Button to export fields from forms PDF1 to PDF2

[Leah31805381ekx5]

Hello helpful people!

I need to create a script for a button that will export certain field data from PDF Form 1 to the exactly named fields on PDF Form 2.  It needs to be a button as overly complicated instructions go over like lead balloons.  Thanks all!

[try67]

The easiest way to do that is to save the date to a global variable when exporting, and then copy it back to the field with the same name when importing.

The basic code can be something like this:

// Export script

if (global.myData==null) global.myData = {};

global.myData["Text1"] = this.getField("Text1").valueAsString;

// Import script

if (global.myData==null) app.alert("No global data was found.");

else this.getField("Text1").value = global.myData["Text1"];

[Leah289707468b8g]

@try67  Thank you.

I input the following code on a button in Form 1:

// Export script

if (global.myData==null) global.myData = {};
global.myData["CrtAuditPeriod"] = this.getField("CrtAuditPeriod").valueAsString;

And the below code on a button in Form 2:

// Import script

if (global.myData==null) app.alert("No global data was found.");
else this.getField("CrtAuditPeriod").value = global.myData["CrtAuditPeriod"];

Unfortunately it did not work.  Any more tips?

[try67]

No, you need to better explain what "did not work" means, exactly. Did it copy something at all? If not, was there an error message? If so, what did it say? etc.

[Leah289707468b8g]

I mean, nothing happened.  I clicked on the first button, went to the second form and clicked on the second button.  Nothing happened.  No error messages, no information copied over.  Literally nothing happened.

[try67]

Check the JS Console (Ctrl+J) for error messages.

[Leah289707468b8g]

@try67 Form 1 has this error:

NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method.
Global.myData:2:Field Import:Mouse Up

Form 2 gets this error:

NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method.
Global.myData:2:AcroForm:Import:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1

I did check security under properties and there is no security selected.

[try67]

OK, now we're getting somewhere. Go to Edit - Preferences - JavaScript and tick off the box next to "Enable global object security policy", then try it again.

[Leah289707468b8g]

@try67 Yea!  That worked.  Unfortunately, when I try to add more lines I get a syntax error on Form 2, no error on Form 1:

[try67]

You can't have two else clauses after a single if statement. Use if-else if-else if...-else.

[Leah289707468b8g]

@try67 Now I have this:

[Bernd Alheit]

There is nothing between if and else 

[Leah289707468b8g]

@Bernd Alheit Can you be more specific?  I am a complete and utter novice.  What should go between?

[Bernd Alheit]

( ) with a condition. 

[try67]

Also, if else must come after if, not after the final else.

I recommend you spend some time studying the core JS syntax.

[Serene_nature15C3]

Hi @Leah31805381ekx5 

Hope you are doing well and thanks for reaching out.

The workflow you are trying to achieve is might be possible using JavaScript. For more information please check the help pages listed below:
https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/javascript_console/ 
https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/applying-actions-scripts-pdfs.html

Hope it will help

Regards
Amal

[Leah289707468b8g]

@Serene_nature15C3 I am not a coder therefore neither of those help very much.  They are like reading a foreign language.

[JR Boulay]

The easiest way is to use data export/import.

[JR Boulay]

You can install it in the quick toolbar.