How to create a RESET button for selected fields with a confirmation message?

[Henry.Ong]

Hello!

Need help. I have created a fillable PDF with 2 pages.

What I want is to have a Reset button for each page that only clears PDF fields on that page with a confirmation if they wish to continue before the actual clearing of the PDF fields.

Example:

Let us assume that on Page 1, I have the following PDF fields:

F01001

F02002

F02003

F03005

And on Page 2, I have the following PDF fields:

G03004

G03007

G06009

G07001

The Reset button on Page 1 should clear only those PDF fields on Page 1. The same with the Reset button on Page 2.

I wish that before actually clearing these PDF fields (either on Page 1 or Page 2), it would first ask the question, “Do you wish to continue (Y/N)?” Only if the answer is Y will the clearing of PDF fields on that page will proceed.

Thank you in advance.

[Nesa Nurani]

Use this as 'Document level script':

function resetFieldsOnPage(doc, p){
var fields = [];
for (var i=0; i<doc.numFields; i++) {
var f = doc.getField(doc.getNthFieldName(i));
if(f==null) continue;
if(fields.indexOf(f.name)==-1 && ((typeof f.page=="number" && f.page==p) || (typeof f.page=="object" && f.page.indexOf(p)!=-1)))
fields.push(f.name);}
return fields;}

Then use this in a 'reset' button as 'Mouse UP' event:

var alert = app.alert("Are you sure you wish to delete fields on this page?",0,2);
if(alert == 4){
var cFields = resetFieldsOnPage(this, 0);
this.resetForm(cFields);}

(this, 0) will reset fields on first page since first page is numbered 0, on second page change 0 to 1, on 3rd change to 2...etc.

[Henry.Ong]

Hi Nesa,

Thank you for replying to my concern.

Two questions:

1) Where can I define the Document level script?

2) What if I only want selected PDF fields on a certain page to be cleared and not all the PDF fields?

In the samples I have provided, I only want to clear F02002 and F02005. How can can I do this?

Thanks again.

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

Sorry, I thought you wanted to clear fields on specific pages.

Use this in a button:

var resetTheseFields = ["F01002","F01005"];
var alert = app.alert("Are you sure you wish to delete fields on this page?",0,2);
if(alert == 4)
this.resetForm(resetTheseFields);

[Henry.Ong]

Thank you, Nesa. Appreciate the help.

[JR Boulay]

2.

Use this script:

var alert = app.alert("Are you sure you wish to delete fields on this page?",0,2);
if(alert == 4){
this.resetForm("F02002");
this.resetForm("F02005");
}

[Henry.Ong]

Thank you, JR for the help.

[JR Boulay]

1.