How to get a button value in another text filed if specific button is clicked

[Mohammed Mahmood]

Hi, Could someone help me in adding a script to my PDF form,  I have 8 buttons namely (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%), if one click on one of the buttons the value of that button should be displayed in another field called "Deposit" dynamically.  For example if I click on 10% button, the "Deposit" field should display 10 and if I click on 30%button it should display 30 in "Deposit" field.  And I would like to use the said value for calculating the percent and add it to the sub-total and display in the "Total" field.

Thanks in advance.

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

In each  Button actions tab as 'Mouse UP' event,select 'Run javascript' and add this code:

this.getField("Deposit").value = 5;

Of course change 5 to each button value.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Buttons don't have a value. I assume you mean the label.

In that case you can use something like this as the MouseUp event of all the buttons:

this.getField("Deposit").value = event.target.buttonGetCaption().replace("%", "");

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Go to Tools - JavaScript - Document Javascripts and create a new item. Call it "load", for example.

Delete all the default code that's generated and replace it with the following:

this.getField("Deposit").value = 0;

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

In each  Button actions tab as 'Mouse UP' event,select 'Run javascript' and add this code:

this.getField("Deposit").value = 5;

Of course change 5 to each button value.

[Mohammed Mahmood]

Thank you Nesa for your line of code also worked great. Thank you very much for your quick response.

[hrdpgajjar]

Hi there,

How can i change a dropdown list item with a click of a button. Your method works for a text box. But not working for a dropdown list.

Pls help

Thanks 

[try67]

It should work just the same. Of course, the value you select must be one of the options in the field's list.

[hrdpgajjar]

I have tried it. Somehow it dont works 

[try67]

You need to be more specific if you want help with this issue. Are there any error messages in the Console? What exactly happens when you use it? Can you share the code, or the actual file with us?

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Buttons don't have a value. I assume you mean the label.

In that case you can use something like this as the MouseUp event of all the buttons:

this.getField("Deposit").value = event.target.buttonGetCaption().replace("%", "");

[Mohammed Mahmood]

Thank you very much, I can't thank you enough. I have spent hours figuring it out .  Thanks to Adobe's community here I got the solution.  Thank you once again.

[Mohammed Mahmood]

Hi there, can I keep the Deposit field "0" zero by default?  Since it is showing the last value I have entered, I am sorry if I am bothering you again, thanks in advance.

[try67]

What do you mean by "by default", exactly? When should it show zero? When the file is opened, and before any buttons are clicked?

[Mohammed Mahmood]

yes by default it should show zero.

[Mohammed Mahmood]

I mean before any buttons are clicked it should display "0" by default, thanks

[try67]

That would mean that the value you selected will not be saved when you close the file, though...

[Mohammed Mahmood]

Yes exactly, when I close the document the value should not be saved.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Go to Tools - JavaScript - Document Javascripts and create a new item. Call it "load", for example.

Delete all the default code that's generated and replace it with the following:

this.getField("Deposit").value = 0;

[Mohammed Mahmood]

HI, thanks for the piece of code, I have added the code as you instructed but the deposit value still remains and not going zero, 

[try67]

Can you post a screenshot of where you placed the code, or share the file with us?

[Mohammed Mahmood]

Sure, I am attaching the screenshot where I put the code and you can see by default 5 is displayed by default. thanks

[try67]

Seems fine. Can you share the actual file?

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

Make sure field name is Deposit.

[Mohammed Mahmood]

Thank you for asking me to check field name,

[Mohammed Mahmood]

Hi, it worked, actually the field id i was entering incorrect.  After adding correct field ID it worked.  Thanks once again you saved my day,