Character limitation in few linked fields

Question

Hi,i know how to limit character in one filed in Acobat, but how can I limit characters to 250 in three linked fields? Fields are linked with this script:Field 1

var t=this.getField("Fileld 2");
if (event.fieldFull) {
getField("Field 2").setFocus();
}

try67 · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately code "disappear" as you said.

Maybe you have another solution / some tip for this bug?

As I said, it should still work, even if it disappears.

The only solution is to place the code in a doc-level function and then call that function from the event.

So like this:

// Doc-level script
function validateFieldsLength() {
	var newValue = AFMergeChange(event);
	var otherText = this.getField("Field2").valueAsString;
	var maxTextLength = 100;
	if ((newValue.length + otherText.length) > maxTextLength) {
		app.alert("The combined text may not exceed " + maxTextLength + " characters.");
		event.rc = false;
	}
}

// Field-level script - Keystroke event
validateFieldsLength();

try67 · Answer

You can use a custom-made KeyStroke script to calculate the length of the text in the current field, plus the text in the other fields, and then reject the value based on the total length.

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