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KazeHaru_Hime
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March 30, 2026
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Two if statements/ignore other conditions if variable value = 1

  • March 30, 2026
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https://community.adobe.com/questions-9/conditional-equation-based-on-checkbox-1300826

 

So, my script has an issue where it'll do this formula even if the originals value is 1. Now, people shouldn't be putting 1 original and checking double-sided, but they are, and it's bothering me that the script is halving it when it shouldn't. I was thinking I want something like if var OG = 1, event.value = OG * CP, but putting that seems to screw up the rest of the formula. So then I was thinking, is it possible to have two if statements before the result so that I can make the other statements conditional on OG being more than 1, but I can't seem to find the right syntax for that either.

 

As it stands my formula is like this:

// Relevant Field References

    var TS = this.getField("Check Box5").valueAsString;

var OTS = this.getField("Check Box1").valueAsString;

    var OG = Number(this.getField("Text3").valueAsString);

    var CP = Number(this.getField("Text13").valueAsString);

 

if(OTS !== "Off") 

event.value = Math.ceil(OG*CP/2);

else

if(TS !== "Off") 

event.value = Math.ceil(OG*CP/2);

else

event.value = OG*CP;

 

 

I'm open to other solutions if my idea how to fix it is too convoluted.

 

    2 replies

    Thom Parker
    Community Expert
    Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 30, 2026

    Here’s an article that will provide you with the answers.

    https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/How-to-write-an-If-statement.cfm

     

    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
    Karl Heinz Kremer
    Community Expert
    Karl Heinz KremerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 30, 2026

    We don’t have enough information about what it is you want to do. One issue is that your variable and field names are not very descriptive, so I cannot make an educated guess about what you are trying to do. 

     

    If you always want to return OG*CP when you see that OG is set to 1, regardless of what OTS and TS are set to, then this should work:
     

    if ( OF == 1 ) { 
    	event.value = OG*CP;
    }
    else if(OTS !== "Off") {
        event.value = Math.ceil(OG*CP/2);
    }
    else if(TS !== "Off") {
        event.value = Math.ceil(OG*CP/2);
    }
    else {
        event.value = OG*CP;
    }

    If this is not the case, we need a better description. 

     

    You may invest a little time to learn about JavaScript syntax, this will make it much easier to modify code you find. 

      K
      KazeHaru_HimeAuthor
      Participant
      April 2, 2026

      Ah yeah sorry. So OG is the number of originals, i.e. the number of pages a document has. CP is the number of copies to be made of the document. TS means the checkbox for two-sided (i.e. duplex copies requested). OTS is basically the same thing it's a holdover from the physical copy request paper.

       

      Anyway, thank you for putting up with my silly question! I felt like I was going in circles trying to research it on my own and the search engine was giving me conflicting info.

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