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2009-10-14 08:37:04

willin2u

Registered: Sep 14 2009

Posts: 16

Answered

Has anyone created a fake email button to check for required fields then execute an event on a button?

I have a form where I have written Java programming on a button to email the form and include field names (see below):

var oDoc = event.target;
oDoc.mailDoc({
bUI: false,
cTo: "pnf [at] jeffersonregional [dot] com" ,
cBcc: "renee [dot] holtzman [at] jeffersonregional [dot] com; janice [dot] lenz [at] jeffersonregional [dot] com" ,
cSubject: "PNF for " + LastName.rawValue + ", " + FirstName.rawValue + " : Reason - " + ReasonforChg.rawValue + " (" + ReasonCodes.rawValue + ") "

I would like to keep this but have lost the check for required fields since I am not using it as a submit button. I am trying to create a button that checks for required fields then executes the script on the button to email the form.

Can anyone help me?

My Product Information:
LiveCycle Designer, Windows

2009-10-14 09:54:51

radzmar

Registered: Nov 3 2008

Posts: 1202

A manual validation could look like:

if (FirstName.rawValue == null || LastName.rawValue == null){xfa.host.messageBox("Please fill fields before submitting the form");}else{var oDoc = event.target;oDoc.mailDoc({bUI: false,cTo: "<span class="spamspan"><span class="u">pnf</span> [at] <span class="d">jeffersonregional [dot] com</span></span>" ,cBcc: "<span class="spamspan"><span class="u">renee [dot] holtzman</span> [at] <span class="d">jeffersonregional [dot] com</span></span>; <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">janice [dot] lenz</span> [at] <span class="d">jeffersonregional [dot] com</span></span>" ,cSubject: "PNF for " + LastName.rawValue + ", " + FirstName.rawValue + " : Reason - " + ReasonforChg.rawValue + " (" + ReasonCodes.rawValue + ") "}

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2009-10-14 12:26:19

PITTfan2

Registered: Sep 5 2009

Posts: 14

What if I have more than one field that is required? How do I add those fields like EmployeeNo., FirstName, EffectiveDate, to this field?

2009-10-15 01:50:04

radzmar

Registered: Nov 3 2008

Posts: 1202

Then you simply have to add the fields to the if expression of the script.

if (FirstName.rawValue == null || LastName.rawValue == null || EmployeeNo.rawValue == null || EffectiveDate.rawValue == null)

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2009-10-15 06:03:17

willin2u

Registered: Sep 14 2009

Posts: 16

I've tried it but it does not work. Is there somewhere on this forum I can attach the form so you can look at it?

2009-10-15 06:36:37

radzmar

Registered: Nov 3 2008

Posts: 1202

You can upload the form somewhere in the www and post the link here.
I preffer www.acrobat.com for sharing pdf files but every other file share platform will be good enough too.

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2009-10-15 06:52:16

PITTfan2

Registered: Sep 5 2009

Posts: 14

Here is the file.

https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=fcfaedde-7481-45a3-a06e-bea4beccff71

2009-10-15 13:06:16

radzmar

Registered: Nov 3 2008

Posts: 1202

Here is what I did.
On your FakeMail button I added the script I described before.
Works like a charm.

SeniorityDate.#subform[0].FakeEmail::click - (JavaScript, client)if (EmployeeNo.rawValue == null ||LastName.rawValue == null ||FirstName.rawValue == null ||EffectiveDate.rawValue == null){xfa.host.messageBox("Please fill out the mandatory fields first.");}else{if (DropDownList1.rawValue != null){RealEmail.event__click.submit.target = "mailto:" + DropDownList1.rawValue;RealEmail.execEvent("click");}else{xfa.host.messageBox("Please select a user from the dropdown!");}}

https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=0059ffea-34b1-4888-b3c9-6dedfb5bbf2c

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2009-10-15 14:21:19

PITTfan2

Registered: Sep 5 2009

Posts: 14

Would you mind looking at this one more time?

I do not want the Submit Form button to relate to the DropDownList1 at the bottom of the form - this drop down will be used only by the employees in our department.

I would like the Submit Form button to be set-up with To,BCC, and Subject with field references and text I have included in the subject. I really appreciate all the help. This is the only thing holding up my project.

cTo: "pnf [at] jeffersonregional [dot] com" ,
cBcc: "renee [dot] holtzman [at] jeffersonregional [dot] com; janice [dot] lenz [at] jeffersonregional [dot] com" ,
cSubject: "PNF for " + LastName.rawValue + ", " + FirstName.rawValue + " : Reason - " + ReasonforChg.rawValue + " (" + ReasonCodes.rawValue + ") "

2009-10-16 07:28:09

radzmar

Registered: Nov 3 2008

Posts: 1202

Accepted Answer

Hope this helps.

if (EmployeeNo.rawValue == null ||LastName.rawValue == null ||FirstName.rawValue == null ||EffectiveDate.rawValue == null ||ReasonforChg.rawValue == null ||ReasonCodes.rawValue == null){xfa.host.messageBox("Please fill out the mandatory fields first.");}else{var myDoc = event.target;var address_cTo = "<span class="spamspan"><span class="u">pnf</span> [at] <span class="d">jeffersonregional [dot] com</span></span>";var address_cBcc = "<span class="spamspan"><span class="u">renee [dot] holtzman</span> [at] <span class="d">jeffersonregional [dot] com</span></span>; <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">janice [dot] lenz</span> [at] <span class="d">jeffersonregional [dot] com</span></span>";var sub = "PNF for " + LastName.rawValue + ", " + FirstName.rawValue + " : Reason - " + ReasonforChg.rawValue + " (" + ReasonCodes.rawValue + ") ";var msgBody = ""; myDoc.mailDoc({bUI: false,cTo: address_cTo,cBcc: address_cBcc,bBcc: true,cSubject: sub,cMsg: msgBody,cSubmitAs: "PDF"})}

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2009-10-16 08:36:24

#10

PITTfan2

Registered: Sep 5 2009

Posts: 14

Thank you so much for "hanging in there" with me on this form. The information you provided was very useful and works beautifully.

You have made my day.

2009-10-21 12:57:30

#11

willin2u

Registered: Sep 14 2009

Posts: 16

PITTfan2 wrote:

Here is the file.https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=fcfaedde-7481-45a3-a06e-bea4beccff71

Need your help again. Can't get the HR Use Only dropdown at the bottom right of the form to execute. Can you take a look at it and let me know if there is something wrong with the script. I just need the Send button to tell the user to select from the drop down if they haven't already and if they have already to send to the PDF.

2011-07-19 06:52:39

#12

dwissinger

Registered: Jul 18 2011

Posts: 1

Good Morning,

I have a form that our school wants to use for fundrasing. I have a drop down list which list all of our buildings. I need to create an email button so when a particular building is chosen it will email it to the principle of the building. I am not sure how to do this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to see the form let me know.

Thanks in advance!

Denise Wissinger

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