Why isn't my java working?

[jamieswflrealtor]

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();

[kglad]

java != javascript

[kglad]

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[Bernd Alheit]

Check the Javascript console for errors.

[try67]

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.

[jamieswflrealtor]

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]

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;
}

[jamieswflrealtor]

Hi!

Thank you!  unfortunately it still doesn't work, I can upload the docs if you'd like, b/c I have like 5 or 6 different ones that I will be trying to do like this.  When I type it in the FLIKOProposalForm and click on the "Generate Invoice" button that I have created to open the IKO Proposal form none of the information transfers, even with this code.

[try67]

You need to check the JS Console. The openDoc method, for example, will not return an object if used from a button.

[jamieswflrealtor]

this?

//-------------------------------------------------------------

//-----------------Do not edit the XML tags--------------------

//-------------------------------------------------------------

//<Document-Level>

//<ACRO_source>ADBE::FileAttachmentsCompatibility</ACRO_source>

//<ACRO_script>

/*********** belongs to: Document-Level:ADBE::FileAttachmentsCompatibility ***********/

var v = app.viewerVersion;

if (v < 7)

{

var n = 0;

if (this.dataObjects != null)

n = this.dataObjects.length;

if (v >= 5 && v < 6 && n > 0 && (app.viewerVariation == "Full" || app.viewerVariation == "Fill-In"))

{

if (this.external)

app.alert("This document has file attachments. To view the attachments, click the Save button to save a copy of the document, open the copy in Adobe Acrobat, and use the File > Document Properties > Embedded Data Objects menu.", 3, 0);

else

app.alert("This document has file attachments. Use the File > Document Properties > Embedded Data Objects menu to view the attachments.", 3, 0);

}

else if (v >= 6 && v < 7)

{

if (n == 0)

{

var np = this.numPages;

syncAnnotScan();

for (var p = 0; p < np && n == 0; ++p)

{

var annots = this.getAnnots(p);

if (annots != null)

{

for (var i = 0; i < annots.length; ++i)

{

if (annots[i].type == "FileAttachment")

{

n = 1;

break;

}

}

}

}

}

if (n > 0)

{

if (this.external)

app.alert("This document has file attachments. To view the attachments, click the black triangle at the top of the document window's vertical scrollbar and choose File Attachments.", 3, 0);

else

app.alert("This document has file attachments. Use the Document > File Attachments menu to view the attachments.", 3, 0);

}

}

}

//</ACRO_script>

//</Document-Level>

//<AcroForm>

//<ACRO_source>Generate Proposal:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1</ACRO_source>

//<ACRO_script>

/*********** belongs to: AcroForm:Generate Proposal:Annot1:MouseUp:Action1 ***********/

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;

}

//</ACRO_script>

//</AcroForm>

[try67]

No. Press Ctrl+J to open the Console after you run the code.

[jamieswflrealtor]

[try67]

One or the field names you're trying to access doesn't exist.