PDF Dropdown JavaScript Show/Hide Help

[Carolina29697378x1qw]

Can anyone take a look at my PDF & script to tell me how to get the hidden addresses to appear when an option from the dropdown is selected.

Test file attached. Right now, you have to click on a selection from the dropdown, THEN click again anywhere on the PDF for that selection to appear.

Script I'm using:

var display = { visible: display.visible, hidden: display.hidden }; 

function showAddress() {

     var locationValue = this.getField("Location").value; 

this.getField("Address1").display = display.hidden;

this.getField("Address2").display = display.hidden;

this.getField("Address3").display = display.hidden;

// Show the corresponding display field based on the selected location

if (locationValue === "City, ST 1") {

     this.getField("Address1").display = display.visible;

} else if (locationValue === "City, ST 2") {

     this.getField("Address2").display = display.visible;

} else if (locationValue === "City, ST 3") {

     this.getField("Address3").display = display.visible;

}

}

this.getField("Location").setAction("OnBlur", "showAddress()");

[Thom Parker · Accepted solution]

You're script is "over-written", i.e., most of it is unnecessary, and improperly placed. 

Put this in the Validation Script for the dropdown.

this.getField("Address1").display = display.hidden;
this.getField("Address2").display = display.hidden;
this.getField("Address3").display = display.hidden;
 
// Show the corresponding display field based on the selected location
if (event.value == "City, ST 1") {
     this.getField("Address1").display = display.visible;
} else if (event.value == "City, ST 2") {
     this.getField("Address2").display = display.visible;
} else if (event.value == "City, ST 3") {
     this.getField("Address3").display = display.visible;
}

That's all you need, plus set the "commit seleted immediately" option for the dropdown field.

Read more about this topic here:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Hiding-and-Showing-Form-Fields.cfm

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/List-Field-Usage-and-Handling.cfm

[Carolina29697378x1qw]

How would I set the "commit selected immediately" in here. Sorry, this is new to me.

Thanks for the help so far! 

[Thom Parker]

You are Welcome!

Here's an article on editing field properties. 

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Editing-Fields-Properties.cfm

Look on the "Options" tab on the Field Properties Dialog for the dropdown. 

[Carolina29697378x1qw]

This is exactly what I needed and did it!

And for those who still might be having issues and you're starting your file out in INDD first, I had to go into each address in INDD (that I had converted into a button) and uncheck the "Hidden Until Triggered" option. Let the JavaScript do the hiding for you.