Custom validation script doesn't work on certain text boxes

[Jason32413873zq9b]

I have the following custom validation script on a text box:

varClientName = event.value;
this.getField("Client Name pg16").value = varClientName;
this.getField("Client Name pg17").value = varClientName;

to autopopulate names further in the document. In this example, the name successfully was added to text box "Client Name pg16", but not "Client Name pg17".  However, if I use "Prepare a Form" and I move text box "Client Name pg17" and then undo that move, the validation script does then work on that textbox.
I cannot possibly be expected to move each and every textbox each time I want to run a validation script. How can I solve this issue?

[Nesa Nurani]

It should fill both fields at the same time, can you share your file with us?

If you wish to autopopulate those fields there is an easier solution, just give all 3 fields the same name, fields with the same name have the same value, there is no need for script.

[Jason32413873zq9b]

Thank you for the help. Unfortunately I cannot share the document I'm sorry. Using the same label/name for each text box won't work for me either since some information will not be the same in each textbox, multiple people will be handling this document, and I do not want changes to a textbox further in the document to alter the information that was previously entered. My goal is to have the earlier textboxes autopopulate further down in the document, but allow changes to those later textboxes without alterring the earlier textboxes. I'm wondering if it's an issue of having too many textboxes and validation scripts in a single document?

[try67]

No, that's not likely. It's much more likely there's a problem with your code. Did you check the JS Console?

[Jason32413873zq9b]

Thanks for the help. I'm not sure what the issue could be with the code, it's a very simple script and the same exact code works for about 90% of the textboxes and has been working for a while, it's just a few that have stopped autopopulating very recently. The debugger says getField is returning Null, but I copied and pasted the name of the textbox into the script so I'm not quite sure what's causing that. I've attached screenshots of the script, and the textbox it's meant to autopopulate into. The script works just fine for autopopulating into the textbox on pg14, but the one for pg15 does not. I have double checked, the textbox name is not the issue

[PDF Automation Station]

If there's an error in your first line of code (missing field or misspelled field name), the second line won't run.  If there's a calculation error somewhere else, the code will stop when the error is thrown.  Try copying the 3 fields in question to blank PDF with no other fields and see if the code works or if there are any errors in the console.  Make sure there are no scripts left behind in the calculation and format tabs of your field.

[Nesa Nurani]

Try a script like this:

this.getField("Client Name pg16").value = event.value;
this.getField("Client Name pg17").value = event.value;

[PDF Automation Station]

Answered below on Jun 7.

[PDF Automation Station]

There should be space after var to name the variable, and then no var with the next two client names like this:

var ClientName = event.value;
this.getField("Client Name pg16").value = ClientName;
this.getField("Client Name pg17").value = ClientName;

An easier way to write this script is:

this.getField("Client Name pg16").value = event.value;
this.getField("Client Name pg17").value = event.value;

However, I tested your script and it work for me.  Like Nesa Nurani said, just name all the fields the same, unless you need the user to be able to change the values after they have been validated, while leaving the value in the data entry field untouched.

[Jason32413873zq9b]

Thanks for the help, I replaced my script with yours but unfortunately I'm still having the same issue. Only some of the boxes are autopopulated, but moving the unpopulated boxes in "Prepare a Form" mode then causes it to autopopulate when I try again. I've noticed it's certain pages that are the issue, but cannot figure out why.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Do the other fields have a calculated value as well? If so, you need to check the fields calculation order, under More in Prepare Form mode.

[Jason32413873zq9b]

Thank you so much!!!
Have not been able to get this working for a week, and I have asbolutely no clue how that checkbox got checked, but it was set to calculate to blank U+2800 character. I was about to completely start over. This is an old document but still no clue how this happened

Thanks for all the help @PDF Automation Station @try67 @Nesa Nurani 

[PDF Automation Station]

^^I'm sure that's your issue.^^

https://pdfautomationstation.substack.com/p/pdf-field-calculation-order-matters