Conditional Formatting Color fill in Adobe Acrobat DC

[joshb21464502]

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;}

[lauren_3577]

I've made the suggested edits and the field color is still not changing in Preview mode. 

var triggerValue = this.getField("Vendor ScoreRow2").value;
var targetField = this.getField("Vendor ScoreRow2").valueAsString;
if (triggerValue === "100") {targetField.fillColor = color.green;
} else if (triggerValue === "75") {targetField.fillColor = color.blue;
} else if (triggerValue === "50") {targetField.fillColor = color.yellow;
} else if (triggerValue === "25") {targetField.fillColor = ["RGB", 255/255, 165/255, 0/255];
} else if (triggerValue === "0") {targetField.fillColor = color.red;
}

[try67]

Sorry, my first correction was incorrect. Change it back.

And test it in regular viewing mode, not in preview mode.

[lauren_3577]

No problem. I changed it back and it's still not working in regular view mode. I've included the file to see if there is something else I'm missing that is preventing the appropriate formatting. 

[try67]

Change the first line to:

var triggerValue = this.getField("Vendor ScoreRow2").valueAsString;

Also, make sure that the Fields Highlighting is disabled so you could see the fill color.

[lauren_3577]

That worked! Much appreciated!

Is there a code I can add to revert the fields back to white or no color if they are left blank? 

[try67]

Sure. Add this to the end of the code:

else targetField.fillColor = color.transparent;

[Kbjb]

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]

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?

[JR Boulay]

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