Make button actions independent?
In Acrobat Pro DC, I am working on a form containing 14 dropdowns, each having the same default "Click to rate". I am JavaScript illiterate, but I knew I wanted a submit button to do a couple of things, so I searched for code and played with it. My button to submit the form, on mouse up, checks the dropdowns to make sure something other than the default is selected. While I just realized how ridiculously cumbersome the code is, it actually works. Now I also want the form to be emailed via the same button, but I can't figure out how to keep it from emailing when some dropdowns still have the default choice -- the user can now just click okay on the error message, opening the email interface.
Y'all, this code is long and laughable. Don't judge; I said I'm JavaScript illiterate.
Thanks for reading and, in advance, for any help I can get.
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown1
this.getField("Dropdown1").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown1").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown1").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown2
this.getField("Dropdown2").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown2").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown2").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown3
this.getField("Dropdown3").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown3").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown3").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown4
this.getField("Dropdown4").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown4").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown4").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown5
this.getField("Dropdown5").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown5").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown5").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown6
this.getField("Dropdown6").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown6").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown6").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown7
this.getField("Dropdown7").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown7").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown7").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown8
this.getField("Dropdown8").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown8").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown8").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown9
this.getField("Dropdown9").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown9").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown9").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown10
this.getField("Dropdown10").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown10").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown10").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown11
this.getField("Dropdown11").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown11").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown11").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown12
this.getField("Dropdown12").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown12").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown12").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown13
this.getField("Dropdown13").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown13").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown13").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
var bSubmit = true; // logical variable for submission test
// test drop down Dropdown14
this.getField("Dropdown14").required = false; // clear required property
if(this.getField("Dropdown14").value == "Click to rate") {
bSubmit = false;
this.getField("Dropdown14").required = true; // set required property
}
if(bSubmit) {
// your submit action;
} else {
app.alert("Not all required fields completed", 0, 1);
}
