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rafaelhsmelo
December 4, 2018
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Save as button and can be pressed with the keyboard?

  • December 4, 2018
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Hello there,

I'm new to Javascript on PDF forms but I wanted to insert a save as button on the end but here is the catch:
I'd like that button to be pressable with the keyboard, I mainly use tab key to go from field to field and once I get to the button I would like to be able o press space or enter to activate it and it'd open the save as pop up asking where I'd like to save the file already using the input of a field as the name for the file.
Is that even possible?

Thanks in advance,

Rafael Melo.

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Correct answer try67

Sure. You can use a script to do it, or even with the built-in "Execute a Menu Item" command.

For the former, use this code:

app.execMenuItem("SaveAs");

this.print();

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try67
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December 4, 2018

The space bar already does that... When you tab to a button field and press Space it triggers the MouseUp action.

It's not possible, however, to open the Save As dialog with a pre-populated value. You can display that value in a prompt window before, though, and request the user to use it as the new file-name.

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rafaelhsmeloAuthor
December 4, 2018

Oh great, thanks for the tip.

Can I make the button have a regular "save as" function but also send a "print" command tho?

try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
December 4, 2018

Sure. You can use a script to do it, or even with the built-in "Execute a Menu Item" command.

For the former, use this code:

app.execMenuItem("SaveAs");

this.print();

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