pop up box

add a validation script to that field that checks if (event.value == myTrigger){myPopupFunc()}

I'm pretty sure that only runs if the user modifies that field.

Im a beginner with Java. Where could I find the code to do a simple box with an ok button?

thanks

Go to the FAQ link at the top of this forum and get the js API reference. You'll need this. Look up 'alert' (it is a method of 'app') it makes a standard application pop up dialog.

The easiest method is the 'app.alert(cMsg, nIcon, nType, cTitle, )'. You will find this under the "App" bookmark.


A more complex alert using the 'Dialog' object is also available.

Now the big coding challenge will be searching the string a given word. This can be done by creating and array from the inputted text or using the RegExp object to test if a word is in the string.

One could even perform the check through the "custom keystroke" of the format tab and issue the alert when the word in entered.

how would i write that custom keystroke script to alert the user that hol or holiday should not be entered on the form?

Thom Parker has posted [url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/text-matching-regular-expressions]Text matching with regular expressions[/url] for a starting place.

ok. now i have entered the following text into one form field

"run custom validation script"

var myRegExp = /\W[Hh]oliday\W/;
if(myRegExp.test(myText))
app.alert("holiday hours are calculated automatically in peoplesoft do not enter holiday hours on this paysheet",1)

format>custom>custom keystrokevar myText = " holiday ";

now anything i enter into this field will activate the popup box on entry and exit

thoughts?

You're overcomplicating it.


search() will return the first index where it found the string 'holiday' (case insensitive with /i). If it is not found, it returns -1. So if the value is greater than -1: it found it.

I just put this into the validation script and it works exactly like i want it

var myRegExp = /holiday/i;
if(myRegExp.test(event.value))
app.alert("holiday hours are calculated automatically in peoplesoft do not enter holiday hours on this paysheet",1)

var myRegExp = /hol/i;
if(myRegExp.test(event.value))
app.alert("holiday hours are calculated automatically in peoplesoft do not enter holiday hours on this paysheet",1)

thanks everyone!

Hi

I got a new kind of requirement from my clients that need to fill the form through popup window options.
actual requirement is - when i click a button/textfield, this will generate a popup with multiple options and user will pick one and that will reflect in the form textfield.

I don't know how to create layers and am using Acrobat8, so it would be great if you could help me by creating a sample form with this requirement.

Thanks in advance!!

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