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mcolvin2005
mcolvin2005
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September 30, 2017
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Setting a form field to auto fill based on another field

  • September 30, 2017
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First of all i'm new to the calculations in Acrobat but i'm trying to figure out two things

First is i'm trying to Field A and Field B to equal field C

example Field A = Hello Field B=2014 so Field C would equal Hello2014

2nd I have a topaz signature pad that i capture signatures with and i would love to have a script that will auto save the file base on what is in Field C from above after the signature was captured or even open a save as box

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    Correct answer try67

    1. Use this code as the custom calculation script of Field C:

    event.value = this.getField("Field A").valueAsString + this.getField("Field B").valueAsString;

    2. That's more complicated. To save the file without user interaction requires installing a script on the local machine.

    See: https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-save-pdf-acrobat-javascript

    The alternative is to present the user with the desired file name, and then open that Save As dialog and hope they use it.

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    Darren Bates - Sydney
    Participant
    April 3, 2020

    try67 - You are brilliant!! - This custom calculation allows the developer to set alternative text formatting such as beeing bold an in a smaller font (set in the property Dialog box). If you simply duplicate the text field then it takes on the text formating of the parent field. I know that you know this, however, other newbies might not so this is a great solution along with concatenating fields together. Thank you again! 🙂 

    try67
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    try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    September 30, 2017

    1. Use this code as the custom calculation script of Field C:

    event.value = this.getField("Field A").valueAsString + this.getField("Field B").valueAsString;

    2. That's more complicated. To save the file without user interaction requires installing a script on the local machine.

    See: https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-save-pdf-acrobat-javascript

    The alternative is to present the user with the desired file name, and then open that Save As dialog and hope they use it.

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      default6i0u6ss6wf59
      Inspiring
      June 2, 2022

      I have a similar situation, but I want to incorporate formating and what happens if a field is left blank.
      I'm creating a business card template that the person fills in fields "Name", "Pronouns", "Designation_1" and "Designation_2"

      I have a read only field that will populate from the other fields in the same order. The designation fields are drop downs with the first option being "-"

       

      I have the script written as: 

      //Populate text from fields
      event.value = this.getField("Name").valueAsString + " " + this.getField("Pronouns").valueAsString + " " + this.getField("Designation_1").valueAsString + ", " + this.getField("Designation_2").valueAsString;

       

      It's missing some things. I want the designation to not appear at all if the person selects the "-" option. As well I don't want the comma to appear between the designations unless anything either than "-" is selected in "Designation_2".

       

      The designations also need to be formated to 5pt where the rest of the text in the field is 8pt.

       

      Can anyone assist me with this?

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      default6i0u6ss6wf59
      Inspiring
      June 9, 2022

      You want to edit the text in those fields, or the text copied from them and used in the single, combined string?


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