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nathanm54209085
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May 24, 2017
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How to change the font of a specific variable?

  • May 24, 2017
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Rich text formatting is selected.

this is a javascript question.

This is a calculated field for a form field.

I just want 1 variable, no array needed. I would like my variable to be bold, centered, and larger font.

What I currently have... which do nothing...

var val = getField("Products").value;

val.alignment = "center";

val.fontStyle = font.TimesB

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Correct answer nathanm54209085


No thank you. I'll try a different forum.

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Test Screen Name
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May 25, 2017

Nothing in the code you posted resembles the problem you describe (setting format). It does something I don't understand with descriptions instead.  I think I too need to bow out. Good luck with finding a forum where you are more in tune with the people there, we're obviously not communicating in a way that's useful to you or productive for us. In my (not comprehensive) experience, you will find that most programming forums put a much higher demand on clarity and communication than non-programming forums, and have less patience.

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nathanm54209085Author
Inspiring
May 25, 2017

There's enough description in all of my replies. I can't force anyone to read them

Joel Geraci
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Joel GeraciCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 25, 2017

No. I'm sorry but there just isn't enough information to give you a solution but only to point you in the right direction. Please consider that you might not know enough about Acrobat JavaScript to accurately determine if your responses are, in fact, helpful.

Unless I can get a copy of the file to examine it for myself, I'm out.

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Test Screen Name
Legend
May 25, 2017

Please post the specific code you are now trying to use. Without the .value where I said. It's generally impossible to know what code someone is now using by the time you factor in inexperience, typos and wild frustration. Yes, wild frustration, I've been programming for decades and that is a continuing normal experience that never goes away.

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    nathanm54209085Author
    Inspiring
    May 25, 2017

    (function () {

        // Initialize some variables

        var i, aLines = [];

        // Associate states with a description

        var oDescriptions = {

    "Term" : "\nIssue Ages:\t\t10 Y",

    "Term - Am" : "This",

    "Term - " : "\nIssue Ag",

    "Whole Life - Amer" : "This is a whole life"

        }

        // Get the selections from the list box

        var val = getField("Products").;

        if (typeof val === "object") {

            for (i = 0; i < val.length; i += 1) {

                aLines.push(val + ":\n\t " + oDescriptions[val] + "\n====================================================================================");

            }

        } else {

            aLines.push(val + ":\n\t " + oDescriptions[val]);

      }

        // Set this field value

        event.value = aLines.join("\r");

    })();

    Joel Geraci
    Community Expert
    Joel GeraciCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 25, 2017

    I'll need to see the actual form before supplying any more help.

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    May 25, 2017

    Ok. The last bit of code had  ".value" on the first line. Take it off, it does not belong.

    Commentary: You have made an error by putting it there and refusing to remove it despite repeated attempts to send you in the right direction. Look at the description of the Field class, and its properties. Don't assume that "value" means any more than exactly what it says, don't try to use what you know about English to extrapolate.

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    nathanm54209085Author
    Inspiring
    May 25, 2017

    I've tried it without or with it. Still no font or alignment change.

    Commentary: if you highlight my text,  press Ctrl + c, then Ctrl +v into the reply field.  You can make the exact changes I've been requesting, then click post. I will get my solution that I've been begging for, and you'll get a well deserved thank you. And then this forum will be vindicated as a forum, not a tutoring session.

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    May 25, 2017

    A hint: you need to work with the field properties, not the value properties. So you have a  .value  that is quite wrong.

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    nathanm54209085Author
    Inspiring
    May 25, 2017

    Can I please get the answer... I don't care about hints,  vague ideas,  homework assignments,  suggestions to Google, or repeating what I've already said.

    I just want it to work

    Joel Geraci
    Community Expert
    Joel GeraciCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 25, 2017

    You don't actually need Rich Text to be checked if you aren't going to have multiple styles in the field. The problem you are having is that you are trying to set field properties on the field value rather than the field object itself. You were also using the wrong property name for the font.

    See corrected code below.

    var val = this.getField("Products");

    val.alignment = "center";

    val.textFont = font.TimesB

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    nathanm54209085Author
    Inspiring
    May 25, 2017

    Thanks for the correction... nothing happened. The entire field is still left aligned and not bold

    Joel Geraci
    Community Expert
    Joel GeraciCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 25, 2017

    Where exactly are you putting the code?

      Bernd Alheit
      Community Expert
      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 24, 2017

      You must use span objects. Read the documentation in the Acrobat JavaScript Reference.

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      nathanm54209085Author
      Inspiring
      May 24, 2017

      WIth all due respect, I have read it, that's why I'm here. Its vague instructions aren't solving my problem.

      I want the variable val to be bold, center, and larger. Part of the code is:

      var val = getField("Products").value;

      if (typeof val === "object") {

              for (i = 0; i < val.length; i += 1) {

                  aLines.push(val + ":\n\t " + oDescriptions[val]);

              }

          } else {

              aLines.push(val + ":\n\t " + oDescriptions[val]);

        }

           // Set this field value

          event.value = aLines.join("\r");

      })();

      Bernd Alheit
      Community Expert
      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 24, 2017

      Why didn't you change the properties of the field?

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