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Jan 21, 2025 11:27 PM UTC
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Syntax error invalid switch

I am getting an error SyntaxError: invalid switch statement 
4: at line 5 Here is the script; 

This is supposed to populate the specified text fields based on a drop down selection. 

var dropdownValue = this.getField("Dropdown1").value;

switch (dropdownValue) {
Case "1.5":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH045E36A"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-24A-071A"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-018"
break;

Case "2":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH045E36A"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-24A-071A"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-024"
break;

Case "2.5":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH070E36B"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-30B-071"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-030"
break;

Case "3":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH070E36B"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-42B-71"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-036"
break;

Case "3.5":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH090E60C"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-42C-071"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-042"
break;

Case "4":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH090E60C"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-51/61C-71"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-047"
break;

Case "5":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH090E60C"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-51/61C-71"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-059"
break;

default:
this.getField("Text1").value = "N/A"
this.getField("Text2").value = "N/A"
this.getField("Text3").value = "N/A"
break'
}

Case "2":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH045E36A"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-24A-071A"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-024"
break;

Case "2.5":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH070E36B"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-30B-071"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-030"
break;

Case "3":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH070E36B"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-42B-71"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-036"
break;

Case "3.5":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH090E60C"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-42C-071"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-042"
break;

Case "4":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH090E60C"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-51/61C-71"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-047"
break;

Case "5":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH090E60C"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-51/61C-71"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-059"
break;

default:
this.getField("Text1").value = "N/A"
this.getField("Text2").value = "N/A"
this.getField("Text3").value = "N/A"
break'
}

3 replies

Thom Parker
Community Expert
Community Expert
Jan 21, 2025 11:54 PM UTC

Regular code statements end with a semicolon.  

You've missed a lot of lines, and the last break has an apostrophy at the end. That needs to go.

JS is forgiving, but not that forgiving.

    

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Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
Participant
Jan 22, 2025 12:06 AM UTC

It looks like something double pasted in the OP.  Here is the correct posting with the correction you stated. Same erro. 

var dropdownValue = this.getField("Dropdown1").value;

switch (dropdownValue) {
Case "1.5":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH045E36A"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-24A-071A"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-018"
break;

Case "2":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH045E36A"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-24A-071A"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-024"
break;

Case "2.5":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH070E36B"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-30B-071"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-030"
break;

Case "3":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH070E36B"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-42B-71"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-036"
break;

Case "3.5":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH090E60C"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-42C-071"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-042"
break;

Case "4":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH090E60C"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-51/61C-71"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-047"
break;

Case "5":
this.getField("Text1").value = "ML180UH090E60C"
this.getField("Text2").value = "CK40HT-51/61C-71"
this.getField("Text3").value = "ML14KC1-059"
break;

default:
this.getField("Text1").value = "N/A"
this.getField("Text2").value = "N/A"
this.getField("Text3").value = "N/A"
break;
}

 

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Thom Parker
Community Expert
Community Expert
Jan 22, 2025 12:28 AM UTC

"Case" need to be lower case 😉  This is the error. 

 And you need to end your lines with a semi colon. 

 

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Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often