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Kemper5F9B
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November 2, 2023
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Need help with error message pertaining to doc-level js

  • November 2, 2023
  • 3 replies
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I keep getting this errror message

"TypeError: this.templates is null
4:Document-Level:myResetForm"

 

Here's the associated code

if (app.viewerType != "Reader") {
        for (var i = 0; i < this.templates.length; i++) {
            this.templates[i].hidden = true;
        }
    }
 
var spawnedPages = findSpawnedPages(this);
//console.println(spawnedPages.join(","))
for (var i=spawnedPages.length-1; i>=0; i--) {
this.deletePages(spawnedPages[i], spawnedPages[i]);
}
 
    var notReset = ["OwnerResidenceCounty", "RBOwnerResident", "RBOwnerCitizen", "RBOwnerHear", "OwnerName", "OwnerPhone", "OwnerEmail", "OwnerSex", "OwnerDOB", "OwnerID", "OwnerMailAddress", "OwnerMailCity", "OwnerMailState", "OwnerMailZip", "CkBxSamePhysicalAddress", "OwnerPhysicalAddress", "OwnerPhysicalCity", "OwnerPhysicalState", "OwnerPhysicalZip"];
    var resetFields = [];
    for (var i = 0; i < this.numFields; i++) {
        var fname = this.getNthFieldName(i);
        if (notReset.indexOf(fname) != -1)
            continue;
        resetFields.push(fname);
    }
    this.resetForm(resetFields);
....
Originally an Acroform I uploaded to Adobe Cloud Storage but have been editing/saving back and forth using Acrobat Desktop. Could this be a factor? Adobe Sign hasn't been used, just Cloud Storage. Thanks in advance!

 

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    Correct answer try67

    There are no Templates in the file, so the templates property returns null. You need to account for that in your code, like this:

     

    if (this.templates!=null) {

    for (var i = 0; i < this.templates.length; i++) {

    this.templates[i].hidden = true;

    }

    }

    3 replies

    Bernd Alheit
    Community Expert
    Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 3, 2023

    Where does you use the scripts?

    try67
    Community Expert
    try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 2, 2023

    There are no Templates in the file, so the templates property returns null. You need to account for that in your code, like this:

     

    if (this.templates!=null) {

    for (var i = 0; i < this.templates.length; i++) {

    this.templates[i].hidden = true;

    }

    }

      K
      Kemper5F9BAuthor
      Inspiring
      November 3, 2023

      Hi Try67! Yeah, it's perplexing because there are two functioning templates? Thank you Try67 for helping me! Very grateful for all you do here!! Thank you!!!

      Bernd Alheit
      Community Expert
      Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 2, 2023

      You will get this error when the file has no template page.

      K
      Kemper5F9BAuthor
      Inspiring
      November 3, 2023

      Thank you Bernd for your response. So I know I originally had the file without templates, then added them. And the current file has templates. Adding these templates to a Cloud-saved file as a 'modification event to the Acroform' using the "Organize Pages" tool on the Acrobat desktop, while templates are present and functioning correctly, will continue to generate this error? I see Try67's fix below (amazing as usual!) but just seeking some education. Thanks in advance!   

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