Hi,
I'm trying to print "Fail" in red letters in a text box if the value in another text box is worng.
Here's what I have in the text box wher I want the "Fail" message:
var one = this.getField("Text6");
if (one.value != '1234')
{
event.value = "fail";
}
else
{
}
this isn't working, and I have no idea how to make the letters red when I get it fixed. Can anyone help?
Putting a message in a text box based on the value in another box
2011-12-12 13:34:42
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
2011-12-12 14:53:06
#2
Well,
Nothing appears in the box. I did add the "", and changed the text color.
Nothing appears in the box. I did add the "", and changed the text color.
2011-12-12 17:31:35
#3
this might not be best practices and i am still super new to js and acrobat. so please correct me if i am wrong.
but why call "event" and not "one"?
one.value = 'fail';
one.textColor = color.red;
also is the field a number? if this is true then couldn't you take out the ' ' around the '1234'
one.value != 1234
but why call "event" and not "one"?
one.value = 'fail';
one.textColor = color.red;
also is the field a number? if this is true then couldn't you take out the ' ' around the '1234'
one.value != 1234
2011-12-12 20:19:47
#4
Your else statement is empty
Text6 is the name of field with number
Code goes in text field you want "Fail" in.
var one = this.getField("Text6");
if (one.value != '1234')
{
event.value = "Fail";
}
else event.value = ""
{
}
Text6 is the name of field with number
Code goes in text field you want "Fail" in.
var one = this.getField("Text6");
if (one.value != '1234')
{
event.value = "Fail";
}
else event.value = ""
{
}
2011-12-12 20:52:59
#5
The "else" can be optional and therefore not required.
2011-12-12 20:53:02
#6
The "else" can be optional and therefore not required.
2011-12-13 00:44:50
#7
That would mean that if the user fills in "1234" and then corrects it to something else, "FAIL" will remain in the text field, but maybe that's what the OP wants to do...
2011-12-13 06:29:03
#8
Still not working at all.
I do have it under the validate tab, maybe that's not the right tab. Here's the code as it is now:
var one = this.getField("Text6");
if (one.value != 1234)
{
event.value = "fail";
}
else
{
"pass"
}
I do have it under the validate tab, maybe that's not the right tab. Here's the code as it is now:
var one = this.getField("Text6");
if (one.value != 1234)
{
event.value = "fail";
}
else
{
"pass"
}
2011-12-13 06:44:36
#9
This is a calculation script, not a validation one. Use this code:
2011-12-13 11:38:09
#10
Ah!! OK, that makes sense. Thanks very much.
To set the text as red just go to that field's properties and change the text color under Appearance.
By the way, you'd probably want to add something like event.value="" in the else-clause, or the "fail" text will stay there forever once it's set.
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