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Kyla38437545thv6
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August 22, 2024
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How can I bulk change text field properties?

  • August 22, 2024
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After using auto detect fields to create a form, I'm often getting text fields with inconsistent properties. I'm hoping there is a way to bulk update them, specifically to set these properties:

Font = Helvetica

Check spelling = true

Multi-line = true

Scroll long text = true

Comb = false

 

I've always struggled with JavaScript, but my coworker was able to write a script to bulk change all checkbox fields to use a ✔ symbol (below). Unfortunetly neither of us can work out how to get a script working for the text field properties I need.

/* Checkbox all have tick symbol*/
for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++){
var cBox = this.getNthFieldName(i);
if(this.getField(cBox).type == "checkbox"){
this.getField(cBox).style = style.ch;}}

Any help would be appreciated!

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Correct answer PDF Automation Station

Thanks again. Still has the same error.

InvalidSetError: Set not possible, invalid or unknown.
Field.comb:7:Console undefined:Exec

undefined

 I'll drop in the form. You can see the final row on the first page and all the rows on the second page are stuck as comb. (Obviously I'll need to manually create new text input for the cells that are considered part of the comb input, but I'm hoping to minimise the amount of manual work because I've got a lot of these!)


If you open the properties of a field you will notice that combination is grey out if you have any of the following checked:

Check Spelling, Multi-line, or Scroll long text

Therefore, if any of these are checked you can't change the combination property.  A script will generate the "set not possible" error.  The solution is to first uncheck these in the script, set the comb property to false, check them again.

 

Try this:

 

for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++){
var txt = this.getNthFieldName(i);
var f=this.getField(txt);
if(f.type == "text")
{
f.textFont="Helvetica";
f.doNotSpellCheck=true;
f.multiline=false;
f.doNotScroll=true;
f.comb=false;
f.doNotSpellCheck = false;
f.multiline=true;
f.doNotScroll=false;
}}

 

Notice that Spell Check and Scroll are negatives in the script (false means the box is check, true means the box is not checked)

2 replies

Bernd Alheit
Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
August 23, 2024

Check the JavaScript console for errors.

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Kyla38437545thv6Author
Participating Frequently
August 23, 2024

Thank you, I should have thought of that. It's coming up with an error I'm not sure how to resolve:

InvalidSetError: Set not possible, invalid or unknown.
Field.comb:9:Console undefined:Exec

undefined
PDF Automation Station
PDF Automation Station
Community Expert
August 23, 2024

The ability to set the comb property is dependent on the settings of multiple other properties in the options tab.  Move the comb property setting to the top of the list like this:

 

for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++){
var txt = this.getNthFieldName(i);
var f=this.getField(txt);
if(f.type == "text")
{
f.comb = false;
f.doNotScroll = false;
f.textFont = "Helvetica";
f.doNotSpellCheck = false;
f.multiline=true;
}}

 

PDF Automation Station
PDF Automation Station
Community Expert
August 23, 2024

 

 

for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++){
var txt = this.getNthFieldName(i);
var f=this.getField(txt);
if(f.type == "text")
{
f.doNotScroll = false;
f.textFont = "Helvetica";
f.doNotSpellCheck = false;
f.comb = false;
f.multiline=true;
}}

 

 

K
Kyla38437545thv6Author
Participating Frequently
August 23, 2024

I appreciate your help, but I can't get this to work. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong on my end, but even after running this code I have text fields with comb and Courier font properties (and no scroll, multiline or spell check because comb greys those out).
If it's relevant, I'm adding this code to an 'Execute JavaScript' step in a custom Action Wizard. I have no problems getting the checkbox code to work this way. I've put both codes as seperate 'Execute JavaScript' steps so they don't get caught up.

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