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joshb21464502
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August 28, 2018
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Conditional Formatting Color fill in Adobe Acrobat DC

  • August 28, 2018
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I am trying to conditionally format a field in my PDF to fill with a certain color based on the selected dropdown list's value. It seems i have gotten some traction, but the only color that works is red, and it does not change colors if I select a different value from my dropdown. I need help with my Javascript. Here is what I have so far:

var v = this.getField("Dropdown4.5").value;

     if (v="Business Now") {event.target.fillColor = color.green;}

     if (v="Business Future") {event.target.fillColor = color.blue;}

     if (v="Daily To-Do's") {event.target.fillColor = color.red;}                   

     if (v="Marketing") {event.target.fillColor = color.orange;}

     if (v="Learning Plan") {event.target.fillColor = color.yellow;}

Correct answer George_Johnson

That first line is missing getField, so it should be:

var v = getField("Dropdown4.8").value;

though it's best to get into the habit of using the valueAsString property instead when you'll be dealing with a field value as a string:

var v = getField("Dropdown4.8").valueAsString;

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JR Boulay
JR Boulay
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March 8, 2025

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Kbjb
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October 14, 2020

Hi! 

I am trying to conditionally format a field in my PDF to fill with a certain color based on the selected dropdown list's value. I tried adapting solutions provided to others with the same request. Unfortunately I don't understand enough about the script to come up with the right solution. I've been trying for days and would really appreciate help. 

 

Thank you!!

try67
try67
Community Expert
October 14, 2020

You need to provide more details if you want to have help... What did you try? What were the results? What are you tryign to achieve, exactly?

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joshb21464502Author
Participating Frequently
August 28, 2018

try67​ it still seems to not be working. I added the double equal sign, but now no color fills no matter which value is selected. Is the rest of my script correct?

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George_JohnsonCorrect answer
Inspiring
August 28, 2018

That first line is missing getField, so it should be:

var v = getField("Dropdown4.8").value;

though it's best to get into the habit of using the valueAsString property instead when you'll be dealing with a field value as a string:

var v = getField("Dropdown4.8").valueAsString;

try67
try67
Community Expert
March 5, 2025

Move the code to the field's custom Calculation script. If it still doesn't work, and no error messages appear in the console, share the file for further help.


PS. You have to disable the fields highlighting to see the fill color, while the field is not in focus.

try67
try67
Community Expert
August 28, 2018

You're using the wrong operator. The comparison operator in JS is "==". So change all the instances of this code:

if (v="Business Now")

To:

if (v=="Business Now")

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