Using If/Then/Else statements, what is the code to return specific text with a calculated value?

[DKPrintConcepts]

Below is the code I wrote for PDF form.  I do not want a line of text to appear unless IF statement is false.

var a = Number(this.getField("A").value);

var b = Number(this.getField("1").value);

if (b==0) event.value = "";

else event.value = "1 CARTON OF",(a%b);

I want the end result to be either blank or "1 carton of " (calculated number).

Is this possible?

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Yes. Change the last line of your code to:

else event.value = "1 CARTON OF" + (a/b);

[DKPrintConcepts]

Almost there...thank you.  That number is supposed to be a remainder of total number of pieces divided by the quantity per carton.  It is designed to give me a partial carton quantity on a packing list.

[try67]

In that case use the modulus operator ("%"), which you originally had. I changed it to the division operator ("/") because I had assumed (incorrectly) that that's what you mean to calculate.

[DKPrintConcepts]

Glad I could find an expert at this.

I now have a dropdown menu of various ship to locations. I want to have the full address appear in another text box on my form when a certain location is selected from the menu.

Ideas?

[try67]

To learn how to do that you should read this tutorial:

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/change_another_field

Or you can use this tool I've developed, exactly for this task:

Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat -- Populate Fields From Dropdown

[DKPrintConcepts]

I feel I am almost there.  Getting an syntax error that I am missing a ":" after property id 2: at line 3.

// Place all prepopulation data into a single data structure

var DeptData = { 6540 STONEGATE:{ ADDRESS: "LUTRON ELECTRONICS 6540 STONEGATE ROAD ALLENTOWN PA 18106"},

                 6560 STONEGATE:{ ADDRESS: "LUTRON ELECTRONICS 6560 STONEGATE ROAD ALLENTOWN PA 18106"},

                 COOPERSBURG:{ ADDRESS: "LUTRON ELECTRONICS 7200 SUTER ROAD COOPERSBURG PA 18036"},

                 EL PASO:{ ADDRESS: "LUTRON C/O SPACE BORDER LOGISTICS 9560 JOE RODRIGUEZ DR. EL PASO TX 79927"},

                 PUERTO RICO:{ ADDRESS: "LUTRON SM INC. CARR #909 KM 0.2 INDUSTRIAL PARK MARIANA 2 HUMACAO PR 00792"}};

function SetFieldValues(cDeptName)

{

  this.getField("ADDRESS").value = DeptData[cDeptName].ADDRESS;

}

[try67]

You must put quotes around any text that contains a space, and you should

probably do it in all cases anyway.

On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 4:27 PM, DKPrintConcepts <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

[DKPrintConcepts]

I don't understand. There ARE quotes where they should be.

[try67]

No, there aren't. You need to put quotes around the names of each literal object as well, such as "6560 STONEGATE".

[DKPrintConcepts]

OH...gotcha.  Almost there.

Obviously, these are ship to addresses.  how can I put breaks in so the address appears like below?

LUTRON ELECTRONICS

6560 STONEGATE ROAD

ALLENTOWN, PA 18106

Again...thank you so much for your patience.

[try67]

When you want to insert a line-break use this code "\n", like so:

LUTRON ELECTRONICS\n6560 STONEGATE ROAD\nALLENTOWN, PA 18106

And of course you need to set the field as Multiline.

[DKPrintConcepts]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...driving me crazy.

I added another item to the dropdown and now it won't work.

var SHIPTO = {{"SELECT SHIP TO ADDRESS":{ ADDRESS: " "},

"6540 STONEGATE":{ ADDRESS: "LUTRON ELECTRONICS\n6540 STONEGATE ROAD\nALLENTOWN, PA 18106"},

"6560 STONEGATE":{ ADDRESS: "LUTRON ELECTRONICS\n6560 STONEGATE ROAD\nALLENTOWN, PA 18106"},

"COOPERSBURG":{ ADDRESS: "LUTRON ELECTRONICS\n7200 SUTER ROAD\nCOOPERSBURG, PA 18036"},

"EL PASO":{ ADDRESS: "LUTRON C/O SPACE BORDER LOGISTICS\n9560 JOE RODRIGUEZ DR.\nEL PASO, TX 79927"},

"PUERTO RICO":{ ADDRESS: "LUTRON SM INC.\nCARR #909 KM 0.2\nINDUSTRIAL PARK MARIANA 2\nHUMACAO, PR 00792"}};

function SetFieldValues(cSHIPTO)

{

  this.getField("ADDRESS").value = DeptData[cSHIPTO].ADDRESS;

}

[try67]

There's a syntax error in your code. Drop one of the first opening curly brackets in the first line.

[DKPrintConcepts]

I tried that...still will not work.  All selections return the same address.

[try67]

Why did you change the variable name from DeptData to SHIPTO?

[DKPrintConcepts]

I don't know.  I changed it back and it works.  Genius!!!  Thank you.

[DKPrintConcepts]

It WORKS!!!!!!  Thank you for all your help.