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pdfUser1
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December 15, 2016
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Template page number

  • December 15, 2016
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Can someone help me out with this? I have a button which places a new page in the doc, no problem. What I was wanting to do is to add a page number in the lower right hand side of the new page. As the doc grows so would the page numbers. The template places new pages after the first page so the number should be like so, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc. Is there a javascript to this? If so, where can I view it and where would I place it? Thank you.

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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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February 16, 2017

I mean : template page = spawned page

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MM2016
MM2016
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February 16, 2017

It does kind of work but per my original question there are bugs. How can I display the correct page number on the last page as this shows i.e. 0 of 4?

...and if I delete one or more pages, how can I display the correct (recalculated) page numbers, i.e. page 1 still shows page 1 of 4 even if I deleted a page? It should show page 1 of 3.

Thanks

JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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December 19, 2016

This is because calculations occurs before spawning/deleting pages.

You must add 3 lines to your script, so calculations will be made after spawning/deleting, not before.

this.calculate = false;

// here is the script that spawn/delete pages

this.calculate = true;

this.calculateNow();

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pdfUser1Author
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December 20, 2016

Like so?

On static pages:

event.value = (event.target.page + 1);

this.calculate = false;

On template pages:

event.value = (event.target.page[1] + 1);

this.calculate = true;

this.calculateNow();

Did I get it right?

JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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December 20, 2016

No, leave calculations events untouched.

this.calculate = false;

// here is the script that spawn/delete pages when the end user clic on the button

this.calculate = true;

this.calculateNow();

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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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December 18, 2016

Hi.

Place this script as a calculation script in a text field on each page:

On static pages:

event.value = (event.target.page + 1);

On template pages:

event.value = (event.target.page[1] + 1);

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pdfUser1Author
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December 19, 2016

Hi JR, I tried the lines of script you provided. They kinda work, but I was hoping to do is, to add a new page from the template. The page number should be added at that point. Is there a way to not have to add a new text field on each static pages? Then when I delete a page that I create from the template the number remains the same, it doesn't update with a new page number. Example: if I click the button to add a new page, a page number gets placed on the new page, let's say page 4, then when I add additional pages and delete page 4, all the pages keep the page numbers they were assigned. Is there a way to make the page numbers update to the new page number? Am I doing something wrong? Or not doing something right?

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