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Display missing required textbox name to user with Javascript

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2010-10-28 02:17:25
hina.pdfuser
Registered: Oct 28 2010
Posts: 26
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I want to tell user which textboxes are not filled in a group of 100s of mandatory fields. So i created a test script. I have written following code for that textbox's properties using-> Format->Format Category=Custom.
 
As i m new to this work i dont know whether i have done correct or totally wrong. Do i need to do this on button click? If yes i m unable to find the location on button properties where i can write this script. Thats why i wrote on textbox properties.
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var msg = false;

if (this.getField("Initials").value == '')
{
var error = "Please fill Initials1";
msg = true;
}

if (msg){
app.alert(error);

}
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Pls help.

Thanks,
Hina

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
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2010-10-28 03:14:00
#1
hina.pdfuser
Registered: Oct 28 2010
Posts: 26
Instead of format property, in actions tab, I added an Action also and created "On Blur" trigger and action as "Run a JavaScript". That also didn't work.

Thanks,
Hina

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2010-10-28 03:19:38
#2
try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
Accepted Answer
First of all, you should check whether the value is null.
Also, you are defining the error string in one scope and then use it in another. I don't think that'll work. Try this instead (I've added another alert just to make sure the script actually runs):

var msg = false;
var errorMsg = "";

if (this.getField("Initials").value==null || this.getField("Initials").value == "")
{
errorMsg = "Please fill Initials1";
msg = true;
}

if (msg){
app.alert(error);
} else app.alert("Everything is ok!");

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2010-10-28 04:20:48
#3
hina.pdfuser
Registered: Oct 28 2010
Posts: 26
Thanks a lot for help. Its now working fine and displaying msg also. Actually i needed this functioanlity on submit button. I have this button which redirects user to a website if all mandatory fields are fed by user.

i have done like this in properties of that button:
-Mouse Up
Run A javascript
Submit a form

Its working but it executes 2nd event in case of 1st is failed. I tried to use return to stop after 1st f^n but its not working.

Pls help.

Thanks,
Hina

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2010-10-28 04:25:30
#4
try67
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You can't interact between the two events. You need to use the submitForm method from within the JavaScript event, and lose the Submit a Form event.

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2010-10-28 04:32:58
#5
hina.pdfuser
Registered: Oct 28 2010
Posts: 26
Can u pls highlight a little more. I am totally unable to get understanding.

Do u mean we need to delete or disable the second event. If yes how we can achieve this. Normal javascript is not working in acrobat.

Thanks,
Hina

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2010-10-28 05:20:22
#6
try67
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Yes, you need to delete the second event.
Then you need to add a command to your script that submits the form if all is well.
The command you need to use is called submitForm and its a part of the Documnet object.
You can read more about it here:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/acrobat_sdk/9.1/Acrobat9_1_HTMLHelp/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=Acrobat9_HTMLHelp&file=JS_API_AcroJS.88.537.php

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2010-10-28 06:25:09
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hina.pdfuser
Registered: Oct 28 2010
Posts: 26
Thanks a lot for the link u provided me. Its now working as intended. U really helped me a lot.

Just for the sake of confirmation earlier i was submitting as HTML. If i write :

this.submitForm("http://localhost:1946/ProactivePMD/RequestPdfForm.aspx#FDF")

and specify nothing will it submit as HTML by default?

Thanks,
Hina

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2010-10-28 06:47:28
#8
try67
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You're welcome.
And no, FDF is the default format.
If you want to submit it as HTML, do this:

this.submitForm({cURL: "http://localhost:1946/ProactivePMD/RequestPdfForm.aspx#FDF", cSubmitAs: "HTML"})

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2010-10-29 04:25:44
#9
hina.pdfuser
Registered: Oct 28 2010
Posts: 26
Ok. Done the same. Thanks a lot for helping on this thread. I hav another thread also on which i have a query.

http://acrobatusers.com/forum/javascript/display-message-if-required-fields-are-blank#comment-72178

Can u pls suggest a little on that also?

Thanks,
Hina

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