ADOBE ACROBAT PRO, set minimum word count in textfield

[emila43571141]

Hi All,

I am creating a form in Adobe Acrobat Pro. I want to set a minimum number of words (50) in a text field named 'Business Description'

I want also to make sure that before saving the form user either wrote 50+ words in that field or that filed has not been completed at all (0 words).

Can I apply those restrictions using JavaSpript? Your help is very much appreciated.

EMil

[try67]

You can't prevent the file from being saved. It is possible to show an

error message, though.

[emila43571141]

Many thanks for your reply. Do you have any other suggestions on how to enforce someone to type at least 50 words in a specific textfield?

[try67]

Define "enforce"...

[emila43571141]

I am sending out forms to be completed by different people and I don't want any form to have less than 50 words in a specific textfield (which is basically kind of business description). So I want to have some kind of strategy to guarantee above.

[try67]

Are the files being submitted back to you via email?

[emila43571141]

Not, they are printing and sending hard copies!

[try67]

In that case the only option I see is to include a large visible warning on the page itself, letting the user know the file will not be accepted in its current state.

[emila43571141]

Is it possible to disable printing if the word limit is not met?

[try67]

No. It is possible to force the printed copy to not contain any filled-in information at all, though.

[emila43571141]

Many thanks, for your help, very much appreciated!

[try67]

You can achieve the warning text by applying the following code as the custom calculation script of a text field:

var s = this.getField("Business Description").valueAsString;
var words = s.replace(/\r/g, " ").split(" ");
event.value = (words.length<50) ? "ERROR! The \"Business Description\" field is not properly filled in. You must enter at least 50 words." : "";

[emila43571141]

Thank you very much!