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If If Then Statement

  • October 4, 2019
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Hello,

 

I'm trying to do something that's way over my head and would appreciate any and all help.  I want acrobat to look at a field and if that number is 1 or 2 or 3 and then another field and if that number is 800 or 900 or 1000 spit a fixed number into a third field.

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Correct answer JR Boulay

Place this script as a "calculation" script into the 3rd field:

 

if (this.getField("FirstField").value == 1 && this.getField("SecondField").value == 800) {
event.target.value = 123456;} // where 123456 is the "fixed number"

 

else if (this.getField("FirstField").value == 2 && this.getField("SecondField").value == 900) {
event.target.value = 987654321;} // where 987654321 is the "fixed number"

 

else if (this.getField("FirstField").value == 3 && this.getField("SecondField").value == 1000) {
event.target.value = 657483920;} // where 657483920 is the "fixed number"

 

// etc.

else {
event.target.value = "";} // nothing

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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 4, 2019

Place this script as a "calculation" script into the 3rd field:

 

if (this.getField("FirstField").value == 1 && this.getField("SecondField").value == 800) {
event.target.value = 123456;} // where 123456 is the "fixed number"

 

else if (this.getField("FirstField").value == 2 && this.getField("SecondField").value == 900) {
event.target.value = 987654321;} // where 987654321 is the "fixed number"

 

else if (this.getField("FirstField").value == 3 && this.getField("SecondField").value == 1000) {
event.target.value = 657483920;} // where 657483920 is the "fixed number"

 

// etc.

else {
event.target.value = "";} // nothing

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MeriedelAuthor
Participant
October 4, 2019
Thank you so very much!!
DimitriM
Inspiring
October 4, 2019

Hi Meriedel,

 

Here is a tutorial with examples on writing if statements-

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/conditional-execution

 

Hope this helps,

 

Dimitri

www.pdfscripting.com

MeriedelAuthor
Participant
October 4, 2019
Thank you!