Dynamic Stamps - Text Return as "Undefined". Why?

[jctremblay]

Hello...
I have a dynamic stamp with 4 checkboxes and 3 text fields plus a auto date field. The 4 check boxes and the date work well when I apply the stamp in a document. On the other hand, for the content of the text fields, the text returned by the dialog window returns nothing other than “undefined”. I can’t see what’s wrong... I need your advice before I hit my head on the computer! Thanks!

Below are my calculation script for the stamps in a separated field.

function Stamps() {
    var oJSDlg = {
        bChk1: null,
        bChk2: null,
        bChk3: null,
        bChk4: null,
        text1: "",
        text2: "",
        text3: "",
        initialize: function (dialog) {
            var oInit = {
                Chk1: this.bChk1,
                Chk2: this.bChk2,
                Chk3: this.bChk3,
                Chk4: this.bChk4,
                Text1: this.text1,
                Text2: this.text2,
                Text3: this.text3,
            };
            dialog.load(oInit);
        },
        validate: function (dialog) {
            var bRtn = true;
            var oRslt = dialog.store();
            return bRtn;
        },
        commit: function (dialog) {
            var oRslt = dialog.store();
            this.bChk1 = oRslt.Chk1;
            this.bChk2 = oRslt.Chk2;
            this.bChk3 = oRslt.Chk3;
            this.bChk4 = oRslt.Chk4;
            this.text1 = oRslt.Text1;
            this.text2 = oRslt.Text2;
            this.text3 = oRslt.Text3;
        },
        description: {
            name: "Conformité",
            elements: [{
                type: "view",
                width: 362,
                height: 200,
                elements: [
                    {
                        type: "check_box",
                        item_id: "Chk1",
                        name: "Vu",
                    },
                    {
                        type: "check_box",
                        item_id: "Chk2",
                        name: "Vu avec annotation(s)",
                    },
                    {
                        type: "check_box",
                        item_id: "Chk3",
                        name: "Corriger tel qu’annoté",
                    },
                    {
                        type: "check_box",
                        item_id: "Chk4",
                        name: "Refusé",
                    },
                    {
                        type: "edit_text",
                        item_id: "Text1",
                        width: 300,
                        height: 20,
                        name: "Text Field 1",
                    },
                    {
                        type: "static_text",
                        item_id: "Desc1",
                        name: "Description for Text Field 1",
                    },
                    {
                        type: "edit_text",
                        item_id: "Text2",
                        width: 300,
                        height: 20,
                        name: "Text Field 2",
                    },
                    {
                        type: "static_text",
                        item_id: "Desc2",
                        name: "Description for Text Field 2",
                    },
                    {
                        type: "edit_text",
                        item_id: "Text3",
                        width: 300,
                        height: 20,
                        name: "Text Field 3",
                    },
                    {
                        type: "static_text",
                        item_id: "Desc3",
                        name: "Description for Text Field 3",
                    },
                    {
                        type: "ok",
                    },
                ],
            }],
        },
    };

    if (event.source.forReal && (event.source.stampName == "#VBC")) {
        if ("ok" == app.execDialog(oJSDlg)) {
            this.getField("Chk1").checkThisBox(0, oJSDlg.bChk1);
            this.getField("Chk2").checkThisBox(0, oJSDlg.bChk2);
            this.getField("Chk3").checkThisBox(0, oJSDlg.bChk3);
            this.getField("Chk4").checkThisBox(0, oJSDlg.bChk4);
            this.getField("Text1").value = oJSDlg.text1;
            this.getField("Text2").value = oJSDlg.text2;
            this.getField("Text3").value = oJSDlg.text3;
        }
    }
}

Stamps();

[Thom Parker · Accepted solution]

The "item_id" in a dialog object must be 4 and only 4 characters long.

Otherwise that item cannot be referenced and returns undefined as a value. 

[ls_rbls]

Thank you Thom!

I was way out in the left field.

[jctremblay]

That was it! Good chance you are here! Thanks Thom!

[ls_rbls]

Hi @jctremblay ,

I believe that the ubderlying undefined issue is in this line:

if (event.source.forReal && (event.source.stampName == "#VBC"))

event.source.forReal is missing this part :

== "#VBC" 

(I may be wrong though).

If that is not the issue I would check that the name of the text field objects match the same name in your script, OR, check if they have any formatting that is not accepting text input.