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Save button issues

Explorer ,
Aug 04, 2022 Aug 04, 2022

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I'm still struggling with my save button basic functions (I think). While it actually works, the console is giving me an error:

 

// Filename Warning Dialog
app.alert({
cMsg: "Please rename the file before saving. The suggested format is: Initial-Lastname_Month-Year_Service_Form.",
cTitle: "FILENAME WARNING",
nIcon: 1, nType: 0
});

app.execMenuItem("SaveAs");

this.saveAs({cPath:cMyPath, bPromptToOverwrite:true});

 

Exception in line 10 of function top_level, script AcroForm:ButtonSave:Annot1:MouseUp:Action2

It sometimes gives me the error that cMyPath is undefined.

 

I'm going to add this to the JS (Action2) that goes before it. But I have other issues with that script I am working on (some in a different thread).

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Community Expert , Aug 05, 2022 Aug 05, 2022

You don't need it for that. The built-in Save As dialog will prompt the user to confirm overwriting if they select an existing file. And the error message is because you can't use saveAs in that way. You need to remove that line entirely.

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Exception in line 10 of function top_level, script AcroForm:ButtonSave:Annot1:MouseUp:Action2

ReferenceError: cMyPath is not defined
10:AcroForm:ButtonSave:Annot1:MouseUp:Action2Exception in line 10 of function top_level, script AcroForm:ButtonSave:Annot1:MouseUp:Action2

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Make sure that cMyPath is defined.

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You can't specify the cPath parameter if you're not running the code from a privileged context.

Also, as mentioned, you didn't define the cMyPath you're using for it.

You should remove the saveAs command entirely, as a matter of fact. The execMenuItem command will open the Save As dialog, where the user should enter the file name you've presented to them.

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I only have this.saveAs({cPath:cMyPath, bPromptToOverwrite:true}); in order to do the prompt to overwrite part, but I'm not sure how to make it work with just that part of the code? I tried but didn't get it right apparently. Can I do that without the path stuff? Just one more safety measure to prevent an accidental overwrite.

I am also occasionally getting this error:

NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method.
Doc.saveAs:10:AcroForm:ButtonSave:Annot1:MouseUp:Action2

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You don't need it for that. The built-in Save As dialog will prompt the user to confirm overwriting if they select an existing file. And the error message is because you can't use saveAs in that way. You need to remove that line entirely.

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Ok. Thanks. Once I thought about it some more, I realized that is probably what you were getting at.

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