Why isn't my java working?

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
April 9, 2024
4 replies
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Can anyone tell me why my js is not working? I have the same data on two different .pdf. I want to be able to have someone fill in the forms on a screen and press a button to open and populate the other .pdf with that information that is entered. Nothing I seem to do is working. I made sure all my fields were named the same. Can anyone help? Please.

This is the script.

this.slave=app.openDoc("IKO Proposal.pdf",this);
this.bringToFront();

for (var i=0; i<6; i++){
var FLIKOProposalformData = this.getField("FLIKOProposalform."+i);
var IKO_ProposalData = this.slave.getField("IKO_Proposal."+i);
IKO_ProposalData.value = FLIKOProposalformData.value;
}

slave.bringToFront();

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try67

Community Expert

You need to save a reference to the current document using something other than the "this" object, as the new file you're opening will take over it once loaded. Also, I don't think the bringToFront method works any longer.

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jamieswflrealtorAuthor

Participant

Hi! Thank you for the response... however... i have absoltuley no clue how to fix the "this" object... I was watching tutuorials online and that is what they had, I just adjusted it to my file names. Same with the bringToFront method... I was just hoping someone could help me either rewrite or tell me where errors are.

try67

Community Expert

Try this code:

var primaryDoc = this;
var secondaryDoc = app.openDoc("IKO Proposal.pdf", primaryDoc);

for (var i=0; i<6; i++){
	var FLIKOProposalformData = primaryDoc.getField("FLIKOProposalform."+i);
	var IKO_ProposalData = secondaryDoc.getField("IKO_Proposal."+i);
	IKO_ProposalData.value = FLIKOProposalformData.value;
}

Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

Check the Javascript console for errors.

kglad

Community Expert

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.

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kglad

Community Expert

java != javascript

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