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lauraj47397798
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March 20, 2024
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Script that applies f.setAction to text fields with specific names using some type of wildcard

  • March 20, 2024
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Want to be able to look for different text fields in the document and make changes to the text fields that have a certain text in their name. 

Document has 50 text fields, but I am looking of the ones that are called HoursRow, followed by a number, so HoursRow1 HoursRow2  (total of 15 HourRow)etc 

Is there a way to put in some type of wildcard in results of getting all the text fields. Because I want to be able to change the color and format with the script for ONLY HourRow text fields

This did NOT work

for (var i = 0; i < this.numFields; i++) {
    var fname = this.getNthFieldName(i);
    var f = this.getField(fname);

    // Check if the field value contains "HoursRow"
    if (f.type === "text" && /HoursRow/.test(fname.value)) {
        // Apply your actions only to fields containing "HoursRow" in their value
        f.setAction("Format", "AFNumber_Format(2, 0, 0, 0, \"\", true);");
        f.setAction("Keystroke", "AFNumber_Keystroke(2, 0, 0, 0, \"\", true);");
        f.fillColor = color.red;
    }
}

 

If I put in code below it changes ALL text fields which I do not want to do 

for ( var i=0; i < this.numFields; i++) {
    var fname = this.getNthFieldName(i);
    var f = this.getField(fname);
    if ( f.type == "text" ) f.setAction("Format", "AFNumber_Format(2, 0, 0, 0, \"\", true);");
    f.setAction("Keystroke", "AFNumber_Keystroke(2, 0, 0, 0, \"\", true);");
f.fillColor = color.red; }

 On the same line, is it possible to change range of  text field name, same example

HoursRow1 HoursRow2 etc to only Hours1 Hours2 etc 

Thanks

Correct answer Nesa Nurani

Change this part: fname.value to f.name

You can't change field names with a script, you can only use a script to remove old fields and create new fields in their place with new names.

1 reply

Nesa Nurani
Community Expert
Nesa NuraniCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 20, 2024

Change this part: fname.value to f.name

You can't change field names with a script, you can only use a script to remove old fields and create new fields in their place with new names.

lauraj47397798
Participant
March 20, 2024

Ugh! But horray, it wouks! 

Thank you !!!!!