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Beata5CBF
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July 16, 2021
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Field value reverts after other field has a changed value

  • July 16, 2021
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I wonder if it is possible, and then how, to make 2 fields that are auto-filled on the same page and user can edit the values, after values are edited in the field they keep the way it was fixed, and in case 2nd is edited, the first field's values would not revert to the initial values.

 

I use the script for both fields:

event.target.value = this.getField("Textfield-3").valueAsString + " " + this.getField("Textfield-4").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-5").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-6").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-9").valueAsString

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Correct answer try67

Sure. Try this:

 

var fieldNames = ["Textfield-3", "Textfield-4", "Textfield-5", "Textfield-6", "Textfield-9"];
if (event.source && fieldNames.indexOf(event.source.name)!=-1) {
	event.value = this.getField("Textfield-3").valueAsString + " " + this.getField("Textfield-4").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-5").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-6").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-9").valueAsString;
}

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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July 17, 2021

You need to add a condition to your code that looks at the field that triggered the event (via event.source.name) and only if it's one of the fields in this list, then update the value automatically.

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Beata5CBFAuthor
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July 19, 2021

Thank you, @try67, for your answer!

I am pretty much new to all this PDF scripting world, so I am having a difficulties on writing such a condition. However, I have checked and made some research on the community that used event.source.name command in their scripts, and if I understand well, the condition should begin:

if (event.source.name & event.target.name = this.getField("Textfield-3").valueAsString + " " + this.getField("Textfield-4").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-5").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-6").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-9").valueAsString)

else this.getField     

 

I'm pretty sure this isn't the correct one, I would like to know if you could help me out in writing the code?

 

 

try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
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July 19, 2021

Sure. Try this:

 

var fieldNames = ["Textfield-3", "Textfield-4", "Textfield-5", "Textfield-6", "Textfield-9"];
if (event.source && fieldNames.indexOf(event.source.name)!=-1) {
	event.value = this.getField("Textfield-3").valueAsString + " " + this.getField("Textfield-4").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-5").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-6").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Textfield-9").valueAsString;
}
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