So, in two forms calculations won't work. The real weird thing is that two of these forms were created off the original, and it is the original and one of the others that are not working. For the ones not working, neither the sum function or the simplified function works (I haven't tried the custom calc field). Is there a setting that has changed to prevent these from working for these documents and not the other one?
This is the simplied formula I am using: PowerPowerPlant-PowerSubPower (each of these are the exact names and tool tips of the fields in question)
Again, it works for one document but not the others.
OK. So I opened them today, and tried it - and it all worked. I don't get it. Why would it not work before, but now it does. I really didn't do anything different.
Are there any errors in the console? If a field is missing or a field name is incorrect (including case sensitivity) the calculation won't work. Also, have you checked the calculation order? It might have changed, causing issues. If you can't solve it with these suggestions, share the forms if you are able and I'll take a look.
As far as I can tell, everything was aligned and the sum function was working before I put in the power calculations column (and had the issue). Also, the order of the equation is is good, and I get no java error prompt; it just doesn't take and the highlighted button switches back to the "Value is not Calculated" button.
Here are the three documents issues (if any):
Ship Record_SmallVessels: nothing, all is working.
Ship Record_MediumVessels & Ship Record_VesselsLarge: only the Simplified Field Notation (for the subtraction) isn't working.
What are the names of the fields with calculations that are working in some and not others? With sums and simplified field notations, I can't find the fields with calculations without going through all of them individually. There seem to be calculations missing in some of the Total fields on certain forms. For example:
The field "PowerTotal" in the file "Ship Record_SmallVessels" has a simplied field notation.
That's just it, I type the equation (PowerPowerPlant-PowerSubTotal) in the Simplified Notation Field of the Medium and Large versions and it does not take. The equation never stays in there and the highlighted button switches to the Value Not Calculated button. So, there aren't any equations in them, because the equations won't stay.
The equation goes in the Power Total field. For the small one, it all works. I included it to show you how it is supposed to work. You can look at the Ship Record_SmallVessels fields (Power Total, PowerSubTotal, PowerPowerPlant) to see what I am doing. Sorry, I guess I should have explained that.
I was able to add them without any problems. Try again. If you have an error it won't take. You have to close the field and start over. I copied and pasted you simplified field notation to the other fields and they took.
OK. So I opened them today, and tried it - and it all worked. I don't get it. Why would it not work before, but now it does. I really didn't do anything different.
This is what I've found since the "Cloud" has been in extensive use by folks. I develop lots of Adobe Pro Dc forms with extensive formulas. If this file is sent from the Cloud/Google Drive/One Drive, the formulas do not work correctly *and* if the file is retrieved from Cloud/Google Drive/One Drive, the formulas will NOT work correctly. However, if the file is saved/sent from your hard drive to another and the other party uses the form file from their hard drive, there are NO problems whatsoever and all the formulas work fine. So what's the deal on this? What is going on with Adobe Pro DC formulas not being compatible with the Cloud/Google Drive/One Drive? We know this is the issue, because we have tested it and it IS only when these are sent, retrieved, or saved to the Cloud/Google Drive/One Drive. Why is this happening? Thanks.
I have the same problem, calculations don't work. Neither of the three calculation fields (Value, Simplified field notation, Custom calculation script) will save anything when I edit them. They just revert to greyed out after I have finished adding a calculation, does not matter what I input, I've tried everything.
This is on a blank document created in Acrobat Pro and saved locally to my hard drive, no cloud storage involved. The weird thing is I have another cloud pdf doc where calculations work just fine.
Are you accessing the field properties directly from the field, or from the field panel? There's a glitch in some versions when accessing from the panel that prevents the calculations from sticking. Try accessing the properties directly from the field.
That question came up so many times on here and I (and many others) could never figure out the answer. The reason I could never figure it out is because it never happened to me because I never access the field properties from the field panel.
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