Need Help with Simple Division on Fillable PDF / Java (see image)

[LongExpoAstro77]

Im getting the dreaded "value doesnt match format" pop up.  I have sucessfully created my first fillable PDF but now I need someone to help me with the java

I have never "done" java ... and I am a newbie at best with creating PDFs and adobe.

Here is what I am trying to do.  Its super basic I just dont know anything about Java

example:

Text30 = Text27/Text28

Text29 = Text27/total

Text33 = Text26/total

Text34 = Text26/Text28

I realize the errors are popping up due to my simple formulas having empty blanks that are "seen" as zeros ...

for Text30 = Text27/Text28 I did try this to no avail:

var Text27 = this.getField("Text27").value;

var Text28 = this.getField("Text28").value;

if (Text28 !== 0) {

    event.value = Text27 / Text28;

} else { event.value = "Divsion by zero!"; // Handle the case of division by zero 

}

[JR Boulay · Accepted solution]

PDF doesn't support Java, so you'll have to use JavaScript.

var text27 = this.getField("Text27").value;
var text28 = this.getField("Text28").value;
if (text28 != 0 && text28 != "" && text27 != "") {event.value = text27 / text28;}
else {event.value = "";}

[LongExpoAstro77]

my mistake.  when I said java I meant javascript.   thanks for the insight to this!  

[JR Boulay]

"Im getting the dreaded "value doesnt match format" pop up"

This is because you're trying to put the "Divsion by zero!" string in a field that uses the "Number" format.

[Thom Parker]

See this article:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Value-Entered-Does-Not-Match-Format.cfm