Checkboxes Not showing checked or unchecked in Dynamic Stamp

[Sonny AR]

Hello Members,

I have created a PDF DYNAMIC STAMP, consisting of 4 text fields and 4 checkboxes. Everything is working fine except for the checkboxes.

When I put data in the dialog box including the checkbox, The results of checkboxes (Checked/Unchecked) not showing up in Stamp.

//Checkbox Fields Name:

Check Box1

Check Box2

Check Box3

Check Box4

I have attached a ScreenShot of the stamp and JAVASCRIPT that I'm using now;

Thanks.

Software: Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.

var FormRouting = {
    return: 'cancel',
    DoDialog: function () {
        return app.execDialog(this);
    },

    bChk1: false,
    bChk2: false,
    bChk3: false,
    bChk4: false,

    str1: '',
    str2: '',
    str3: '',
    str4: '',

    initialize: function (dialog) {
        var dlgInit = {

            Chk1: this.bChk1,
            Chk2: this.bChk2,
            Chk3: this.bChk3,
            Chk4: this.bChk4,

            Str1: this.str1,
            Str2: this.str2,
            Str3: this.str3,
            Str4: this.str4,

        };

        dialog.load(dlgInit);
    },

    commit: function(dialog) {
        var oRslt = dialog.store();

        this.bChk1 = oRslt['chk1'];
        this.bChk2 = oRslt['chk2'];
        this.bChk3 = oRslt['chk3'];
        this.bChk4 = oRslt['chk4'];


        this.str1 = oRslt['str1'];
        this.str2 = oRslt['str2'];
        this.str3 = oRslt['str3'];
        this.str4 = oRslt['str4'];
    },

    description: {
        titlename: "Personal Data",align_children: "align_left", width: 500, height: 400, elements:
        [
            {
              type: "cluster", name: "Data Entry", align_children: "align_left", elements:
                [
                    // Text Field Code Below
                    {
                        type: "view", align_children: "align_row", elements:
                        [
                            {
                                type: "static_text", name: "Field 1:"
                            },
                            {
                                item_id: "str1", type: "edit_text", alignment: "align_fill", width: 400, height: 20
                            }
                        ]
                    },

                    {
                        type: "view", align_children: "align_row", elements:
                        [
                            {
                                type: "static_text", name: "Field 2:"
                            },
                            {
                                item_id: "str2", type: "edit_text", alignment: "align_fill", width: 400, height: 20
                            }
                        ]
                    },

                    {
                        type: "view", align_children: "align_row", elements:
                        [
                            {
                                type: "static_text", name: "Field 3:"
                            },
                            {
                                item_id: "str3", type: "edit_text", alignment: "align_fill", width: 400, height: 20
                            }
                        ]
                    },

                    // Check Box Field Code below
                    {
                        type: "view", align_children: "align_row", elements:
                        [
                            {
                                item_id: "Chk1", type: "check_box", alignment: "align_fill", width: 5, height: 20
                            },
                            {
                                type: "static_text", name: "CheckBox 1"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    
                    {
                        type: "view", align_children: "align_row", elements:
                        [
                            {
                                item_id: "Chk2", type: "check_box", alignment: "align_fill", width: 5, height: 20
                            },
                            {
                                type: "static_text", name: "CheckBox 2"
                            },
                        ]
                    },

                    {
                        type: "view", align_children: "align_row", elements:
                        [
                            {
                                item_id: "Chk3", type: "check_box", alignment: "align_fill", width: 5, height: 20
                            },
                            {
                                type: "static_text", name: "CheckBox 3"
                            },
                        ]
                    },

                    {
                        type: "view", align_children: "align_row", elements:
                        [
                            {
                                item_id: "Chk4", type: "check_box", alignment: "align_fill", width: 5, height: 20
                            },
                            {
                                type: "static_text", name: "CheckBox 4"
                            },
                        ]
                    },

                    // By Field
                    {
                        type: "view", align_children: "align_row", elements:
                        [
                            {
                                type: "static_text", name: "By: "
                            },
                            {
                                item_id: "str4", type: "edit_text", alignment: "align_fill", width: 400, height: 20
                            }
                        ]
                    },

                ]
            },
            {
                alignment: "align_right",
                type: "ok_cancel",
                ok_name: "ok",
                cancel_name: "Cancel"
            }
        ],
    },
};

if (event.source.forReal && event.source.stampName == "Sohail") {
    if ('ok' == FormRouting.DoDialog()) {
        // Checkboxes Fields
        if (FormRouting.bChk1) {
            this.getField('Check Box1').checkThisBox(0, true);
        }

        if (FormRouting.bChk2) {
            this.getField('Check Box2').checkThisBox(0, true);
        }

        if (FormRouting.bChk3) {
            this.getField('Check Box3').checkThisBox(0, true);
        }
        
        if (FormRouting.bChk4) {
            this.getField('Check Box4').checkThisBox(0, true);
        }

        // string fields

        this.getField('Field 1').value = FormRouting.str1;
        this.getField('Field 2').value = FormRouting.str2;
        this.getField('Field 3').value = FormRouting.str3;
        this.getField('By').value = FormRouting.str4;
    }
}

[Thom Parker]

There's nothing obviously wrong with the code. However, the checkboxes are only getting set in one direction. This may or may not be important. 

Here are two better variations:

1. 

    this.getField('Check Box1').checkThisBox(0, FormRouting.bChk1);

2. 

this.getField('Check Box1').value = FormRouting.bChk1?"Yes":"Off";

What kind of debug have you done? 

• Is anything reported in the console window?
• Have you used console.println() statements to report the values returned from the dialog?

[Thom Parker]

Also, the stamp name needs to be prefixed with "#" so the full stamp name is "#Sohail"

The "#" tells Acrobat to run the script everytime the stamp is applied.  

[Sonny AR]

Hello Thom, thanks for your help.

I have tried both variations, but the issue remains the same.

-Is anything reported in the console window?
No, I'm not seeing any errors in the console or Script window. 😞

And yes, I have added '#' to the stamp name. Thanks for letting me know. 🙂

[Thom Parker · Accepted solution]

There is no need for the "if" statement used to set the checkbox value. Write it like this:

        this.getField('Check Box1').checkThisBox(0, FormRouting.bChk1);
        this.getField('Check Box2').checkThisBox(0, FormRouting.bChk2);
        this.getField('Check Box3').checkThisBox(0, FormRouting.bChk3);
        this.getField('Check Box4').checkThisBox(0, FormRouting.bChk4);

And after looking through the code again I found your error.  In the dialog  "commit" function the item_id for the checkbox is spelled incorrectly. 

Here is the corrected code:

        this.bChk1 = oRslt['Chk1'];
        this.bChk2 = oRslt['Chk2'];
        this.bChk3 = oRslt['Chk3'];
        this.bChk4 = oRslt['Chk4'];

Note also that the "str" item_id's are also spelled wrong in the "initialize" function. There are however, not being used at this time, so it doesn't have any effect on the stamp behavior. 

[Sonny AR]

Thank you so much, Thom, for helping me. I really appreciate the way you found the errors in my script. The corrections you sent me really work. Now my checkboxes are showing in the stamp the way I want them to.

Thanks

[Thom Parker]

A Best Answer on my response would be helpful,

Thanks!

[melanie_1794]

Hi Sonny .. just wondering if you might be able to share yout script with me for the check boxes .. your stamp does exaclt what i need but i have no scripting experiance other than copy and pasting the basic from the web - and there is nothe to help me here - i dont even know where to add teh script in the form propries for the cehckbox.