PDF javascript not working on Mobile - Android/ iOs

[ec899]

Hello,

I have created a dyanmic dropdown in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. 
Dropdown selection determines the selections in another dropdown. This is working fine in desktop but when tested in mobile device - iOS/Android, nothing happens. Dropdown2 doesn't get populated.

Do you guys have any idea?

Javascript code is a simple switch statement.

Thanks,

EC

[Bernd Alheit]

How does you populate the dropdown?

[ec899]

Hi Bernd,

I use a simple switch statement which I placed under Custom Keystroke Script.

switch (event.change) {
    
        case "SELECT YOUR CITY":
            this.getField("Street").setItems(["SELECT YOUR STREET"]);
            break;    
		case "NEW YORK":
            this.getField("Street").setItems(["SELECT YOUR STREET","STREET 1", "STREET 2"]);
            break;    
		case "CHICAGO":
            this.getField("Street").setItems(["SELECT YOUR STREET","STREET 3", "STREET 4"]);
            break;    
.
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.
.
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}

[Bernd Alheit · Accepted solution]

The method setItems is not available in Acrobat Reader for Android or iOS:

https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/Mobile/js.html 

[ec899]

Thanks for that Bernd.

Does that mean I should use resetForm?

this.getField("Street").resetForm(["SELECT YOUR STREET","STREET 3", "STREET 4"]);

[Bernd Alheit]

With resetForm you can only reset fields to default values.

[ec899]

Thank you. That means no other way to achieve this in mobile devices, right?

[try67]

Do not count on any scripts working in Adobe Reader Mobile, unfortunately. Your best chance is using PDF Expert by Readdle on iOS devices.

[ec899]

that's bad news. I need it to work on both iOS and Android

[Ken5E91]

There is a "Foxit PDF reader" on android. It can read pdf with scripts

[DanPGenea]

Foxit PDF Reader works for me , many thanks for that suggestion.

Have the following JS to change the colour of a field depending on the value.  Works well on PC, but won't work on in Adobe Reader on Android

var pres=this.getField("pressure").value;
var total=0;
var partial=0;

if (pres<101)
{
this.getField("result").value="FAIL";
this.getField("result").fillColor=color.red;
total=total+10
}
else if (pres>111)
{
this.getField("result").value="FAIL";
this.getField("result").fillColor=color.red;
total=total+10
}
else if (pres>=101 && pres<=111)
{
this.getField("result").value="PASS";
this.getField("result").fillColor=color.green;
}