I need a javascript formilar to compare two fields and return the higher one

[lawrencer20029198]

I need to compare the sum of fields 1,2,3 (sum#A) and compare it to field 4 (sum#B) and put the greater of sum A and B into field 5.  I am a newbie at this and need to know if there is a way to do that.  Thank you for all of your great support.

[bebarth]

Place in calculation script of the field #5:

event.value=this.getField("sum#A").value>=this.getField("sum#B").value ? this.getField("sum#A").value : this.getField("sum#B").value;

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[lawrencer20029198]

I think I asked the wrong question.  After some thought I really need this:  I need to compare the values of two sets of 3 fields: the sum of 3 "priority" (P-1, P-2, P-3) fields and the sum of the 3 "non-priority" fields NP-1, NP-2, NP-3.  If sum of the priority fields (P-1+P-2+P-3)  are greater than the non-priority fields, then I need to set the field "NP-total" to 0 . Sorry for misstating the problem.

[lawrencer20029198]

I tried this but it does not work

{if (this.getField("2ea3").value>=this.getField("total_NP_uns").value) {
event.value = 0}}

where the 2ea3 field is the total priority (P-1, P-2 P-3) and the total_NP_uns) is the NP fields. The trigger to 0 does not work.

[Bernd Alheit]

Where does you use the script?

[bebarth]

In calculation script of the "total_NP_uns" field:

event.value=this.getField("NP-1").value+this.getField("NP-2").value+this.getField("NP-3").value;

and in validation script of this same field:

event.value=this.getField("2ea3").value>=event.value ? this.getField("2ea3").value : 0;

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[JR Boulay]

You don't need any JavaScript for doing this, just use the "Maximum" Acrobat's calculation: