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Need Script for Dynamic Replication of Fillable PDF Form Fields in Adobe Acrobat Pro

  • January 20, 2024
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Hello Adobe Community,
I am currently working on creating a fillable PDF form in Adobe Acrobat DC, and I'm facing a challenge that I believe some scripting expertise could help resolve.

In my form, I have 20 fields named Text1.0 to Text1.9 and Text 2.0 to Text2.9. What I'm looking for is a JavaScript script that, if I enter a value in Text1.3, the script should check Text2.0 to Text2.9 and replicate the value to the first available blank field starting from Text2.0. Similarly, if I enter a value in Text1.7, the script should search for blank fields in Text2.0 to Text2.9 and replicate the value to the next available blank field. And so on.

Any guidance or script snippets that can help achieve this dynamic replication would be highly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your assistance!

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    Correct answer Nesa Nurani

    Place this in one field as custom calculation script:

    var str = [];
for(var i=0; i<=9; i++) {
var t1 = this.getField("Text1." + i).valueAsString;
if(t1 !== "")
str.push(t1);}

for(var j=0; j<=9; j++) {
var t2 = this.getField("Text2." + j);
if(j<str.length)
t2.value = str[j];
else
t2.value = "";}

    2 replies

    Nesa Nurani
    Community Expert
    Nesa NuraniCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 20, 2024

    Place this in one field as custom calculation script:

    var str = [];
for(var i=0; i<=9; i++) {
var t1 = this.getField("Text1." + i).valueAsString;
if(t1 !== "")
str.push(t1);}

for(var j=0; j<=9; j++) {
var t2 = this.getField("Text2." + j);
if(j<str.length)
t2.value = str[j];
else
t2.value = "";}
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      ItsGhaniAuthor
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      January 21, 2024

      Worked like a charm! Thank you so much!

        JR Boulay
        Community Expert
        JR BoulayCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 20, 2024

        Place this (not tested) script in all Text1. fields:

        for (var i=0; i < 10; i++) {
	if (this.getField("Text2." +i).value == this.getField("Text2." +i).defaultValue) {
		this.getField("Text2." +i).value = event.value;
		break;
	}	
}

         

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        ItsGhaniAuthor
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        January 21, 2024

        It replicates the value, however, when I move downward, it replicates all previously entered values again and again. Thank you btw!

        JR Boulay
        Community Expert
        JR BoulayCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 21, 2024

        I tested my script and it works fine, see attachment.

         

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