pop-up menu links

You could add a named destination to each chapter's first page and then use the "this.gotoNamedDest(cName)" method.

how do you set a apage as a named destination?

One place to start is Acrobat's complete help.

Choose your Destination, http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/choose_your_destination/

Forming named destinations from Word to pdf, http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/aucbb/viewtopic.php?id=4313

I have named all of the destinations, but it still doesnt seem to work, unless I am doing it wrong. here is what I have for the first example:

var cItem = app.popUpMenu("Index", "-", "Chapter 1","Chapter 2",
"Chapter 3","Chapter 4","Chapter 5","Chapter 6");

switch (cItem) {
case "Index" :
this.pageNum = 0; // set page number for zero based page
break;

case "Chapter 1":
this.gotoNamedDest = (cChap01); // set page number for zero based page
break;

Of course the first named destination is Chap01 for chapter 1. when I click on Chapter 1 in the popup menu, nothing happens.

If the name of the destination is "Chap01" you can either set a variable to the string value:

cChapNo = "Chap01"; // set variable with the destination name
this.gotoNamedDest = (cChapNo); // this code could be placed within the case or after switch if all actions can be set with a value to cChpaNo

or just put the string in JavaScript method:

this.gotoNamedDest = ("Chap01);

I have tried it both ways in various forms and it still doesnt seem to work. I click on the Chapter 01 and nothing happens. Any thoughts?

var cItem = app.popUpMenu("Index", "-", "Chapter 01","Chapter 02",
"Chapter 03","Chapter 04","Chapter 05","Chapter 06");

switch (cItem) {
case "Index" :
this.pageNum = 0; // set page number for zero based page

case "Chapter 01":
cChapNo = "Chap01"; // set variable with the destination name
this.gotoNamedDest = (cChapNo); // this code could be placed within the case or after switch if all actions can be set with a value to cChpaNo
break;

case "Chapter 02":
cChapNo = "Chap02"; // set variable with the destination name
this.gotoNamedDest = (cChapNo); // this code could be placed within the case or after switch if all actions can be set with a value to cChpaNo
break;

}

I have also tried with the other:

var cItem = app.popUpMenu("Index", "-", "Chapter 01","Chapter 02",
"Chapter 03","Chapter 04","Chapter 05","Chapter 06");

switch (cItem) {
case "Index" :
this.pageNum = 0; // set page number for zero based page

case "Chapter 01":
this.gotoNamedDest = ("Chap01");
break;

case "Chapter 02":
this.gotoNamedDest = ("Chap02");
break;
}

which did not work either

The "gotoNamedDest()" is a method with a passed parameter and not a value that is set. Going to a page number is setting a value.

var cItem = app.popUpMenu("Index", "-", "Chapter 01","Chapter 02",
"Chapter 03","Chapter 04","Chapter 05","Chapter 06");

switch (cItem) {
case "Index" :
this.pageNum = 0; // set page number for zero based page

case "Chapter 01":
this.gotoNamedDest("Chap01");
break;

case "Chapter 02":
this.gotoNamedDest("Chap02");
break;
}

You should get a copy of the Acrobat JavaScript documentation and look at, it will help you understand how each property and method work and what objects are available.

thank you, this worked great

Do you know if there is an easy way to add this to every page without just copy and pasting it?

acutally, I am now making a heierarchal list and was wondering how to make the links for the second part. This is what I am starting with:

var aChap04 = ["Chapter 04","Spreadsheets/Tables","Details/Sketches","Discussions/Articles","Calculations","Reference/Resource","Codes"]

switch (aChap04) {
case "Spreadsheets/Tables":
this.gotoNamedDest("Spread4");
break;

case "Details/Sketches":
this.gotoNamedDest("Det4");
break;
}

with the rest of the code following.

Have you studied the example the Acrobat JS API Reference?

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php