information... 5 columns wide, by 40 rows... Creating them is not the issue, I need to access the information in multiple fields on every row, so I would like to write the javascript just once and let it copy with the original elements... Here's the layout...
ChkBox Total Value_A Value_B Value_C
It should be noted that the Check Box is returning a numeric value, Value_A is a calculated value from outside the array (but will differ with each row), Values B and C are user input... It is with the Total that I am having the problem... I need it to Take the value returned from ChkBox, process it a little, add it to all of the Value_X entries to come up with a total.
Is there anyway to tell Total to access the values.0 or .1 or whatever respectively using just the field names and let it copy as Acrobat makes the table?
Thank you for any input!
Scooter
Accessing Widgets from within an "Array" or "Table"
2010-10-23 23:40:47
My Product Information:
Acrobat, Windows
Acrobat, Windows
2010-10-24 14:54:37
#2
Why do you need to access a widget in order to calculate a total? A widget doesn't have a value. The "parent" field is the one that holds the value. A widget is just used for the visual representation.
2010-10-25 15:47:07
#3
You may need to provide more information about how you have things set up. What do you mean by "...as Acrobat makes the table."? Are you using the "Place Multiple Fields" feature...
Yes this is exactly what I am doing... Unless there is a better way...// field name is "values.2.1"
var field_name_parts = event.target.name.split(".");
Not sure if it is important or not, but the original field names have no .0 or .1 or anything... The output fields have those... and each of the five columns are pre-defined before making the table.var field_name_parts = event.target.name.split(".");
The value of the variable field_name_parts will be an array. The first element (field_name_parts[0]) will be the string "values", the second element (field_name_parts[1]) will be the string "2" (row identifier), and the last element (field_name_parts[2]) will be the string "1" (column identifier).
All I really need it to do is identify the rows, as the calculations only occur across them, and as I said above, the columns have unique names already.So you can now do:// Get the value of "Value_A" field for this row
var v1 = getField("values." + field_name_parts[1] + ".2").value;
// Do the same for the other input fields
I will admit, I am no javascript guru, but this looks like I am still going to have to edit every field in order to put in the row identifier... That is what I am hoping to avoid... Am I mistaken? Since my field names are more like ChkBox.0 will the following work?var v1 = getField("values." + field_name_parts[1] + ".2").value;
// Do the same for the other input fields
var v1 = getField("values." + field_name_parts[1]).value;
AND will it function properly as the fields are created by Adobe? Thanks for the help!
2010-10-25 16:03:01
#4
The row identifier is extracted by the code from the name of the field that is calling the calculation script. So no, you do not specify any row identifiers. I was going off assumptions I made regarding the field naming, since you didn't include all of that info. You can choose a field naming convention for your grid of fields that will make the scripting simpler. Otherwise, it will be more complex. That's up to you. If you provide the actual field names for a row of fields, that would help.
I'm not sure what your last question means exactly, but my suggestions we intended for fields created in Acrobat, not LiveCycle Designer.
I'm not sure what your last question means exactly, but my suggestions we intended for fields created in Acrobat, not LiveCycle Designer.
// field name is "values.2.1"
var field_name_parts = event.target.name.split(".");
The value of the variable field_name_parts will be an array. The first element (field_name_parts[0]) will be the string "values", the second element (field_name_parts[1]) will be the string "2" (row identifier), and the last element (field_name_parts[2]) will be the string "1" (column identifier).
So you can now do:
// Get the value of "Value_A" field for this row
var v1 = getField("values." + field_name_parts[1] + ".2").value;
// Do the same for the other input fields