Hi, I have a submit button that validates before submitting the data. When I enter data into the field and click on the submit button, it alerts with the message and refocuses on the field. If I press submit again, it checks fine. Why does it not check fine the first time? I added this.getField("Submit").setFocus() to the submit function to see if that'll fix the problem, no go. I read somewhere to use xfa.host.messageBox() but I'm not using xfa and don't really plan to. Any ideas?
if(!CheckField("firstname","First name is mandatory")) {return;}
function CheckField(name,message){
var f = getField(name);
if(f.value == ""){
app.alert(message);
f.setFocus();
return false;
}
return true;
}
Validation wrong focus?
2011-08-29 10:30:35
My Product Information:
Acrobat Standard 10.0.2, Windows
Acrobat Standard 10.0.2, Windows
2011-08-29 12:39:37
#2
Thanks but I don't expect users to use tab or return when the button is there for them to click on. Any other solutions? I don't suppose I can use sendkey or setfocus or anything?
2011-08-29 12:56:59
#3
My first guess would be that you cannot use 'name' as a variable since it is a protected word. Otherwise it looks like it should work.
2011-08-29 13:55:39
#4
Renamed 'name' to 'name0', same behavior.
2011-08-30 02:41:46
#5
(copy of my replies to your post on the Reader forums)
This code does not compile at all. You're calling 'return' outside of a function (in the first line).
How exactly are you using this code? Where is it located?
I would use something like this instead as the Submit button's MouseUp event (of course, you can replace mailDoc with any other method for submitting the file):
This code does not compile at all. You're calling 'return' outside of a function (in the first line).
How exactly are you using this code? Where is it located?
I would use something like this instead as the Submit button's MouseUp event (of course, you can replace mailDoc with any other method for submitting the file):
2011-08-30 08:52:50
#6
Sorry try67, I just didn't put the whole thing in. The submit button calls submit() and it returns if CheckField is fails. It's just the the first click will fail and the second click will succeed. It's as if the data in the field was not committed. Weird. That's why I tried to setFocus() on another field but still no go. Maybe I can do something with the blur event?
function submit(){
if(!CheckField("firstname","First name is mandatory")) {return;}
if(!CheckField("lastname","Last name is mandatory")) {return;}
this.submitForm({cURL: "http://localhost/printvars.php",cSubmitAs: "HTML"});
}function CheckField(name,message){
var f = getField(name);
if(f.value == ""){
app.alert(message);
f.setFocus();
return false;
}
return true;
}
function submit(){
if(!CheckField("firstname","First name is mandatory")) {return;}
if(!CheckField("lastname","Last name is mandatory")) {return;}
this.submitForm({cURL: "http://localhost/printvars.php",cSubmitAs: "HTML"});
}function CheckField(name,message){
var f = getField(name);
if(f.value == ""){
app.alert(message);
f.setFocus();
return false;
}
return true;
}
2011-08-30 09:00:11
#7
It works just fine for me.
Even when clicking on the Submit button directly from the text-box after having filled-in a value, it works as expected.
Even when clicking on the Submit button directly from the text-box after having filled-in a value, it works as expected.
2011-09-06 12:30:36
#8
It doesn't seem to work properly for me. Like I said, when I type something in the firstname field and click submit, it highlights the firstname field and says it's empty. Then I click submit again and it passes. Is that what you are getting? What it is supposed to do is say the lastname is empty since I didn't fill that in. I'll try it on another computer, maybe my installation is f'd up.
2011-09-06 13:18:50
#9
If you want, send me the file and I'll have a look at it.
I'm using an earlier version, though, so it might be a version difference.
I'm using an earlier version, though, so it might be a version difference.
George Kaiser