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Text Field Entry to Combo Box Index Change

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2009-12-16 18:30:51
Gattaca714
Registered: Dec 16 2009
Posts: 25
Answered

I've searched and searched, and I can only find radio button examples, so I'm hoping that this is a relatively easy fix.

Text Field Name: CityBooths
Combo Box Name: RentBooth
Options for RentBooth: Rent (Export Value = 1)
No (Export Value = 2)

If the value of Citybooths is less than 10 then RentBooth index should be 2 (No). If Citybooths is greater than 10 then Rentbooth index should be 1 (Rent)

Custom Calculation Script
If (Citybooths.editvalue < 10)
{
this.field.index = 2

If (Citybooths.editvalue >10)
this.field.index = 1
}

Any help would be appreciated. I am using Acro Forms. Acrobat 9 Pro.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.2, Windows
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2009-12-17 10:29:10
#1
try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
How did you come up with this code? It's not valid at all.

For starters, you can't access a field using this.field. There's no such thing.
Also, a field object has no property called index, nor editValue.
Also, you're missing an opening bracket ({) at both of your if statements.

I suggest you go back to the reference files and have another look there.

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2009-12-17 10:33:03
#2
Gattaca714
Registered: Dec 16 2009
Posts: 25
I got this code from a yahoo/answers reply to a similar question that was posed. That question was never answered correctly, so I posted it thinking that someone might could see what I was attempting to do, and help me with an accurate code.
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2009-12-17 10:39:08
#3
gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
There are significant difference between Mozilla JavaScript and Acrobat JavaScript implementations. Adobe uses the ECMA-262 compatibility with some modifications and additions.

Also if you find a Java language solution, this code is different since JavaScript is not the same as the Java language.

George Kaiser

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2009-12-17 10:39:27
#4
try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
That code is utter rubbish. Here's what you should use (in the custom calculation field of "RentBooth"):

citybooths = this.getField("Citybooths").value;if (citybooths < 10){event.value = 2;}else if (citybooths > 10) {event.value = 1;}

BTW, you might want to consider handling the case where citybooths is exactly 10.

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2009-12-17 11:11:31
#5
Gattaca714
Registered: Dec 16 2009
Posts: 25
That did it!

I've spend hours on end trying to figure this out. Thank you so much.
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