JavaScript to reset fields on specific page within document

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October 10, 2020
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Hi,

Am wondering if there is a script that would allow for a single page of field entries a user has made, to be cleared in entirety, likely using the function;

this.resetForm()

Ideally looking to achieve this with script that doesn't require naming each field individually (lots of fields!) like the example shown below, but perhaps just allows the reset of the page itself?.

this.resetForm(["Field1", "Field2", "Field5"]);

The standard reset form function in DC Pro is somewhat annoying in as much as if you then add more fields later on after setting which specific fields you have ticked earlier on in making the form, it seems to add those new fields as well, which is frustrating as quite often you might want to adapt and create more fields etc. later on.

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Correct answer Nesa Nurani

You can find the code you need in this link:

https://answers.acrobatusers.com/Reset-one-page-of-multi-page-form-q51725.aspx

goldilocks22

Participating Frequently

Hello - Looking for help with this also, but the link provided give me the 404 web error. Can you post a corrected link?

Thom Parker

Community Expert

This code will reset all fields on the currently displayed page. It includes field that appear on both the target page and another page. This code will only operate in Acrobat DC, not on previous versions of Acrobat.

var nResetPage = this.pageNum;
var oFld, strFldName, aPgs, aFldNames=[];
for(var i=0;i<this.numFields;i++)
{
    strFldName = this.getNthFieldName(i);
    oFld = this.getField(strFldName);
    aPgs = (typeof(oFld.page) == "number")?[oFld.page]:oFld.page;
    if(aPgs.some(a=>a==nResetPage)) aFldNames.push(strFldName);
}
this.resetForm(aFldNames);

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often