Buttons, Action Wizards, Conditional Statements

[lauren0123]

Hello super smart Acrobat people!

Here's my scenario: (I'm using T-shirts as an example to keep it simple)

I sell red T-shirts in S, M. and L. 

*  I created a PDF file called Purchase.pdf. This file is a form where I enter my customer's size selection from a drop-down box.

*  I also created three pdf files that summarize my customer's purchase: Red Small, Red Medium, Red Large.

*  And I created an OK button in my Purchase.pdf.

What I want to happen:

* When I click OK, I want the corresponding pdf (Red Small, Red Medium, or Red Large) to be launched and saved.

What I've done so far:

*  Not using a button or conditional operations, I created an Action in the Action Wizard that deletes one page and adds in another page. This is perfect. The only issue is that I want a button to launch the Action and the Action to depend on conditional statements.

So in short, here are my questions:

1.  Can I create a button that launches an Action from the Action Wizard?

2.  Can I create a conditional Action in the Action Wizard?

3.  Will I have to use JavaScript instead of the Action Wizard to make this happen?

4.  Can I attach a conditional JavaScript to a button?

Thank you all very much in advance!

[lauren0123]

I forgot to add that I'm using Acrobat Pro.

[try67]

1. No, but you can run the same code you used in the Action (although then it won't be a privileged context, so some things might not work).

2. Yes, but only if that action is a part of a script.

3. If you want other people to be able to do it, yes, unless they also have Acrobat Pro and you share the Action with them.

4. Yes.

[lauren0123]

Thank you.

Is using JavaScript in Acrobat forms still a common practice? The tutorials I've found are several years old.

[try67]

Yes, very much so.

[lauren0123]

Any recommendations on finding some good tutorials?

[try67]

General JS tutorial (note that only the core syntax applies to Acrobat):

http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp

Homepage of the Acrobat SDK, including a link to the full API:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat.html

Free tutorials about Acrobat in general, including many JS related ones:

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/

A paid-for website with tutorials about Acrobat JavaScript (not related to me): http://www.pdfscripting.com/

My own humble web-site with many tools for Acrobat and Reader (mostly paid-for, some free): http://www.try67.com

[lauren0123]

Thank you!