the value entered does not match the format of the field

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April 9, 2021
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Hello!

i have below script for calculating total months of seafarers voyages. It calculates correctly BUT i get the "the value entered does not match the format of the field" error wherever in the form i try to input data.

event.value = "";
var cBegin = new Date(this.getField("SIGN ONRow1").valueAsString);
var cEnd = new Date(this.getField("SIGN OFFRow1").valueAsString);

var nDiffMonths = (cEnd.getDate() - cBegin.getDate()) / 30 +
cEnd.getMonth() - cBegin.getMonth() +
(12 * (cEnd.getFullYear() - cBegin.getFullYear()));
// set field value;
event.value = nDiffMonths;

Any suggestions please?

PDF forms

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Thom Parker

Community Expert

Here's an article that explains the problem and how to fix it.
https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Value-Entered-Does-Not-Match-Format.cfm?sd=40

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Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

The popup displays the name of the field with the format error.

Nesa Nurani

Community Expert

Do you get alert when try to enter date in field?

If yes, check if field is formated to date and make sure you enter date correctly.

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efrossyni5C55Author

Participating Frequently

The format of the field is date. The problem is not in the format, the error i get is when i try to input data on every single field on the form even if it is unrelated with the calculation field.