print number of copies

[ENE5CD9]

Hi

I would like to create a function that allows me to vary the number of copies of a page to print, depending on whether or not the wording "Unemployed" is present in the "PROFESSION-2" field.

This is the function I created but it doesn't work

var pp = this.getPrintParams ();

pp.colorOverride = pp.constants.colorOverrides.blackandwhite;

pp.pageHandling = pp.constants.handling.fit;

pp.printRange = [[30,30]];

var s1 = this.getField ("PROFESSION-2"). value;

if (s1 == "Unemployed") {s1.value = "3";} else {s1.value = "4";}

pp.NumCopies = s1.value;

pp.DuplexType = 1;

pp.printerName = getField ("PRINTER"). value;

pp.interactive = pp.constants.interactionLevel.silent;

this.print (pp);

Can anyone help me please?

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Use this, then:

pp.printRange = [[29,29]];
var s1 = this.getField("PROFESSION-2").valueAsString;
if (/Unemployed/.test(s1)) pp.NumCopies = 3;
else pp.NumCopies = 4;

[try67]

Your description is a bit vague, but try this:

var s1 = this.getField("PROFESSION-2").valueAsString;
var matches = s1.match(/Unemployed/gi);
if (matches!=null) {
	pp.NumCopies = matches.length;
	// rest of printing code goes here
}

[ENE5CD9]

Hi
Yes, sorry. I didn't make myself clear. If the word "UNEMPLOYED" appears in the "PROFESSION-2" field, I want 3 copies of page 30 to be printed, otherwise I want 4 copies of page 30 to be printed

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Use this, then:

pp.printRange = [[29,29]];
var s1 = this.getField("PROFESSION-2").valueAsString;
if (/Unemployed/.test(s1)) pp.NumCopies = 3;
else pp.NumCopies = 4;

[ENE5CD9]

The function works. Thank you very much

[try67]

I hope you noticed I changed the pages numbers, too, since page numbers in JS are zero-based.

[ENE5CD9]

Yes. Thank you

[qqwe_5278]

Hi all, I’m trying to create a function that changes the number of copies to print based on whether the word "Unemployed" appears in the PROFESSION-2 field. I wrote a function, but it’s not working as expected.

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[qqwe_5278]

function getPrintCopies(profession) {
if (profession.toLowerCase().includes("unemployed")) {
return 1; // Only 1 copy if unemployed
} else {
return 2; // Default to 2 copies otherwise
}
}

// Example usage
let professionField = "Unemployed Engineer";
let copies = getPrintCopies(professionField);
console.log("Number of copies to print:", copies);

[try67]

You have multiple errors in your code.

First of all, you used the wrong field name, as you noticed.

But you also didn't access it correctly. You need to use getField and the value (or valueAsString) properties to access a field's value.

In addition, there's no log method to console object in Acrobat. Use println, instead.

And don't use let, as that creates a constant, not a variable. Change it to var.

Plus, you're not doing anything with the value returned by the function. You should use it as an input parameter when calling the print method.

[qqwe_5278 · Accepted solution]

Issue resolved! The function now checks the PROFESSION-2 field and sets the print copy count based on whether it contains “Unemployed.” Thanks for the help!

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[AnandSri]

Hello @qqwe_5278!

I hope you are doing well. I am glad to know that the issue was fixed, and thank you for sharing the steps that worked for you.

Feel free to reach out if you need any assistance.

Thanks,

Anand Sri.